Merino Polo Shirt Top Review 9/10 ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

Merino Polo Shirt Top Review 9/10 ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

Recently, we gave Road.cc our Merino Polo Shirt for some real world testing from a cyclist's perspective and it is great to hear that they rank our Polo Shirts better value than any of our competitors due to the 100% merino wool which we use. Due to the 100% Merino Wool which we use, our shirts feel nice whether you are sitting on the bike or at the local pub, as Road.cc says - "If only all base layers were this silky; my word it's nice.". All of our products are fully tested off and on the bike, to ensure that they...

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Road.cc Reviews Our Classic T-Shirt

Road.cc Reviews Our Classic T-Shirt

Recently, we sent our Navy Classic T-Shirt to Road.cc for an independent review to test it when ridden on a typical bike commute to work, and we are happy to say that they said; "The Fr3nd Classic T-Shirt is a great casual top that works well on or off the bike. The slim fit is excellent, and it feels incredibly soft on the skin." Supersoft and comfy  Great alternative to merino  Slim fit but can be worn casually Breathable Doesn't get stinky Four classic colour choices Slow to dry if it's saturated Hollis Jones tested our Classic T-Shirt by wearing "this on and off...

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Best Travel Merino Shirt

Best Travel Merino Shirt

How we have engineered the best shirt for business travel Finding the perfect shirt for business travel is tough. Traditional business shirts, with all their synthetic fibres like polyester and nylon, look fantastic when they come off the ironing board, but within minutes of being worn the fabrics become creased and you no longer look sharp. These shirts are simple designs void of any major branding or logos or offensive imagery, come with a nice range of colours and patterns with interesting features like the all-natural buttons.There are some business shirts that are crease-resistant, however, these either use nasty chemicals such as formaldehyde...

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Why our Merino Shirts are better than Cotton Shirts

Why our Merino Shirts are better than Cotton Shirts

Below are the key differences between traditional cotton shirts and our superfine merino shirts. Cotton sounds environmentally friendly right? ...It’s a natural fibre and doesn’t involve petrochemicals so buying a cotton shirt is eco? ...Wrong.To make a non-iron cotton shirt you need to use 2,700 litres of water to grow the fibre, apply 16.5% of the world's insecticides per annum to grow cotton and then coat the fibres in harmful chemicals like formaldehyde to make the fibres stiff and less prone to crease.You then need to wash the shirt after a day of wearing it due to the odour build-up...

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The Most Sustainable T-Shirt

The Most Sustainable T-Shirt

Cotton T-shirts are the standard that everyone owns and understands, however, there is now an alternative that is much more sustainable and performs so much better, making it the ideal T-shirt to wear all day, every day. We have created, what we believe to be the world’s best T-Shirt by blending 3 unique fibres together that complement each other and provide the highest performance characteristics. The first fibre is TENCEL. This has Botanical Origins such as recycled wood waste, it’s extremely strong, durable and has a soft, luxurious silky feel, yet performs extremely well when you exercise. The fibre is...

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How we make the most sustainable shirts

How we make the most sustainable shirts

Dressing naked is the 1st most sustainable fashion. FR3ND is the 2nd. Wearing nothing isn’t for everyone and unless you are in a dedicated naturalist area, it may get you into trouble! Wearing shirts made from environmentally friendly fibres adorned with eco trims and components contribute to our sustainable shirts, however, this isn’t the whole story.
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