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I recently became interested in the Helly Hansen Tactel fabric polos after I started branching out from Under Armour. Over the past few years, I've started wearing more "sport" polos (meaning Polo shirts made form technical, wicking fabrics, rather than standard pique knit or jersey cotton), and I've always used ones from Under Armour. Unfortunately, the jersey knit fabrics tend to make my nipples look pointy (TMI, I know), so I started trying to find some pique knit alternatives. I ran across the Helly Hansen Riftline polos, and I fell in love.
These polo shirts (both the rift line and the kos) feel very lightweight and they breathe extremely well. I recently wore one of these shirts to a local theme park (imagine standing in the hot sun, no breeze, 90+ degree heat, for hours) and I stayed fairly cool and dry. The tactel fabric feels light and airy (almost like gauze), and seemed to breathe better than the tech jersey polos I've bought from UA. Its slightly stretchy, and I can't emphasize enough how comfortable these shirts are (regardless of temp). While the fabric technically is jersey knit, it has more texture to it and looks more like a pique polo shirt. The fit seems spot on; I usually wear a XXL in most polo shirts, and the Helly Hansen XXL fit me perfectly. I only wish they had more colors: I bought the cobalt blue, purple, and orange riftline polos when the were on sale for about $44 apiece. I bought the olive green Kos polo (which looks awesome), and if I could find my size, I'd buy the white one and the blue one, too. The Kos polo looks a little dressier than the Riftline polo.
In case you're not familiar with Helly Hansen, they're like the Scandinavian equivalent of North Face or Patagonia; they make a lot of sport and outdoor clothing that's mostly popular in Europe. I first ran across their coats at the Norway shopping area in Epcot center at Disneyword and I was impressed by their style and quality. I now have a Helly Hansen raincoat and I'm always eyeing their parkas.
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