Sharp Casualwear is an apparel brand that makes basic clothes for shorter gents. In this post, I’ll share my thoughts about their “Foundation Collection”.

Based in San Fransisco, Sharp Casualwear (one word) launched at the end of 2015 with three products – a crew neck tee, a v-neck tee and a polo shirt – and they sent me a couple to try on.

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The company was founded by Danny Hernandez, who says:

I have a broad chest and shoulders and I am shorter than 5’9?, which makes it hard to find shirt – especially casual shirts – that fit well.

Their shirts are about as basic as you can get, which is not a bad thing. They offer v-neck or crew neck t-shirts in black or grey, and a blue polo shirt.

I’ve been wearing the shirts for a few weeks and, overall, I’m pretty darn impressed. Let’s talk details…

What I Like

Here are three things I like about these Sharp Casualwear shirts:

#1: Super Comfortable – These shirts are made from a blended fabric that combines rayon, cotton and spandex. It has just enough stretch to it, but it still feels like cotton.

Now, before the naysayers get all up in arms about blended fabrics, let me just explain something real quick:

There’s nothing wrong with synthetic materials like rayon. In fact, using a blend of natural and synthetic fibers often yields the best results, in terms of comfort and durability.

People love to say things like “I only buy 100% cotton” or “Pima cotton is the best material on earth”, but guess what?

They’re wrong.

Just because people have been using cotton for thousands of years doesn’t mean it’s still the best option. I mean, we’re not getting to work via horseback, right?

(Well, most of use aren’t…you know who you are, Texas.)

The facts are: cotton retains moisture, wrinkles easily and warps under heat.