Hey chaps. Now that summer has landed squarely on the great plains, thoughts run to lightweight but comfortable shirts. Casual shirts that will breathe easy, protect you from the sun, are lightweight, and have a good look to them. For me, this starts and stops with safari or bush shirts. Exactly what that means is up to you.
To me, it describes a button front collared shirt (no button downs please) made from a cotton poplin or twill fabric of three to six ounces per square yard. Linen would be a superb material as well. Colour should be earth toned, either American khaki or British tan. Light olive would be a good substitute along with a "stone" colour but pastels and patterns would not be on my list. I prefer short sleeves and cargo pockets would be optional. I personally prefer two vented breast pockets with flap closures. Button flaps are more aesthetically appealing but I don't mind Velco as long as they attach at the CORNERS of the pocket flaps. Nothing irritates me more than a rolled up pocket flap edge. Yes, it happens with button closures too but for some reason it aggravates me more with Velcro. Just the curmudgeon in me. I have never really used the flap pockets on the sleeves of some of these shirts but they look cool as long as they are relatively small. Say of the right size to hold a lighter or small box of matches. NOTHING heavy. I could also deal with the tabs that allow rolling up the sleeves and then buttoning them over the roll to hold them up. This works even with short sleeves if they come down to the elbow. I like the look but usually don't go for the bulk of the long sleeves rolled up. I roll even my short sleeves a turn or two and it is nice to keep them stayed. I just like the way it looks. Epaulets please.
I love these shirts because they are so comfortable and in my mind, stylish. They go with blue jeans, khakis, Carhartt style canvas jeans, work or casual boots, and contrasting casual or leisure jackets in the spring or fall. They work well as a mini eavapourative cooler if you get them sweat soaked. Not to mention that the cloth dries out from said soaking in any sort of gentle breeze. These are rugged/casual multitaskers of the first water. What do you gents think? I have included a few links to various brands. I love the Filson products but they are dear.
Regards, Todd
Filson Bush Shirt
Filson Feather Cloth
Orvis Bush Shirt
To me, it describes a button front collared shirt (no button downs please) made from a cotton poplin or twill fabric of three to six ounces per square yard. Linen would be a superb material as well. Colour should be earth toned, either American khaki or British tan. Light olive would be a good substitute along with a "stone" colour but pastels and patterns would not be on my list. I prefer short sleeves and cargo pockets would be optional. I personally prefer two vented breast pockets with flap closures. Button flaps are more aesthetically appealing but I don't mind Velco as long as they attach at the CORNERS of the pocket flaps. Nothing irritates me more than a rolled up pocket flap edge. Yes, it happens with button closures too but for some reason it aggravates me more with Velcro. Just the curmudgeon in me. I have never really used the flap pockets on the sleeves of some of these shirts but they look cool as long as they are relatively small. Say of the right size to hold a lighter or small box of matches. NOTHING heavy. I could also deal with the tabs that allow rolling up the sleeves and then buttoning them over the roll to hold them up. This works even with short sleeves if they come down to the elbow. I like the look but usually don't go for the bulk of the long sleeves rolled up. I roll even my short sleeves a turn or two and it is nice to keep them stayed. I just like the way it looks. Epaulets please.
I love these shirts because they are so comfortable and in my mind, stylish. They go with blue jeans, khakis, Carhartt style canvas jeans, work or casual boots, and contrasting casual or leisure jackets in the spring or fall. They work well as a mini eavapourative cooler if you get them sweat soaked. Not to mention that the cloth dries out from said soaking in any sort of gentle breeze. These are rugged/casual multitaskers of the first water. What do you gents think? I have included a few links to various brands. I love the Filson products but they are dear.
Regards, Todd
Filson Bush Shirt
Filson Feather Cloth
Orvis Bush Shirt
