For the professional man with a proclivity for sweat, hope is out there. Performance fabrics that were once exclusive to athletic apparel are now being made appropriate for business meetings and dressier nights out. These next-gen, high-tech shirts keep you cool and collected when the temperatures turn up, so while others keep a change of clothes close by, you’ll be dry, cool and unwrinkled.

Best Overall Performance Dress Shirt: Rhone Commuter Shirt

Rhone’s Commuter Shirt saves those, as the name suggests, commuting — either cramped on a subway or slouched in the driver’s seat — from the hassle of having to refresh themselves upon arrival. The shirt proves machine washable and interwoven nylon and elastane offer natural wrinkle release.

Best Affordable Performance Dress Shirt: Duer Stretch Dress Shirt

Duer’s dutiful dress shirt does the best job — at least of the selections on this list — of seeming traditional. Made from a majority percentage cotton, plus 27 percent COOLMAX polyester and 3 percent LYCRA spandex, different elements within bestow varying qualities and capabilities: cotton offers breathability and a natural look; COOLMAX polyester, as one would guess, means moisture wicking; spandex provides seemingly limitless range of motion.

Best Upgrade Performance Dress Shirt: Faherty Movement Shirt

Founded by Mike Faherty, a designer who rose through the ranks at Ralph Lauren, Faherty produces an array of staples inspired by sun and surf — and New England prep styles. Cut from a proprietary blend of cotton, lyocell, nylon and spandex, their Movement Shirt appeases both camps by guaranteeing a good-looking, albeit traditional, fit but with plenty of stretch at stress points. Pick from a few plaid color ways, several gingham patterns or your usual solids.

ESQ Angelo Bamboo Blue Dress Shirt

Bamboo — yes, bamboo — gives ESQ’s performance fabric dress shirt its softness and breathability. Over a decade of tailoring done at their Chicago shop informs the brand’s cuts, which are classic yet flattering. Plus, not only does its composition — 48.5 percent bamboo, 48.5 percent microfiber and 3 percent lycra — prevent wrinkles but it also deters odors and wicks sweat.

Ministry of Supply Apollo Shirt

Cut from 57 percent polyester and 53 percent polyester infused with NASA’s temperature regulating Phase Change technology, Ministry of Supply’s aptly named Apollo shirt offers the same performance abilities of athletic apparel with the look of something more formal. This iteration is slimmer through the body, moisture-wicking and boasts a curved hem you can wear tucked into pants under a blazer or undone — if you’re striving for a more casual feel.

Mizzen and Main Lightweight Leeward Dress Shirt

The Leeward Dress Shirt looks like your typical sheer suiting staple, but its 88 percent polyester and 12 percent spandex construction promises comfortability, super-fast drying, steadfast anti-wrinkle support and zero pilling. It’s also available in array of colors.

Bonobos Jetsetter Stretch Dress Shirt

Long flights guarantee at least a few wrinkles — and who the hell, in their right mind, would want to wear a dress shirt during one? (Writer David Coggins would argue otherwise.) Bonobos’ Jetsetter option betters the experience by transforming the tailored shirt into a travel-friendly top. Cotton and spandex complement one another, and collar stays ensure you’ll stay intact.

Brooks Brothers Madison COOLMAX Dress Shirt

This option is the best of a Brooks Brothers dress shirt crossed with an “athleisure” item. It’s non-iron, courtesy of its broadcloth base woven from 120s Supima cotton. You can choose between fits, sleeve lengths and collar sizes, but this style only comes in one color — the white hue you see here.

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