Christian Kimber Ice Cotton Double Layer T-Shirt, Sky Blue

The palest of the five, and the one where the doubled collar shows most clearly.

The cloth is Italian ice cotton, spun from long-staple fibre twisted under high tension. The twist pulls the surface flat so almost nothing stands up off the yarn, which is why more of it meets skin at once and heat leaves faster. It is cold in the hand before you put it on. It is crease resistant for the same reason, and because that sits in the construction rather than in a finish, there is nothing on it to wash out.

Christian Kimber lays a second layer at the collar and the sleeve, made in Portugal from the Italian cloth. Sky blue is the one to wear on its own rather than under something.

January on the Peninsula. The stretch of the afternoon when nothing more is required of you.

Spec

• 100% Italian ice cotton
• Made in Portugal
• Double layer at the collar and sleeve
• Long-staple fibre, high-tension twist
• Cool to the touch, moisture absorbing, quick drying
• Crease resistant

Fit True to size.