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There really isn’t much more that I say about this shirt that Outlier itself hasn’t already. It’s moisture wicking, UV resistant, bacteriostatic and Zque certified. I expanded my vocab just reading the description. This shirt  even makes you smarter.

So instead of a “normal” review, here is a story about my experience with the shirt during the first week that bought it.

*Gross alert!*

The following story will likely make you think less of me

When I first bought this shirt, I said to myself “why the hell am I buying a $98 t-shirt? I’m a broke college student!!”. Well, I heard from a reputable source that Ultrafine Merino is actually hair sheared from the heads of monks under the harvest moon. After it has been gathered, the good people at Outlier put the hairs in a nursery and play Drake albums on repeat to soften up the fibers before sewing them into shirts.

But really though, when I read the shirts were bacteriostatic and odor resistant, I must have just seen “you can wear it  a lot without washing it”. To me, this meant that even after not leaving Mugar* after several days of studying, I wouldn’t smell like it. Clearly I came to this conclusion after several all-nighters. Anyways, I bought it, went home, and wore it 5 days straight (slept in it too). Throughout the 5 days I still showered daily and stayed hygienic, but I always put the  unwashed shirt back on after a shower. When I finally ended the experiment, it was because I started questioning my own integrity, not that of the shirt. 5 days of wear by a very active college student and the shirt stayed odor free. Needless to say, I was extremely happy with my purchase.

A couple months later and it is still my favorite T-shirt ever. I just make sure to wash it in between wears. Sometimes.

Purchase: Ultrafine Merino Tee

Shown here with:
Outlier 60/30 Chinos
Eastland Hudson Chukkas that I dyed to orange. 

 *Boston University’s main library