Though there are many Pinpoint Oxfords on the market, ours was developed with the sole intention of being a dress shirt fabric. With that in mind, our Portuguese partner mill helped us create a textile that combines the most important factors of any good dress fabric: smoothness, balanced weight, and wrinkle resistance. To achieve each characteristic, we opted for 80's singles yarns and a dense basket weave. These yarns are not only twice as fine as those used in our Cambridge Oxford, but they're also woven much tighter against each other. Together, this produces a smoother yet equally robust finish that resists wrinkles and feels softer on the skin. It's also lighter by weight, which maintains breathability—a much needed function for formal events that often occur inside or during the warmer months.