Depending upon your style, and even the time of year can and will have an impact on the type of fabric that you’ll opt for with your shirts. For instance, you’re not going to wear a heavier textile shirt like twill in the middle of summer, you’re going to want a lighter and smoother fabric shirt like poplin or pinpoint. While there are also many different types of fabrics/textiles, from twill to oxford (which is one of the most common dress shirt fabrics) to poplin, to pinpoint, and end-on-end, don’t get too caught up in “yarn numbers,”  which refers to the thickness of the fabric threads not the thread count, or terms like “ply,” which more so refers to the number of threads woven together before the fabric is made. Most high-quality or pricier shirts tend to have a higher yarn number, or thread count and tend to be a smoother, softer fabric.