The Softest Men’s Wool Shirts Of 2020

In terms of fineness, any wool fiber that has a diameter of 20µ (microns) or less will feel very soft to the touch.

Below 17.5µ the wool starts to feel buttery soft against the skin.

Here’s a guide to fineness grading:

• Fine grade (18.6 – 20μ)
• Superfine grade (15.6 – 18.5μ)
• Ultrafine grade (15.5μ and below)

These are the finest wool T-shirts I’ve found in 2019:

Men’s Short Sleeve Merino T-Shirts

• 100% Merino 15.5 Micron T-Shirt by Outlier — non-mulesed, ultrafine wool from Gostwyck, Australia — 205 g/m² — $125
• 64% Merino 15.5 Micron Base Layer Shirt by Ino8 — non-mulesed, ultrafine wool from Australia — $75
• 100% Merino 16.5 Micron T-Shirt by Lasting — non-mulesed superfine Australian wool — 160 g/m² — $70
• 87% Merino 16.5 Micron T-Shirt by Proof — superfine wool from Global Merino, New Zealand — $68
• 87% Merino 17.5 Micron T-Shirt by Ridge — superfine wool — 145 g/m² — $50
• 100% Merino 17.5 Micron T-Shirt by Woolx — superfine wool — 160 g/m² — $54
• Veilance Frame Short Sleeve Shirt — 100% superfine merino — $150
• 100% Cashmere T-Shirt by Maison Cashmere — Loro Piana wool — $147

Men’s Long Sleeve Merino T-Shirts

• 100% Ultrafine 13.5 micron Wool Shirt by Walking Dapper — made with Jemala wool — $1,780 HKD (about $226 USD)
• 100% Ultrafine Merino Crew Sweater by Jema — ultrafine 13.5 micron Saxon merino (a wool known as Jemala) — $190
• 64% Merino 15.5 Micron Base Layer by Inov8 — non-musled ultrafine wool from Australia — $80
• 100% Merino 16.5 Micron Long Sleeve Shirt by Lasting — superfine wool from Australia — 160 g/m² — $70
• 89% Merino 17.5 Micron Long Sleeve Shirt by Proof — superfine wool from Global Merino, New Zealand — $98
• 100% Merino 17.5 Micron Long Sleeve Shirt by Outlier — superfine wool — 195 g/m² — $140
• Veilance Frame Shirt Long Sleeve Shirt by Veilance — 100% superfine merino — $200