The Best Performance Dress Shirts 2022 | Mizzen + Main, Bonobos, Outlier, Butter Cloth and More

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The Best Overall Performance Dress Shirts

Budget Pick

The Most Like A Dress Shirt

Most Stretch

Best Performance

Best Fit

Honorable Mentions

The Buttoned Up Podcast - Modest Man x The Kavalier

For reference, I am 6’4 usually 190lb. Typical sizes of clothing:
Wrist Size: 6 1/4 in (15.875cm)
T-shirts: S
Long sleeve shirts/button downs: M
Dress Shirts: 15.5 x 35
Pants: 32 x 34
Dress Shoes: 12

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The Kavalier is an independent review network presented by Jon Shanahan for men’s lifestyle products from online only retailers including Everlane, Beckett and Simonon, Frank and Oak, Bonobos, Five Four Club, Mizzen and Main, Trunk Club, Fashion Stork, Bombfell, threads for gents, bespoke post, Jack Erwin, Foremost Edition, Dollar Shave Club, Mack Weldon, MeUndies, Satchel and Page, Dapper Classics, Hall and Madden, Suitable, Indochino, and Gustin. Including products from companies from Casper & Leesa Mattresses, Calvin Klein, Ledbury, Burberry, Banana Republic, Charles Tyrwhitt, J Crew, Marine Layer, Stitch Fix, Barbour, Orvis, Baxter of California, and more! Suggestions for products and companies are always appreciated- Comment below

Edited by Ashley Saldanha

[durakis]

I have used Mizzen/Main and Bonobos. Both companies were easy to work with, good quality, and very easy to do no hassle returns.

[RS-yrim]

your in-depth knowledge on the products you review is admirable. your videos are always informative and honest. great job!

[theunityofknowledge]

Thank you for this. I was going to go with Mizzen and Main based on your last roundup but now I have up to date information.

[bbbarham]

You should do a chart comparing how all of these measure up with your criteria. Hard to keep track of which ones are good/bad in which categories.

[johndavidthacker]

Thank you. This is a thorough and helpful video. I'd love to see an updated video on performance chinos and button-up shirts for 2023/24. Many of the shirts and/or companies in this video are no longer available.

[DarkPrince]

Another great video! I was just about to order from mizzen before I got the notification... Still waiting on that performance dress shoe roundup as the space has been expanding since your last related video.

[benperkins]

Have you ever tried &Collar (andcollar)?

[jiml]

Can we get a short update? I know Bonobos no longer makes the Swiss tech.

[thecryptokai]

Thank you! Exactly the video I was looking for

[dimek]

Man these shirts are so superior in comfort and practicality, why are more companies not switching to these more quickly? Perhaps they will over time

[PKDN]

Nice! Pretty interested in that Manual shirt. I always have trouble picking up the items as a Canadian (these companies mostly stick to the US) but I’ve managed to grab a few of your recommendations so far and they’ve been great.

I can 100% confirm the quality of his recommendations!

[adriancullen]

Thanks so much for the very helpful description section!

[taylorturner]

Can you do a review on Rhône’s Commuter shirts and pants?

[kcutah]

I like Twillory. I found a size option that works for me, and it's a good value. It's usually what I'll wear to gigs and I'll need to be somewhat active.
I also like their performance pants.

[UrbanSipfly]

I just purchased 2 Mizzen + Main shirts 👕 from JC Penny's at a 70% discount on a shopping whim that I happened to stumble upon.

I am one happy customer!!

[Connor-efxr]

I know performance dress shirts are a different category, but I'm trying to decide whether I go in on a Hall Madden subscription or if I just buy performance dress shirts instead. I know you are a big fan of Hall Madden, so what do you think I should invest in? I wear button down dress shirts everyday for work, usually with a jacket and sometimes a tie.

[tjs]

It’s hard for me to get into performance clothing unless it’s majority cotton and maybe a bit of elastase or spandex. It has just been so hammered into my brain that you should choose natural fabrics over synthetic ones.

[zxcad]

AXIS bamboo stretchy dress shirts look really good, have you tried them?

[gabrielfelixmunoz]

I’m thankful I can watch your videos without being shouted at with an advertisement mid video, unlike every other guy

[jmoon]

I have a hard time removing wrinkles from these dress shirts made from synthetic materials. How do you care for your shirts? Any tips?