A shirt that can be worn for up to 100 days without
having to be washed or ironed is the dream of many busy men around the world.
Now, thanks to textile start-up Wool & Prince, this miracle shirt has
become a reality.
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Six months ago, Wool & Prince founder Mac
Bishop and his friends Katie Elks and Mike Major set out to
make a better, longer-lasting button-down shirt. They just weren’t
satisfied with the garments available on the market and decided to give
men around the world an alternative that didn’t wrinkle and smell after a
wear or two and didn’t require constant washing, dry-cleaning or ironing for
long periods of time. After doing some research they discovered wool is 6
times more durable than cotton plus it naturally fights wrinkles and odors,
without any added chemicals. With the help of 15 testers, the three young
entrepreneurs developed their proprietary CottonSoft(TM) wool fabric that
was light, breathable, durable and best of all soft. It was the perfect
material they’d been searching for, but Mac wasn’t going to brag about its
properties until he had the chance to test it out on himself. So he embarked on
a 100-day challenge and wore the same magic wool shirt for 100 days straight,
without washing or ironing it.
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This miracle shirt is due to be
launched in December of this year, and while developers are selling it for $98
on Kickstarter, there’s no indication of how much Wool & Prince will charge
for the Better Button-Down shirt when it lands on retailer shelves. The team
doesn’t plan on giving away the secret to their CottonSoft(TM) fabric, but
revealed that it is “a combination of superfine worsted yarn, low micron
fibers, and a soft weave structure (the way the yarn is woven together)”
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