Stick to ” Long T ” selection [ Fabric selection determines the accuracy of the style!

When it comes to business suits, there are certain fabrics and materials that can be selected for each item: “combed wool suits,” “broadcloth shirts,” and “leather dress shoes. If this is the case, then the fabric of the T-shirt to be worn with the dress mix, which is becoming the standard for stylish adult dressing, should also be what you would call “royal road”! I think there should be something that can be called a “royal roadmap. In this article, as a sequel to the article “‘Long T’ Selection with Special Attention to the ‘Ideal Fit Like a Dress Shirt,'” we will consider the ideal fabric for a long T-shirt, with the theme of fabric selection.

The dress/casual look depends on the knitting method!Focus on smooth knitted T-shirts with a smooth sheen

For example, dress shirts are made from the same cotton, but there are different types of fabrics depending on how they are woven. The most famous is ” broadcloth,” which has a moderately shiny surface and is considered suitable for suiting up for prestigious occasions. Oxford” has an uneven surface and is suitable for dress casual wear. The author believes that the two fabrics are similar in terms of T-shirts: “broadcloth → smooth ^knitting*1 ” and ” ^oxford*2 → jersey knitting. Compared to jersey knitting, smooth knitting has a smoother surface and tends to be shiny. If you consider smooth knitting as an alternative to dressy broadcloth shirts, it would be a logical choice for a T-shirt for dress mix and match.

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In addition to the knitted fabric, the texture of the fabric also depends on the thickness and density of the yarn used in the T-shirt fabric. For example, T-shirt fabric yarns tend to look more delicate when they are 60 count or higher. While fabrics woven with high count, fine threads give an elegant impression, they also tend to be less durable and cause skin transparency problems, so it is profoundly difficult to say that the higher the count, the better the fabric. If you can check fabrics even from the maniacal point of view described above, you will be able to realize your ideal selection of a Lon-T more closely.

Even the common knitting fabric for T-shirts, ” jersey knitting “, is easy to use for dress mix if the fabric is delicate and shiny

Back to the shirt fabric again, ” Oxford ” is called differently depending on the yarn count (thickness) and density of the weave. Among these, fabrics such as “pinpoint oxford” and “royal oxford,” which are made of high count fine threads woven in high density, are characterized by their less unevenness and luster, making them easier to incorporate into a business style. As described above, even fabrics with a structure that tends to give a casual impression may be easy to match with dress styles if they are devised to have a delicate and shiny appearance.

If this is applied to T-shirt fabrics, even jersey knits, which tend to have an uneven and casual appearance compared to smooth knits, can easily fit into a dress mix style if they are made with high count yarns knitted densely or processed to create a glossy appearance. Of course, it is right to focus on smooth-knit T-shirts to find your ideal T-shirt, but you can also choose to go out of style with an elegant jersey-knit T-shirt in order to pursue your own style that focuses on subtle nuances.

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What material to go for?

In today’s apparel market, manufacturers have been creating cut-and-sew fabrics in a variety of creative ways. For example, cut-and-sewns made of 100% “merino wool” have been attracting attention in the past few years, but most of them are sold by casual brands, and there are still only a few items that can be worn to match a dress-mix fashion style, If you consider the ability to be worn as an inner layer of a tailored jacket as well as a single piece, 100% cotton fabric would be a strong choice.

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For a bit of differentiation, a long T-shirt made of a blend of ” silk, ” cashmere, ” linen, ” or other fabrics that give a different texture to cotton fabrics is also a good choice. However, the higher raw material costs of the above-mentioned fabrics may raise the hurdle for purchasing them in terms of price. In particular, ” silk ” and ” cashmere ” are prone to change in texture when washed, so they may need to be handled with more care. If you understand these concerns and can afford the luxury of romance, please give it a try.

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age, traceability, or the ability to track “when, where, and by whom a product was made,” is becoming increasingly important, especially for

brands. The modern fashion market is increasingly making efforts to make it possible to trace the origin, where, when, and by whom of a product. If we can broaden our perspective to include not only fashion brands, but also which manufacturers and production areas use the fabrics, we will be able to establish our own fashion style more firmly. For example, for cotton, Supima cotton bears the trademark of the Supima Association. Only cotton that meets strict standards in terms of origin, variety, and quality can be labeled Supima, so a T-shirt made of this fabric will have a smooth, luxurious luster that is easy to recognize. Other well-known brand names for raw materials include Sea Island cotton and Egyptian cotton. Although T-shirts made from good raw materials are reasonably priced, they are more modest than those designed to show off the fashion logos of high-brand brands, and can create a sense of class in a casual appearance. If you want to match a T-shirt with a tailored jacket or suit that requires a moderate sense of class, you should choose a T-shirt made of a fabric that is carefully selected even down to the manufacturer of the cotton material.

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According to the craftsmen at fabric makers, the finished texture of the same cotton material and knitted fabric differs completely depending on which factory and who performs the processes of spinning to make yarn, knitting to make fabric, and dyeing and processing to add color. As traceability efforts become more widespread, it may one day become commonplace for consumers in the upstream apparel industry (the industry that manufactures fabrics, yarns, and other materials used to make clothing) to say, “The finish at that factory is different.

The era in which connoisseurship is more important than ever for famous brands of fabrics?

This may sound a bit geeky, but in many cases, fabrics made from high-end materials that are major enough to be used in mass merchandisers are divided into different grades depending on the fashion brand that handles them. For example, fabrics used by a brand that has an advantage of low price and good cost performance may be fabrics that meet the minimum standards required to use a name that symbolizes high-end raw materials. On the other hand, if you feel that “the fabric used by this brand has a different texture, even though it has the same name that you often see elsewhere,” there is a high possibility that the fabric is made of a high-grade raw material that far surpasses the standards. If you have the ability to judge the quality of the fabric yourself, you will be able to make a purchase with no regrets and a sense of satisfaction with the price.

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So, what is the ideal long T?

I have listed the points that I feel are important when selecting a long T, but the final question you may be wondering is ” where can I find the ideal long T? In the next article, I would like to introduce a Ron T that is close to the ideal one from the viewpoint of fit and fabric so far.