The SPC.07 fabric Assos uses in their fall Interactive Long Sleeve Base Layer is the cool-weather version of the skinPull fabric they use for their interActive Spring and Summer base layers. The fundamental construction of SPC.07 is identical to skinPull: The yarn is made from 3 fibers -- 2 micro... read more
High-quality base layers are worth the expense. They keep you warmer and dryer, they don't get malodorous, and they last longer in better condition than the cheap stuff. It might hurt to shell out for an undergarment, but amortized over many years and combined with the greater comfort the premium... read more
The earlyWinter Interactive Long Sleeve Base Layer is identical in every way to the Assos Fall base layer, with one central difference: It has a zippered, high-neck construction, in contrast to the Fall's collarless design. The zippered neck allows for temperature regulation -- especially nice... read more
The winter Interactive Long Sleeve Base Layer is the warmest Assos long sleeve base layer. It accomplishes this by supplementing the SPC.07 fabric with the same warm, thick material proven to be so successful in Assos' previous generation frigid-weather base layer -- the Powerstatic Plus. The... read more
The defining characteristic of the Assos interActive Spring base layer is the interActive fabric itself. The yarn is made from 3 fibers -- 2 micro hydrophilic fibers are wound with a third real silver fiber. These fibers are different in shape and form, but they're woven in such a way to... read more
The Assos interActive Summer base layer is identical in every way to the Spring version with only one difference of note: Rather than being made from 190g interActive fabric, it's instead made from a 89g weight interActive to give it superior breathability for warmer temps. In addition,... read more
Wait! Don't cut the sleeves off your interActive Summer base layer when July rolls around! Assos makes a sleeveless version -- it's called the Hot Summer base layer and it features all the fabric and fit delights of the Summer version, but it comes sans sleeves. The soft piping on... read more
The Assos Powerstatic Plus Long Sleeve Base Layer has all of the amazing comfort and performance of the standard Powerstatic Long Sleeve Base Layer, but the Plus is specifically designed for use as the first layer against your skin on days when the temperature is 40 degrees and below. The... read more
The key behind a top-notch base layer is to keep moisture off your body. While sweating is your body's cooling mechanism, if the sweat begins to saturate your clothing, the heaviness of the fabric stifles your skin and causes you to overheat more quickly. Base layers keep your skin dry, and that... read more
The proCOOL short sleeve base layer, also known as the proCOOL T base layer, gets a thorough re-design here. You wouldn't think Craft would feel compelled to go through such an effort -- after all, they own the base layer marketplace with the sort of authority Sidi has with shoes and Giro... read more
