Summer

It gets hot in Virginia in the summer. After nearly a decade away I had somehow forgotten this fact, which is perhaps how I ended up in an apartment without central air (in retrospect a mistake) . But, even with the heat it’s a rarity that I’m going to break out the shorts and I’m not quite prepared for the short sleeve button down. So the overall goal of the Summer Collection was to make some light, breathable shirts.

Very pleased with how things came together. The highlight fabric has to be what we used for the Parker Gingham. On color, you cant go wrong with these in the summer, but we wanted to use the lightest fabric we could find. And we got it. It’s the kind of shirt where you find yourself continuing rubbing your arm and as an added bonus the tight weave makes them surprisingly wrinkle resistant.

I’m a big fan of Oxford Cloth, but an Oxford makes for a heavier shirt in the summer and needs a few washes to wear in. So we wanted a white casual shirt and went with the lighter pinpoint with a button down collar. It’s a classic American casual shirt that’s great for the summer.

Lastly, fabric aside, we added a new spread collar on top of the Starks (my personal favorite). The Anglo-American is an incredibly versatile spread collar, but there was demand from friend’s back in London to go wider. Went through a couple of variations of this before we got it right. It’s a fuller spread (but not full cutaway) with a nice roll… More of these to come in the fall.