Slim Stretch Modern Tech 1MX Dress Shirt (men's)

Our take

Express has been a mall mainstay since 1980 and went through a Chapter 11 bankruptcy in 2024 before being bought by a new ownership group that kept roughly 450 stores running. The 1MX is its signature dress shirt and has been for well over a decade; the current Modern Tech version tops the dress-shirt page with strong on-site ratings. Reviewers describe the 1MX's appeal as a genuinely trim fit off the rack, cut in at the sides and chest so it looks tailored without a trip to the tailor. Coverage from independent menswear writers is older than the current version, so treat style-specific claims with some caution.

The details

Material

The classic 1MX is cotton with a small amount of spandex for snap-back stretch; the current Modern Tech version uses a stretch knit that reads dressier than a polo but is not traditional woven shirting.

Fit

Offered in extra slim, slim and classic cuts, in regular and tall sizes. The slim is narrow through the shoulders, chest and waist, and reviewers have long noted it fits trim straight off the rack; Express lists it as true to size.

Quality

Fit is the strength, fabric care is the weakness. Reviewers report the shirts wrinkle badly unless hung damp straight out of the wash, that collar wrinkles can develop over time that ironing will not remove, and that shirts in weekly rotation wear out in a couple of years. Forum owners also warn against machine drying because of shrinkage.

Best for

Shoppers who want a slim, stretchy office or going-out shirt and are willing to buy on promotion and iron regularly.

Care

Machine wash cold and hang while still slightly damp to limit wrinkling; skip the dryer, since owners report shrinkage and the tags have historically suggested dry cleaning for best results.

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