Experiment 010 - Freecotton T-Shirt

Additional Information

Story

An experiment in form swapping. A four-way stretch fabric we initially developed for button-ups used to make a structured t-shirt.

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 010 - Freecotton T-Shirt

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

Directional NanoSphere® treatment for a cleaner wear

Bonded sleeve and hem turnbacks

Self piping finish at neckline

Fits true to size

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

Machine wash warm, tumble dry low

Do not bleach. Do not dry clean.

Iron warm

Made in New York City

Sizing

Fits true to size. White fits slightly shorter than Navy.

Comes unwashed. Calibrated for shrinkage, about half an inch in length.

Please refer to the table below for garment's exact measurements.

Garment measurements in inches, measured flat (navy)

Size	XS	S	M	L	XL
Chest measured flat edge to edge	20.25	22.25	24.25	26.25	28.25
Length high shoulder to bottom	29.75	29.38	30	30.63	31.25
Sleeve length center back to cuff	18.75	19.25	19.75	20.25	20.75

Garment measurements in inches, measured flat (white)

Size	XS	S	M	L	XL
Chest measured flat edge to edge	20.25	22.25	24.25	26.25	28.25
Length high shoulder to bottom	27.75	28.38	29	29.63	30.25
Sleeve length center back to cuff	18.75	19.25	19.75	20.25	20.75

Body measurements in inches

Size	XS	S	M	L	XL
Chest	34	36	38	40	42

Colors

Navy

White