A few years ago, I had no choice but to wear a dress shirt and tie in the workplace. Sure, it may look good but there are times where you want to rip your tie off and open up a few buttons so your body can breathe. After work, the first thing I would do was loosen the tie and open a few buttons. It was probably one of the things I most looked forward to each day. During the day, the body temperature fluctuates, odors develop, moisture accumulates, and you perform a range of motions. Most of the business clothing is unresponsive to a changing environment but the Apollo Dress Shirt by Ministry of Supply has the answer.
Instead of using woven cotton, the company uses a knit synthetic blend to achieve their results. Your body temperature will rise and fall throughout the day but the proprietary blend of fibers used in the Apollo shirt will literally control your body temperature. The Apollo Dress Shirt uses Phase-change Materials (PCMs) which pull heat away from the body and stores it in the shirt – kind of like a battery. When you enter an air conditioned room, the shirt will release that heat back to you and will keep your skin at the temperature that it should be at. Sounds interesting right?
People sweat throughout the day and this shirt is able to manage the moisture thanks to an engineering-driven approach. For those tough interviews, this shirt should definitely be your choice of shirt thanks to its unique blend of fibers and its ability to wick moisture away from your body. I don’t know about your guys but I’ve had a few moments in my life where after a stressful and hot day, the shirt had an unpleasant odor. Our skin releases oils and sweat which lead to bacteria which is the leading cause of odor. The Apollo shirt uses an anti-microbial coating along with silver threads which helps in taking care of body odor.
Another great thing about this shirt is that its designers kept your motions in mind by using Strain Analysis which allows the shirt to adapt to your movements. The shirt will remain tucked in all day, and will move with your body rather than against it. Another bonus, the shirt is wrinkle free!
The Apollo dress shirt is available for $98 and comes in standard fit and slim fit. Even though it has space technology, you can still wash it normally in a washing machine (turn it inside out) and it’s recommended that you do not dry clean it. For more details, check out Ministry of Supply website.
