Shirt including stretch material

Abstract

A shirt constructed using two different fabrics to permit a wearer additional stretch and flexibility and to facilitate wicking away or evaporating moisture from the wearer. One fabric is a polyester/spandex blend for formal elements of the shirt, including the placket, cuffs and collar. The other is a polyester 4-way stretch/mesh material having wicking and antibacterial capabilities for the rest of the shirt elements, including the sleeves, which are raglan-constructed.

1 . A shirt comprising:
 one or more performance elements selected from the group: a body made of a stretch/mesh material, sleeves made of a stretch/mesh material, and raglan pattern sleeves; and   one or more formal elements selected from the group: a placket with studholes, a wing-tip collar, buttoned cuffs, cuffs with cufflink holes, and tuxedo pleats.   
     
     
         2 . The shirt of  claim 1 ,
 comprising a placket with studholes, a wing-tip collar, and cuffs with cufflink holes.   
     
     
         3 . The shirt of  claim 1 ,
 comprising a placket with buttonholes, a turndown collar and buttoned cuffs.   
     
     
         4 . The shirt of  claim 1 ,
 comprising tuxedo pleats formed of said stretch/mesh material.   
     
     
         5 . The shirt of  claim 1 ,
 comprising tuxedo pleats and a wing-tip collar.   
     
     
         6 . The shirt of  claim 1 , said stretch/mesh material being a 100% polyester 4-way stretch/mesh material. 
     
     
         7 . The shirt of  claim 1 ,
 said stretch/mesh material formed of a largely but not wholly hydrophobic fiber.   
     
     
         8 . The shirt of  claim 1 ,
 said placket, collar, and cuffs being formed of a stretchy material amenable to fusing.   
     
     
         9 . A shirt comprising:
 a stretch/mesh material forming a shirt body and raglan-constructed sleeves; and   cuffs comprising holes for joining the cuffs;   a wing-tip collar; and   tuxedo pleats.   
     
     
         10 . The shirt of  claim 9 ,
 further comprising a placket;   wherein a second material forms said placket, said second material being stretchy and amenable to fusing.   
     
     
         11 . The shirt of  claim 9 ,
 said tuxedo pleats formed of said stretch/mesh material.   
     
     
         12 . The shirt of  claim 9 , said stretch/mesh material being a 100% polyester 4-way stretch/mesh material. 
     
     
         13 . The shirt of  claim 9 ,
 said collar and cuffs being formed of a 90/10 polyester micro fiber/spandex blend.   
     
     
         14 . The steps of making a shirt, comprising the steps of:
 joining one or more performance element sets to one or more performance elements; and   attaching a body to sleeves;   wherein said one or more performance element sets are selected from the group:
 a body made of a stretch/mesh material, sleeves made of a stretch/mesh material, and raglan pattern sleeves; and 
   wherein said one or more formal elements are selected from the group: a placket with studholes, a wing-tip collar, buttoned cuffs, cuffs with cufflink holes, and tuxedo pleats.   
     
     
         15 . The steps of  claim 14 ,
 said joining step comprising sewing cuffs with cufflink holes to raglan pattern sleeves.   
     
     
         16 . The steps of  claim 14 ,
 said joining step comprising sewing cuffs with cufflink holes to sleeves made of a stretch/mesh material.   
     
     
         17 . The steps of  claim 14 ,
 said joining step comprising sewing a wing-tip collar to a body made of a stretch/mesh material.   
     
     
         18 . The steps of  claim 14 ,
 said joining step comprises sewing tuxedo pleats to a body made of a stretch/mesh material.   
     
     
         19 . The steps of  claim 16 ,
 said tuxedo pleats formed of said stretch/mesh material.   
     
     
         20 . A formal element for a piece of formalwear, comprising:
 a panel of fabric comprising tuxedo pleats;   said pleats formed of a stretch/mesh material.   
     
     
         21 . The formal element of  claim 20 ,
 said stretch/mesh material being a 100% polyester 4-way stretch/mesh material.   
     
     
         22 . The formal element of  claim 20 ,
 said stretch/mesh material formed of a largely but not wholly hydrophobic fiber.   
     
     
         23 . The formal element of  claim 20 ,
 said formal element sewn to a shirt body for use in a piece of formalwear.   
     
     
         24 . The formal element of  claim 23 ,
 said shirt body being formed of a stretch/mesh material.   
     
     
         25 . The formal element of  claim 23 ,
 said shirt body further comprising raglan pattern sleeves sewn thereto.