Golf Apparel

A fresh approach to club attire

Jennifer Glaspie launched Chicago-based Aphira golfware to create apparel for the social golfer who wants to stand out on the green, not fit into the club.

by Carolyn Schwaar

When novice golfer Jennifer Glaspie was kicked off the green at a Florida golf club for wearing a sleeveless, collarless sweater, she didn’t know then that women’s golf apparel would become her life’s passion.

From the runway to the fairway

In 2000, Glaspie, a successful corporate business consultant at the prestigious Chicago-based firm of Baine & Co, started learning golf at the request of her boyfriend (now husband). But as her golf swing improved, this petite and style-savvy urbanite found her clothing options didn’t.

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Contrary to popular belief, Tartan golf shirts are not a thing of the past. With the new trends in golf attire hitting the market at an alarming rate, many feel that it is the true passion of all golfers to remember where the roots of the game from. Many of the big name brands such as Nike, and Cleveland still carry Tartan golf attire in their lineup.

This is not to say that Tartan is for everyone, it takes a certain conscientious soul to don the fashions of the past in today s game. There is no mistaking the certain charm and regal appeal, that an Tartan golf shirt had on the course back in the early 1800 s and 1900

s. Tartan was believed to be the top choice of golfers with a finely pressed pair of slacks or Knickers.

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Before hitting the course, you re going to want to make sure you have the best golf attire available.

Check the stores first!

Every new golf season, there are many companies that come out with a completely new line of golf clothes every season. And depending on your style and brand preferences, you will certainly be able to find something that suits you. Everything from golf shirts, shoes, skirts and anything else you could imagine can be found.

Nike and Adidas are two fairly big producers of ladies golf attire and are also always at the forefront of the style. Depending on where you live, the golf season will start at a different time. Although not all the companies

issue their new golf clothing lines at the same time, you are sure to find some great new styles at the start of the season.

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Finding golf apparel that fits your body properly is not always easy to do, especially if your body doesn t match the mannequin models used for designing sportswear. However, while finding clothes that fit seems impossible, if you understand what to look for and how to size clothes properly, you should be able to find golf apparel that will be both comfortable and fashionable.

The first items that most people shop for when shopping for golf apparel are golf tops. If you are a women shopping for a women’s golf shirt then you need to take your bust, underbust, and torso length measurements. These measurements can be used to help you find sizes that you can try on. Select the three

sizes of the same item, the size that best fits your measurements, the size below the best matching size, and the size above the best matching size. Try on all of these items to see which size fits your body the best. If you can t find an item that will fit you perfectly buy the size that fits the largest part of your upper body the best and then have the shirt altered to fit your smaller areas. If you are shopping for logo golf tees then you need to make sure that the logo is positioned correctly on your chest. Try to avoid bullseyes on your breasts or problem areas. The proper position for a chest logo is on the top portion of the breast or slightly higher.

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Sports apparel from Nike seems to be the most popular around. They provide not only fashionable apparel choices but also garments designed to provide comfort and fit all the time. But the most popular of Nike’s line of sports apparel are the shoes, particularly used in running.

Apart from shoes Nike also offers a selection of comfortable quality sports apparel. There are sports training apparel available that always ensure quality performance and comfort even at the most demanding conditions. Most shirts and upper training apparel from Nike features the Dri-FIT which is a high performance micro-fiber polyester fabric which offers ultimate comfort to the wearer by pulling perspiration away from the body from the body and directs it to the outer

fabric surface where it evaporates and maintains the dry and cool effect of the wearer. Sports apparel made of this fabric will be the only garment that you will need on hot days and can be used as the primary garment layer during cold days.

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