Experiment 009 - Freecotton Free Ways

Additional Information

Story

An experiment in form swapping. A four-way stretch fabric we initially developed for shirts used to make a great lightweight short.

Fabric

Freecotton is one of those fabrics we've been hunting and pushing for since the very first days of Outlier. If we could make four-way stretch woven pants, why not do the same for shirts? But our friends in Switzerland at Schoeller Textil gave us a firm no. They specialized in pant and jacket weights and just didn't have the expertise and equipment to work with the fine cottons needed to make proper shirting fabric.

We didn't give up of course, we kept pushing mills to do it, but the shirting mills didn't have the right looms and the four-way stretch specialists didn't have the fine cotton skills. Finally though a breakthrough came in the form of Schoeller Turkey, a division of Schoeller that combines their fabric design expertise with Turkey's rich history of cotton. It took a few years but we finally were able to design and produce a fantastic four-way stretch woven fabric with a majority cotton content (68%) mixed with a soft nylon for durability and elastane for a beautiful stretch.

We finished it all of with another first, a directional NanoSphere treatment on the outer face of the fabric. This helps keep the fabric clean and dry, making it lightly water, dirt and grit repellant. The inner, skin facing face remains untreated, allowing for a comfortable amount of natural absorbency for optimized comfort.

Details

Experiment 009 - Freecotton Free Ways

Made with Freecotton fabric, designed in Switzerland, woven in Turkey

68% Cotton, 21% Micro-nylon, 11% Elastane

Four-way stretch woven fabric with a majority cotton content

155gsm

Core-less internal drawstring with triple barrel knot

Custom Italian Mombasa poly slot button

Flow-through lightweight stretch power mesh pocketing

Integrated waistband for movement

Gusseted crotch

Fits true to size

Comes unwashed, calibrated for shrinkage a half inch in length.

Machine wash warm, tumble dry low

Made in New York City

Sizing

Fits true to size. Comes unwashed. Calibrated for shrinkage, about half an inch in length.

Please refer to the table below for exact garment measurements.

Garment measurements in inches, measured flat

Size	28	29	30	31	32	33	34	35	36
Top Opening	14.5	15	15.5	16	16.5	17	17.5	18	18.5
Inseam	9.75	9.75	9.75	9.75	9.75	9.75	9.75	9.75	9.75
Leg Opening	9.5	9.75	10	10.25	10.5	10.75	11	11.25	11.5

Body measurements in inches

Size	28	29	30	31	32	33	34	35	36
Natural waist at narrowest point	28	29	30	31	32	33	34	35	36

Colors

Navy