A broad category, used as a starting point
Broad categories are useful at the start of a brief and dangerous at the end of one. At the start, this page lets a buyer confirm that the wicking function is what they want, across shirt forms generally. At the end, the brief must narrow to a form, a wearer range and a quantity, or the supplier cannot answer it precisely. This page therefore points outward to the narrower pages at every step, rather than trying to answer every question itself.
Forms inside the broad category
Inside this category, buyers will meet long-sleeve shirts, short-sleeve shirts, T-shirts and dress shirts, for men and for women. Each of those forms is described on its own page where this site has one, and the buyer should move to that page once the form is chosen. Sleeve length and wearer range are the two choices that most often get left out of a broad brief, and both should be named before an inquiry is sent.
Wicking shirts versus sweat proof shirts
The sweat proof shirts page organises shirts around the sweat-proof label, while this page organises them around wicking. The two labels overlap in everyday language, but the supplier's listings use them on separate lines, and this site keeps them separate for that reason. A buyer who wants both labels should say so explicitly and ask the supplier which shirt styles carry which label, rather than assuming one label implies the other.
Before you order, confirm these points
Share your quantity and target date to get MOQ and lead time for your order. Share the styles, colours and sizes you need, and ask for certificates: Certificates available upon request. Confirm the material option, the cut and the wearer range in writing before production is arranged.
- Which category and cut does your brief cover?
- Which material option do you want to start from?
- What quantity and target date are you working to?
- Which documents do you need with your order?