Our mission
We’ve shipped 100,000 dress shirts to date. Here’s how we’re making the next 100,000 this year.
We’re using material science and supply chain engineering to create the world’s first carbon-neutral dress shirt. To make the biggest impact to our business’ footprint, we’ve spent the past tw years working with our partners at Shinkong Synthetic Fibers and Shinkong Textile in Taiwan to develop next-generation shirting fabric, that’s softer, stretchier and most importantly - more sustainable.
Reengineered from the ground up using 100% Grade 1 recycled polyester and milled under solar power, the Aero Zeroº fabric allows us to make a massive reduction in our garments’ carbon emissions. For what we can’t reduce, we’re offsetting through investments in solar power production.
Reduced virgin materials.
100% Utilization of all plastics.
Energy-efficient milling.
Woven with solar power.
Aero Zero° Shirt vs Traditional Dress Shirt and Aero Shirt
Analysis from the MIT Consulting Group with data from Stockholm Environment Institute, ECTA, UK 2019 GHG Report and Systain.
Typical dress shirt based on fabric milling and production in Fuzhou, China and local electric emissions intensities.
Aero Zeroº and Aero Shirts are milled in Taiwan, now with solar power and local electric emission intensities.
Consumer use includes washing, drying and dry cleaning energy consumption over garments lifespan.
Reduced CO2 Emissions through Recycled Polyester.
By using recycled polyester, we’re able to reduce the reliance on virgin polyester derived from petroleum that must be extracted, refined and polymerized. This results in a significantly reduced carbon footprint.
Clear PET bottle chips ready for extrusion.
59%
Lower Emissions Compared to
Regular Polyester Fiber
43%
Lower Emissions Compared To
Regular Cotton Fiber
Pure, “Grade 1” recycled plastics from Japan.
We use pure, Global Recycle Standard Certified Plastic from water-bottles sourced from Japan. Sorting is an energy intensive process, but Japanese recycling protocols minimize incinerated waste by separating recycling into multiple streams. Clear PET bottles have their own stream, which ensures we’re able source 100% Grade 1 Recycled Plastic without contamination, and achieve the optic white necessary in dress shirts.
Recycled PET pellets extruded into filament fibers.
100%
global Recycle Standard Certified
Post-Consumer Recycled
22
plastic water bottles per
Dress Shirt
Woven using clean solar power.
Aero Zeroº fabric is milled under 12.2 acres of solar power at Shinkong Textile’s Dashi fabric mill - one of the most energy efficient mills on the planet. The fabric is woven on the Belgian Piconal Optimax weaving machine - the most energy efficient weaving machine in the industry.
Spun and woven on the Belgian Piconal Optimax - the most energy efficient weaving loom in the in the industry.
3,052
Tonnes Carbon Dioxide Equivalent
Saved Annually
83%
Renewable Energy
Solar Power
No scraps wasted.
During cut-and-sew production, typically 35% of fabric is discarded, scrapped and down-cycled as general fiber. With our partners at Shinkong Synthetic Fibers and Shinkong Textile, we are able to recover these high-purity, 100% polyester scraps and recycle them back into high-performance shirting fabric. We’re seeking to achieve near 100% utilization of our raw materials through this process.
35%
recovery of
Raw Fabric
Innovation in Comfort
Softer, Stretchier, Stronger and Sustainable
Softer
The bi-component yarn is extruded in a helical, crimped shape to create a high-loft yarn that is incredibly soft to the touch. This also gives Aero Zeroº a premium matte appearance.
Stretchier
The twist and coil of the fiber allows for unparalleled mechanical stretch and resilience, all day, wash after wash. Aero Zeroº is our stretchiest woven shirting by over 32%.
Stronger
Our continuous filament fiber is significantly stronger than comparative fabrics, which attempt similar levels of softness by using short, staple fibers that are easily dislodged during the washing process.
pLanet Conscious
The Earth’s best dress shirt,
made with the Earth in mind.
For every Aero Zeroº Shirt, 22 PET bottles are recycled and transformed into a high-performance, incredibly soft and stretchy shirt. It’s a new way of approaching sustainability that improves performance, comfort and durability, and it all starts with Zeroº.
Features
Machine Washable
4-Way Stretch
Moisture Wicking
Underarm Ventilation
Crisp Collar
Precision Details
100% Recycled Fabric
Scientifically Soft
Introducing
Aero Zero° - The world’s first fully recycled, carbon neutral dress shirt.
