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| APRIL 2017 | 15
INNOVATE
This women’s performance polo
is made with 97-percent polyester
and three-percent Spandex jersey
using Desert Dry™ moisture-
wicking technology. Gradient
sublimation print goes from white
to color to black and contrast
taping complements the print at
the inside placket and top shoulder
and is finished with matching
snaps at the placket. Choose from
six available colors and sizes S-XL.
Antigua Group / PPAI 133110
and King George V and Queen Mary didn’t
object, underscoring the inevitability of a
new era in athletic apparel design with the
player’s comfort playing an important role.
Nearly a century later, today’s tennis
players and golfers are overwhelmingly
looking for dry-wicking fabrics that are
comfortable, stretchy and quick-drying,
says Steve Pinzon, marketing director for
AKWA Apparel (PPAI 205981). “Both golf
and tennis involve a lot of upper body and
core rotation. If the shirt doesn’t move with
the athlete, it’s restrictive and it chafes. So,
a lightweight dry-wicking shirt with some
Spandex is the ideal formula,” he adds.
Polyester is relatively affordable, but
Spandex is expensive, so if you add a lot of
Spandex to a shirt to give it more stretch,
the shirt gets quite expensive, Pinzon says.
“Also, too much Spandex takes away from
the natural drape of a shirt and can leave
it limp. At AKWA, we found four percent
Spandex is just right to add a little flexibility
to the shirt without taking away the drape.”
As for decoration options, Pinzon says
that sublimation is ideal for both sports.
“Screenprinting and embroidery leave
stiff spots against the skin, and these can
be uncomfortable, especially when one
gets really sweaty. Sublimation dyes the
strands of fabric (instead of coating or
stitching them) so it has no stiff spots to
irritate the skin.”
In Praise Of The Modern Polo
“Breaking par” is the inspiration for the new
Greg Norman Sublimation Print Polo. This shirt
has all the features necessary for the links: Play
Dry® moisture management system, luxurious
stretch fabric and an athletic color combination.
Fashion details include a self-goods collar, forward
shoulder and shark plate branding on the right
sleeve hem. It’s available in sizes S-2XL and in
white with a sunset and gunmetal heather print.
Pair it with the Greg Norman women’s Dot Jacket.
Vantage Apparel / PPAI 113235
The high-end embossed honeycomb design
on this Made in the USA polo gives it high
perceived value, and wearers will love the
no-curl collar. At five ounces, this dry wicking
poly/spandex shirt has just enough stretch for
comfortably swinging a golf club. It’s available
in men’s and women’s in black, French blue,
navy, charcoal, hunter and red in sizes S-4XL
for men and S-3XL for women.
AKWA / PPAI 205981 /