Travel Dress Shirts - Mizzen & Main Alternatives
May 6, 2018, 11:24 pm
#16
Join Date: Nov 2003
Location: San Jose, CA
Posts: 460
Port Authority - I bought a couple more of these, and they are my go-to shirts for long-haul flights. Stretchy, comfortable, and wrinkle resistant. The darker colors like black and dark gray look a little better than the light blue, IMO. Easy to wash in the hotel, dry quickly. Not as formal as a starched cotton dress shirt (or the Wool & Prince), but will get you by in many, if not most, business situations. I'm tempted to round out my collection with a white one. A steal at $24. (Amazon - https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00TSNCTX6/ )
Thanks.
May 8, 2018, 6:16 pm
#17
Join Date: Mar 2011
Location: Kitchener, ON, Canada
Programs: UA 1K
Posts: 1,266
I bought four - black, burgundy, dark blue and white. They are a deceptively heavy fabric, but they do indeed weather well. Very wrinkle resistant. I wouldn't want to match it up with a tie, but you could if you had to.
May 9, 2018, 12:19 am
#18
Join Date: Oct 2014
Location: Somewhere between N.A. and S.E.A.
Programs: HHonors / UA M+ / TK M&S Elite
Posts: 370
Brooks Brothers Knit Shirts
Does anyone else have experience with these?
I've been wearing them almost 6 months now and they are great. They travel well because don't really wrinkle and are still washable. The knit gives them a slight bit of stretch which makes them comfortable for long plane rides, minus the slept in look of regular dress shirts. Lastly, they look great with or without a tie. The only minus is the lack of a breast pocket.
I've been wearing them almost 6 months now and they are great. They travel well because don't really wrinkle and are still washable. The knit gives them a slight bit of stretch which makes them comfortable for long plane rides, minus the slept in look of regular dress shirts. Lastly, they look great with or without a tie. The only minus is the lack of a breast pocket.
May 9, 2018, 4:12 pm
#19
Join Date: Nov 2003
Location: San Jose, CA
Posts: 460
IMO, they're a 'touch' on the larger size, and I haven't had them truly shrink yet.
I bought four - black, burgundy, dark blue and white. They are a deceptively heavy fabric, but they do indeed weather well. Very wrinkle resistant. I wouldn't want to match it up with a tie, but you could if you had to.
I bought four - black, burgundy, dark blue and white. They are a deceptively heavy fabric, but they do indeed weather well. Very wrinkle resistant. I wouldn't want to match it up with a tie, but you could if you had to.
May 10, 2018, 2:36 pm
#20
Join Date: Jul 2013
Location: Gulf Coast
Programs: Hilton Honors Lifetime Diamond; National Car Rental Executive Elite
Posts: 2,319
Phil Mickelson looks a little ridiculous wearing a long-sleeve "performance" dress shirt at the TPC It's supposed to be 90 degrees this weekend.
Most people who go "from the board room to the course" have time to change into more appropriate golf attire.
Most people who go "from the board room to the course" have time to change into more appropriate golf attire.
May 25, 2018, 6:04 am
#21
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Join Date: Oct 2013
Location: Austin, TX
Programs: UA 1K, Marriott Gold, SPG Gold
Posts: 140
I found the Port Authority shirts to be true to size, as much as any brand is these days. I usually wear an L, and their L worked fine. The cut was average, IMO - neither super-slim nor tent-like.
May 26, 2018, 8:15 am
#23
Join Date: May 2018
Posts: 13
I went for the Bluffworks Meridian shirt and it's good. However the sizing is not great if you are tall. They offer a tall version - one inch longer body and two inch longer sleeve... For me it would need to be the other way round.
The materials are great though and you can literally through it in a bag, travel and then wear looking good.
Not tried a merino shirt yet... soon
The materials are great though and you can literally through it in a bag, travel and then wear looking good.
Not tried a merino shirt yet... soon
May 30, 2018, 10:12 am
#24
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Join Date: Oct 2013
Location: Austin, TX
Programs: UA 1K, Marriott Gold, SPG Gold
Posts: 140
I just got the W&P shirt back from the dry cleaners and it looks like new. Of course, the dry cleaning aspect may be off-putting for some. (Expense-wise, it's probably no worse than a cotton shirt. Locally, dry cleaning a shirt is about 3x the price of having it laundered. But, if I get one wearing out of a cotton shirt and 3-5x from the W&P, it's a wash. Pun intended.)
May 30, 2018, 12:59 pm
#25
Join Date: Jun 2017
Location: SEA/NYC/IAD
Programs: UA 1K, Marriott Titanium, Hyatt Explorist
Posts: 1,916
My Wool & Prince shirt (white/ivory, wool/synthetic blend) might be the best-looking shirt I own. I use it for business meetings, etc., while traveling, but not for long-haul flights or hanging out in sweltering airports. Used in that relatively light way, it stays far crisper-looking than my nice cotton shirts. The cotton ones start out looking great, but after a few hours look tired and wrinkled. Let the W&P shirt hang for a bit, perhaps near the shower, and even the small wrinkles it collects are minimized. I used the shirt on multiple trips this way and it stayed fresh and crisp.
I just got the W&P shirt back from the dry cleaners and it looks like new. Of course, the dry cleaning aspect may be off-putting for some. (Expense-wise, it's probably no worse than a cotton shirt. Locally, dry cleaning a shirt is about 3x the price of having it laundered. But, if I get one wearing out of a cotton shirt and 3-5x from the W&P, it's a wash. Pun intended.)
I just got the W&P shirt back from the dry cleaners and it looks like new. Of course, the dry cleaning aspect may be off-putting for some. (Expense-wise, it's probably no worse than a cotton shirt. Locally, dry cleaning a shirt is about 3x the price of having it laundered. But, if I get one wearing out of a cotton shirt and 3-5x from the W&P, it's a wash. Pun intended.)
May 31, 2018, 6:09 am
#26
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Join Date: Oct 2013
Location: Austin, TX
Programs: UA 1K, Marriott Gold, SPG Gold
Posts: 140
I haven't observed any stretching at all. There's a slight give to the fabric while wearing, more than cotton but nothing like a stretchy knit shirt. I'd say the W&P shirts are a slim cut but not super-slim. I've got an extra couple of inches on my waist right now and the fit is snug but not pulling or gapping. (The Mizzen & Main shirts have more stretch but are cut a tiny bit slimmer, IMO.)
Jun 2, 2018, 11:13 am
#27
Join Date: Feb 2018
Posts: 4
Nordstrom Tech-Smart
The one clothing item (other than jeans) I travel with that I can't self-launder at night is the dress shirt. I love Charles Tyrwhitt shirts, and usually wear one on flights and pack a few for meetings. If I'm on a longer trip (I've done 20 days of biz travel in a roll-aboard), I'll have the hotel launder a shirt or two as needed. But, if you are changing hotels daily or have odd check-in/out schedules, that can get tricky.
So, Mizzen & Main shirts seemed like a solution. Synthetic, stretchy, comfortable, but dressy enough for many business situations. Fine with a blazer. I really like how the shirts look and feel. I imagined wearing one for a day (and/or night) of airports and planes, getting to the hotel, washing it out, putting it on a hangar, and having it ready to go in the morning.
One small problem - I only wear shirts with a chest pocket when I travel. It's super-convenient to stash a passport, boarding pass, driver's license, even a cell phone for a short time when juggling your way through immigration, security, boarding, etc. It's a habit I've become used to.
The M&M shirts I found, sadly, had no such pocket. Does anyone have a suggestion for another brand to check out? I do own a few merino wool shirts that are great for travel, but are too casual for business. And a lot of "travel" shirts look more like expedition gear than business wear.
So, Mizzen & Main shirts seemed like a solution. Synthetic, stretchy, comfortable, but dressy enough for many business situations. Fine with a blazer. I really like how the shirts look and feel. I imagined wearing one for a day (and/or night) of airports and planes, getting to the hotel, washing it out, putting it on a hangar, and having it ready to go in the morning.
One small problem - I only wear shirts with a chest pocket when I travel. It's super-convenient to stash a passport, boarding pass, driver's license, even a cell phone for a short time when juggling your way through immigration, security, boarding, etc. It's a habit I've become used to.
The M&M shirts I found, sadly, had no such pocket. Does anyone have a suggestion for another brand to check out? I do own a few merino wool shirts that are great for travel, but are too casual for business. And a lot of "travel" shirts look more like expedition gear than business wear.
Jun 5, 2018, 10:10 am
#28
Join Date: Jan 2010
Location: SEA
Programs: AS, AA, DL, LAN, SPG
Posts: 88
For travel dress shirts, I'm a big fan of the Nordstrom SmartCare slim-fit shirts. They hold up really well and release wrinkles with a light steam.
I have quite a few Hugo Boss easy iron smart fit shirts that are also pretty awesome in terms of removing creases after unpacking.
I have quite a few Hugo Boss easy iron smart fit shirts that are also pretty awesome in terms of removing creases after unpacking.