From Argentina to Belgium, from Canada to Kuwait, and beyond; fathers are about to be showered with goofy cards and a rainbow of neckties. Yes, it’s June again and, for many of us, it’s time to celebrate Father’s Day and the start of hot weather fun.There will be graduations (sweaty occasions for graduates and guests, alike), garden parties, weddings, and poolside cocktails. Perhaps you’ll be biking to work, or landing that first job interview as a new grad. But wherever summer leads, sadly, sweat stains will likely follow, and it’s not only hyperhidrosis sufferers (“excessive sweaters”) who “pit out”. It can happen to anyone, anytime, and often when there’s the most at stake: a job, a date, a presentation, etc.

“I remember the day vividly,” says Oliver Van Emden, co-founder of SmartWeave. “It was a hot afternoon and I was making a presentation to a room full of top executives in the head office of a major retailer. I had deliberately avoided wearing a blue shirt and kept my suit jacket on to prevent any sweat marks from being seen. Unfortunately, after one hour of presenting, I realized that not only was I sweating profusely, but I was also soaking through my expensive light gray suit. There was nowhere to escape! This experience has kept me motivated for more than a decade to help others with this problem.” We can all relate.

“It’s a normal thing that can happen to anyone,” says Bradley Rose, also co-founder of SmartWeave, a United Kingdom-based men’s and women’s dress shirt developer. “We’ve been there… those awkward moments when sweat patches appear. You get ready to go out, wearing a fashionable shirt, and before you get out the door, it’s already started. It seemed strange that this was such a common problem and no one had solved it yet.”

“Twelve years ago, we first sat down and imagined a shirt that prevented sweat patches,” Bradley Rose and Oliver Van Emden remark. Taking their business backgrounds and Oliver’s basic knowledge of textiles, the duo set out to design a dress shirt that looks and feels like any other high end, fashionable garment but doesn’t show sweaty underarms. While other companies were designing moisture-wicking synthetics for athletics, Bradley and Oliver focused on the classic look and feel of cotton. No thick, padded barriers; “That just makes you hotter,” says Bradley. “We wanted one layer of fabric that looked and felt normal.” The result is the SmartWeave line of shirts - 100% cotton with a special weave that distributes moisture diffusely “left, right, up, and down,” explains Bradley, to allow moisture to dry as vapor without penetrating to the outside of the shirt. The mechanics of the yarn and “microholes” make the difference, Bradley explains, and create “a worry-free product” that just one fabric mill in the world has been taught to produce. “When people ask why no other company has developed a shirt that prevents sweat marks, we know the answer,” Bradley and Oliver say. “SmartWeave has taken years of passion and resilience to develop.”

SmartWeave customers around the world have been putting these shirts to the test in some sweaty situations, including a summer wedding in Cyprus, business in Singapore, and holidays in the Caribbean. One customer tells us, “I wore my new shirt for the first time yesterday and the meeting room was like a greenhouse and I was sweating. But only I knew.”

Ok ladies, as you look at your shirts and tops and worry about asking for that long-overdue raise, landing a new job, or getting to work on time after dropping the kids at summer camp, don’t get jealous -- get a new shirt! SmartWeave has a gorgeous, classic women’s line, too. There's nothing more confidence-boosting than a perfect shirt that keeps you looking great no matter what the situation. And remember to pop in the HH15 promo code to get your discount!

You'll be amazed at the selection. So many fits, styles, and colors are available for both men and women. Online shopping is easy and confidential. And we love that SmartWeave ships around the world, so you don’t need to make the time or spend the money to see a doctor (or get yourself a SmartWeave shirt to cover you while you wait for your appointment to finally roll around), and International Hyperhidrosis Society readers get a cool 15% discount at checkout.

But don’t stop with a snappy shirt that hides your sweat. Boost your sweat-busting powers with treatments available for excessive sweating (hyperhidrosis), as well, and antiperspirants (available for excessive sweating (hyperhidrosis), and especially antiperspirants (a necessary go-to no matter what you are wearing). After you shop for a fresh, crisp wardrobe, check out the treatment options for sweaty palms, sloshy feet, and those various other body parts that can become a soggy mess and zap your confidence. Tough problems sometimes need more than just one great solution.