Women's Long-Sleeve Sun Shirt, Olive

A women's sun shirt in Olive: a light polyester knit the maker rates UPF 50+, cut loose so air moves between the shirt and the skin. The sleeves reach the wrist and stay there when you reach, and the thumbholes, where the page shows them, keep the back of the hand covered.

UPF 50+ is the maker's rating, printed here as the maker's words. What the rating describes is dry fabric that is not stretched. A shirt soaked through or pulled tight lets more sun through than the same shirt dry and loose. The maker also calls it breathable and lightweight.

Wearing it

Fishing, hiking, a long day at a field: the shirt goes on over a tee or alone, and the sunscreen goes on the hands and the face. Rinse it after salt water, wash it cold, and it dries on a hanger in an hour.