{"id":1482,"date":"2015-07-19T21:07:26","date_gmt":"2015-07-19T21:07:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/theaposition.com\/jaystuller\/?p=1482"},"modified":"2015-07-26T17:26:25","modified_gmt":"2015-07-26T17:26:25","slug":"antiguas-new-cotton-dry-feel","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theaposition.com\/jaystuller\/golf\/equipment\/1482\/antiguas-new-cotton-dry-feel","title":{"rendered":"Antigua’s New Cotton-Dry Feel"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Antigua’s Perform model comes in four different color combinations.<\/p><\/div>\n

Some 20 years ago my golf season metaphorically started with a visit to the Gap, where I\u2019d grab three of its traditional short-sleeved pique cotton shirts, invariably in singular colors, including\u00a0pure black, dark blue or bright white. I appreciated the raised ribbing of the weaving style, which yielded a stiffer fabric that resisted wrinkling. These shirts also sported no logo, be it for a brand or club, apparel anonymity that was, at the time, greatly valued.<\/p>\n

When Gap stopped making stolid T-shirts that lasted for several years, I stopped going to its stores. Meanwhile, golf shirts rapidly evolved in composition and style. Lightweight \u201cperformance fabrics\u201d that resisted heat while absorbing sweat and facilitating its evaporation took an ever-increasing share of the market. And even while weeding out pilled and permanently burrito-stained garments, the reserves in my closet included a large\u00a0percentage of Antiqua-branded shirts.<\/p>\n

In a wide variety of styles and colors, the Antiqua line included of 100 percent polyester shirts that were incredibly lightweight and virtually immune to wrinkling – – which for a wrinkle-inducing fellow is an obviously desirable attribute. In the past few years these included the company\u2019s Desert Dry\u2122 technology, which absorbs and wicks moisture quickly and evenly, leading to that efficient evaporation that helps keep golfers comfortable and dry on hot summer afternoons.<\/p>\n

That technology, and more, is a large part of the Spring 2015 Line for the Peoria, Arizona-based Antigua Group, including a fabric that recaptures the often missing feel of casual and soft cotton. \u00a0Antigua developed a Desert Dry\u2122 fabric that\u2019s 40 percent polyester and 60 percent \u00a0cotton, which they call, naturally, the Desert Dry\u2122 Performance Cotton. Several additional models feature Desert Dry\u2122 Xtra-Lite material, which is an ultra-light fabric that looks and feels like cotton, yet handles perspiration like a 100 percent poly shirt.<\/p>\n

A number of its models include \u201cself fabric\u201d and flat knit collars, adding style to what are clearly well-constructed and long lasting<\/p>\n

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The Reserve style is just that, coming in 9 solid colors and a 60 percent cotton and 40 percent Polyester blend, dry and Xtra-Lite.<\/p><\/div>\n

polos. And many of this year\u2019s colors are more muted than the \u201cpop\u201d style that gained much positive attention for Antigua for its 2012 line.<\/p>\n

Among the models I recently tested were the Perform, which features a trio of contrasting colors. Made of 100 percent polyester, it\u2019s among the lightest in the line. I have the white, gray and purple shirt shown in the initial photo. It comes in four different combinations.<\/p>\n

I\u2019ve also tried the Reserve, which has the Desert Dry Xtra-Lite 60 percent cotton and 40 percent polyester blend. Antigua\u2019s website shows it coming in nine different colors; mine is a muted gray. For those who prefer the clean look of a solid color, Reserve is an excellent choice.<\/p>\n

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A trio of good looking shirts that will hold a golfer into the next season.<\/p><\/div>\n

Finally, I also have been wearing the Blaze, again a Desert Dry Xtra-Lite, but with the cotton-like feel. The subtle, horizontal striping gives the shirt more of a textured look, despite its supple smooth feel.<\/p>\n

All in all, these shirts look good on a golf course, in a club house or anywhere, for that matter. \u00a0They are another good take on the classic polo shirt.<\/p>\n

Find Antigua on the web at: www.Antigua.com<\/a> and ShopAntigua.com<\/a>; Like Antigua on Facebook at: facebook.com\/Antigua<\/a>;Follow Antigua on Twitter at: twitter.com\/AntiguaWear<\/a>: Watch\u00a0Antigua YouTube videos at: youtube.com\/AntiguaWear<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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