Pricey 'performance' clothes do their job

Friday, September 17, 2010 - 20:35 in Psychology & Sociology

Reviews of AlignMed Posture Shirt, Outlier 4Season OG pants and Blazed Cotton Pivot Sleeve Shirt, REI Sahara Convertible Pants with No-Sit Zips and CW-X Revolution Tight."I simply can't believe that the world needs a $50 T-shirt," said my editor, forever banning reviews of "high-tech" clothing in this column. Well, in the eight years since that conversation, high-tech's gone higher and attitudes have mellowed. "Performance" clothes for sports and fitness are everywhere, and a few of them actually work. A few examples are below — including a $99.95 T-shirt.

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