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百天免洗衬衫亮相

A shirt that can be worn for up to 100 days without having to be washed or ironed has been developed by an American company named “Wool & Prince”.

美国一家名为“Wool & Prince”的公司研发出了一款可连续穿上 100 天而不用洗涤和熨烫的衬衫。

Wool & Prince founder Mac Bishop, 24, and his friends Katie Elks and Mike Major did some research and discovered that wool is 6 times more durable than cotton; plus it naturally fights 10 wrinkles and odors, without any added chemicals. Wool & Prince

公司 24 岁的创始人马克·比什普和他的朋友凯特·厄尔克斯及迈克·梅杰研究后发现，羊毛的耐磨度是棉布的 6 倍，加上其天然的抗皱性和去味性，不需要添加任何化学品。

They then developed a special wool fabric that was light, breathable, durable and super soft, and used it to create shirts.

于是，他们研制出一种轻薄、透气、耐磨、超级柔软的特殊羊绒，并用它制成衬衣。

Wool & Prince employed 15 people all over the world to test the shirt, and got overwhelmingly positive results. Mac himself also started a 100-day challenge and wore the same wool shirt for 100 days straight. Wool & Prince

公司在世界各地邀请了 15 名志愿者对这种衬衫进行测试，得到的多是正面反馈。马克本人也进行了“百天挑战”，将同一件羊绒衬衫连续穿了 100 天。

Encouraged by the results, Mac launched a fund-raising campaign in order to start production of this shirt. That inspired them to create some new goals, like “more size options, a classic fit, and other patterns/color choices”.

马克在试验结果的鼓舞下发起了一项资金筹募活动，准备将衬衫投入生产。这促使他们制定了一些新的目标，比如打造“更多型号”，提供“宽松版，以及其他款式和颜色”。

Wool & Prince doesn?t plan on giving away the secret to their special fabric, but has revealed that it is “a combination of superfine worsted yarn, low micron fibers and a soft weave structure”. Wool & Prince

公司不打算泄露这种特殊布料的秘密，但是透露“它是由特级精纺毛纱、低微米纤维和柔软编织结构精制而成”。