The laundry instructions were contradicting, it said machine wash gentle cycle, another line said dryclean.No drying instructions. I washed in cold water, gentle dry. It shrank about two sizes.I washed it with three other new cotton shirts with similar washing instructions. They had minimum shrinking, this shirt got 2 inches shorter. And it wasn't just just tight, it wouldn't button. (It was a comfortable fit prior to washing.)My expectations were not high, it was an inexpensive shirt. Turns outSee full review