I've traveled to Egypt 16 times, and I'm always interested in finding new clothing options for visiting there. When traveling to Egypt, it's best to wear high-necked shirts with sleeve length of 3/4 or longer. Also, a looser fit is better than a tight one, and bonus points if your shirt is long enough to cover your crotch. I like to get off the beaten tourist path, and get to know the locals, which means I need to dress in a way they'd consider respectable. My reward for doing so is that I get invited to family homes for dinner, family weddings, etc.

This Sabrina shirt met all those criteria for me. I bought a size larger than what I'd normally wear in the USA to allow for the looser fit I wanted. The fabric breathed, so it worked okay for the 100-degree-Fahrenheit temperatures in Luxor and Aswan. I didn't have any trouble with wrinkles with it.

The fabric is very soft and silky. The pockets don't really have enough body to hold a cell phone, but they work for lightweight items such as a packet of tissues, cash, passport, and credit cards. The zipper pocket wasn't really big enough for my passport, but it was fine for cash and credit cards. Many Egyptian hotels have locks that require physical keys (as opposed to credit card sized keycards). Such keys are usually mounted on a bulky keychain, which didn't work very well in this shirt's pockets. A small key without a bulky keychain would have been okay in the pockets.

After I returned from Egypt, I decided to order…

The fabric on this shirt is delicious; very soft and beautiful, and will likely dry quickly so perfect for travel. It is nice enough that you could wear it to a business meeting in most cultures, and this is one of the few products from ScotteVest that seems to be absolutely designed with women's bodies in mind. I was pleasantly surprised by the "top drop pocket", as it is a good place to hide some money or a card. The side "draw" pockets, however, are pretty useless - for some reason they carry things toward your BACK, so it makes the shirt hang very weirdly. I almost wonder if mine was manufactured incorrectly? The photos imply you can carry a phone or a camera in there, but there is no way that will work - the fabric is so lightweight that you'll just have a weird lump sticking out of your side, and the weight of anything more than a few cards or a small amount of cash will drag down the shirt itself. The pockets are "tacked in" on the back, so there's no way to get them to go to the front instead of the back. They're sure to be pickpocket proof though, as the only way to get into them is to reach up into your armpit area! And I will use the little "nurse's pocket" near the waist for my wireless headphones. I think ScottEVest could save some money by ceasing to include cord lines for the products - most people have cordless headphones now. Overall I would buy this shirt for its travel potential but don't get too excited about being able to use the side pockets. And…