The term mercerized arise from the cotton treatment process which was invented in 1844 by John Mercer of England. It is a form of treatment devised to cotton yarn or fabric with sodium hydroxide which finally give lustrous appearance and make it stronger in terms of light fastness, wash fastness or sweat fastness and easier to apply any color. It is  also known as Perle Cotton.

Since this process makes physical properties of cotton fabric stronger, smoother without protuberance, shinier and lustrous than regular cotton it creates more possibility to find the knitted or woven fabric T-Shirts or Shirts in premium segment of clothing.However irrespective of its high quality and price it is apt treated fabric for summers.

Since this process makes fiber resistance to bear any dye it comes in various unconventional and rich colors such a turquoise, magenta, violet, carbon black and other conventional colors too.

The mercerized cotton is quite popular among sports segment due to its excellent performance in the area of sweat fastness, Mercerized Polo Shirts, cotton jersey, mercerized cotton golf shirts or even mercerized Cotton V-Neck T-Shirts available in black or white colors are quite popular for people who are indulge into sports and do not wish to get their cloths wrinkled and maintain the shinning even after several washes.

When we talk about official clothing for men, the mercerized cotton shirts are the best for those who remain outside home or traveling quite lot. Since this fabric needs very less care and can be given for any kind of wash whether hand or machine, it can bear any amount of stretching and pulling and still appear shinny and soft.

Fashion industry working towards creating fashion for females using the mercerized cotton, since now days majority of females wish to have dress code for office and nothing can be best suitable than the mercerized cotton, its is available in pleasing pale shades most suitable for office fashion. Also it comes in very attractive shades of blue, grey and brown. This treated cotton can well fitted to any shape and size because of it flexible nature in both knitted and woven cotton.