Woolly Clothing CoMen's Merino Button-Up by Woolly | RWS Certified | Super Soft, Classic Style, Seattle Designed

This shirt is going to make a great addition to my travel wardrobe. Tried the XL, but it was a bit too boxy. Large fit better around the body, but the arms are about 4 inches too long and will need to be hemmed. The merino wool is super soft and the weight is substantial. You’ll enjoy this shirt if you are a fan of merino wool clothing. Wash with care- a lot of bad reviews are likely because they are washing this shirt in a machine with a vertical agitator which can ruin the shirt. Treat it like a $400 cashmere sweater and you’ll be fine. I’ll likely pick up another one in a different color once I give this one a spin on my next trip.

I like the Wooly shirt for its key features: Merino wool that is tightly woven into a base-layer-like fabric that is then formed into a button shirt. The shirt is incredibly comfortable because it is soft and stretchy. It is most like a Merino wool base layer top that I have; that top has a hood and a quarter zipper; it is slightly thinner than the Wooly shirt; it is my favorite base layer because of its warmth, wicking, and comfort. The Wooly shirt has a pocket, which was a selling point for me, but is also my reason for knocking a star off: the pocket is too small and stretchy to securely either my iPhone Plus or the hard case for my glasses. If I bend forward slightly, either of those items falls out of the pocket. One of the strengths of the fabric - its stretchiness - makes it susceptible to forming a subpar pocket. However, even a less than ideal pocket is better than no pocket at all. An important point for the use of the Wooly shirt is its buttons. I need a shirt that will button up snugly, button down halfway, and unbutton completely to deliver maximum warmth in cool weather and maximum release of warm air when I perspire. This shirt delivers on all of that: the top button when fastened forms a warm band around my neck and prevents cold drafts from striking the cover area; I can wear the top button or two unfastened for normal use: and I can unbutton the shirt completely when my torso is warm but I still want warmth on my arms. Like other wool clothing I own (I like to dress from head to toe in wool), the shirt keeps me warm in cool weather, breathes in warm weather, wicks perspiration away from my skin and the layer underneath it, and dries quickly. It also doesn't build up body odor fast - a big plus when on a multi-day backpacking trip with one or more other people. I have owned the shirt only a short time, but it has become one of my favorites for walks and hikes. Sometimes I wear it around the house just because it is comfortable.

My tailor asked, about the XL I ordered, "who has arms this long"? He had to shorten them 3 1/5". I ordered three, in different colors. One sleeve is 3/4" longer than the others. I'm 5'10", 210 lbs., normal 34/35 sleeve length in dress shirts.

Great quality

After buying the first one I bought a few more colors

This shirt feels exact like you’d expect, given its merino wool. Soft and light, as expected.My big issue is the fit / sizing.Very very tight in the shoulder and arms, yet baggy and loose in the middle.I’m hardly a slim guy, and this shirt feels like a slim fit in the upper half and a loose fit around the bottom.The loose bottom isn’t a big deal but the fit in the shoulders is really really odd. I’m left either buttoning the second button worrying that it’ll pop; or leaving the second button open and looking like I’m on spring break or something.I really wanted to like this shirt but the fit just isn’t right…. At least for me.If you’re a thin or slim guy you might love it. If you got some bulb in the chest and shoulders, you might want to try something else.

A perfect travel companion! I packed for a week in Romania and returned home six weeks later. The Marino Wool long sleeved shirt saw me through the change of season from fall to winter. As part of a layered system, the short was perfect fo a business meeting or an afternoon walking about town. It fit as expected, did not attract a lot of lint, and was easy to care for while traveling.

Merino wool is great for the traveler. However, this shirt is less than expected. The material is thin and "limp" looking. The collar is too small in my opinion. Unfortunately, I purchased this just before a long trip and did not have time to evaluate it properly. By the time I returned it was too late to return the product. I cannot recommend this product.