Performance Dress Shirt

Abstract

The invention relates to a performance dress shirt and methods of manufacture. In embodiments, the performance dress shirt includes a front portion made of a first material, a back portion having outer sections made of a first material and an inner section made of a different second material coupled to the front portion and two sleeves made of the first material coupled substantially opposite each other to the front portion and the back portion. In other embodiments, the performance dress shirt has a front portion, a back portion coupled to the first portion, and two sleeves coupled substantially opposite each other to the front portion and the back portion. Each of the front portion, the back portion, and the sleeves have an interior layer and an exterior layer, with the interior layer having a smaller pore structure than the exterior layer.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A performance dress shirt comprising:
 a front portion comprising a first material;   a back portion coupled to the front portion, the back portion comprising:
 outer sections comprising the first material; and 
 an inner section comprising a second material different from the first material; and 
   two sleeves comprising the first material connected substantially opposite each other to the front portion and the back portion.   
     
     
         2 . The performance dress shirt of  claim 1 , wherein the first material comprises a material adapted to wick moisture away from a wearer and dry quickly. 
     
     
         3 . The performance dress shirt of  claim 2 , wherein the first material comprises an interior layer comprising a smaller pore structure than the pore structure of an exterior layer. 
     
     
         4 . The performance dress shirt of  claim 2 , wherein the first material comprises a material adapted to spread moisture across a surface. 
     
     
         5 . The performance dress shirt of  claim 1 , wherein the first material comprises a phase change material. 
     
     
         6 . The performance dress shirt of  claim 5 , wherein the phase change material is disposed on an interior face. 
     
     
         7 . The performance dress shirt of  claim 1 , wherein the first material comprises at least one of an agent and a coating comprising antimicrobial agents to combat odor. 
     
     
         8 . The performance dress shirt of  claim 7 , wherein the antimicrobial agents are integral with the first material. 
     
     
         9 . The performance dress shirt of  claim 7 , wherein the antimicrobial agents comprise at least one of zinc and silver. 
     
     
         10 . The performance dress shirt of  claim 1 , wherein a location of the inner section is determined based on at least one of a photogrammetric strain and a thermographic analysis. 
     
     
         11 . The performance dress shirt of  claim 1 , wherein the inner section is disposed in a central area of the back portion. 
     
     
         12 . The performance dress shirt of  claim 1 , wherein the second material comprises a greater elasticity than the first material. 
     
     
         13 . The performance dress shirt of  claim 12 , wherein the second material comprises a 4-way stretch fabric. 
     
     
         14 . The performance dress shirt of  claim 1 , wherein the second material is adapted to vent heat from the body. 
     
     
         15 . The performance dress shirt of  claim 1 , wherein the sleeves are adapted to cover substantially all of a wearer's arms. 
     
     
         16 . The performance dress shirt of  claim 1 , wherein the back portion outer sections and inner portion are sewn together forming seams. 
     
     
         17 . The performance dress shirt of  claim 16 , wherein the seams are aligned so that the seams substantially correspond to lines of non-extension on a wearer's body when worn. 
     
     
         18 . A method of manufacturing a performance dress shirt, the method comprising:
 providing a front portion comprising a first material;   providing a back portion, the back portion comprising:
 outer sections comprising the first material; and 
 an inner section comprising a second material different from the first material, wherein the outer sections are sewn to the inner section; 
   providing two sleeves comprising the first material; and   sewing the front portion, the back portion, and the sleeves together to form the shirt.   
     
     
         19 . A performance dress shirt comprising:
 a front portion;   a back portion connected to the first portion; and   two sleeves connected substantially opposite each other to the front portion and the back portion,   wherein each of the front portion, the back portion, and the sleeves comprise an interior layer and an exterior layer, wherein the interior layer comprises a smaller pore structure than the exterior layer.