Normally when we receive details of a shirt launch it is usually the latest range of colours and styles for the coming season.
However when a faux ice cube from Adidas arrived containing a Climachill shirt laced with aluminium and titanium, then I had to take things further.
![Adidas ClimaChill Cube](/Portals/0/imagesblogs/adidas/climachill/cube.jpg)
Now I have tried many weird and wonderful shirts over the years, including some made from bamboo, but putting metal in a shirt was a new one.
Adidas have put small aluminuim dots on the inside of the shirt so they rest across the gap between your shoulder blades and act to keep you cooler.
![Adidas ClimaChill Shirt Collar](/Portals/0/imagesblogs/adidas/climachill/collar.jpg)
Now if you live in Scotland then summer is usually identified by the day rather than the week or month. So when the mercury rocketed through 20°C on a sunny June day I broke the emergency ice cube and slipped the Climachill shirt on and played a quick round before I went red.
![Adidas ClimaChill Shirt Stance](/Portals/0/imagesblogs/adidas/climachill/reviewstance.jpg)
The sensation of the aluminium on my skin was unusual and did have a cooling effect. It was less like a gentle breeze and more like someone had put a cold towel on my back. But it felt good and I think part of the benefit is that the aluminium lifts the fabric away from your skin to create an air gap.
![Adidas ClimaChill Shirt Back](/Portals/0/imagesblogs/adidas/climachill/reviewback.jpg)
Combining with the metal is a very light fabric full of aeration holes that apparerently are woven titanium fibres. Whatever they are, they did a good job of letting the heat escape to keep you as cool as possible.
It's not often that a piece of non-waterproof clothing arrives with a technical benefit, but the Adidas Climachill shirt certainly has created a new category of performance shirt and at a reasonable price of around £40 too. There are 3 different colours for men and 2 for women and if you are going abroad to a hot climate then I would strongly recommend taking a couple along.
Or you can wait until next year's summer day to arrive. Text me when it does.
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