This is a POLO ASSN name brand sweatshirt and it is very high quality. I haven't washed it yet so can't speak for that. I wouldn't dry anything of cotton that I didn't want to shrink a little. However, it could shrink some and still fit. It feels great, looks great, zipper from top to bottom is working well. As every thing out there, is a little smaller than it should be, companies cutting back trying to keep in business, politics killing them. I bought one of these, then bought another, and then ordered another. My best deal of this Christmas season. An eighty dollar item, or more for $25. It's a steal--if it washes well. Fingers crossed. 3 colors, too.