CRAGHOPPERS

NosiLife Pro Shirt

RRP: £65 Target price: £50 If James Bond needed a smart but secretly feature-laden shirt for his exotic adventures, Q could issue him one of these. I know what you’re thinking – how can a humble shirt possibly compare to a gadget-packed Aston Martin of far-fetched fiction? Yet somehow Craghoppers’ Nosilife Pro Shirt feels ready for almost every eventuality. The experts in travel attire, Craghoppers have furnished it with a host of useful features for life on the move. What you can’t see, but will certainly appreciate, is the NosiLife insect repellent impregnated in the shirt’s synthetic fabric, providing a permanent deterrent to pesky mozzies and midges that won’t come out in the wash. It’s got a high collar that folds out to cover your neck, a handy zipped chest pocket, drying loops in the hem, a hook for your shades and a hidden patch for wiping them. I like how the sleeves can be rolled up and stowed securely too. To wear, the stretchy Nosilife Pro Shirt feels light, loose and cool, sporting mesh vents under the armpits. If you’re put off by the rather lurid green, don’t worry – it comes in other colours. PT