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Eight Brands Making Unique, One-of-One Shirts For The Summer

One of a kind shirts. Literally. Unique. Non-fungible. Like, you can't get two of the same shirt, they didn't make that many. I mean... we could discuss this concept at length in a discrete mathematics class, but I hope you get it by now. One of one. There's power in that.

Pink University Stripe Oxford Cloth Button Downs

Pink University Stripe Oxford Cloth Button Downs

Oxford Cloth shirts in a Pink University Stripe with a Button Down Collar. Let's break that down.

A Rant about Cheap Poplin

A Rant about Cheap Poplin

This is a rant about thoughtless design. Wear whatever fabric you like, but if you're designing, Poplin is usually just the wrong fabric for any casual shirt.

Internal <Bleeding> Madras

Internal <Bleeding> Madras

Continuing the pattern of things I never really appreciated in my younger days, we have Madras. Madras is loud, busy, and generally quite hard to wear. But I've noticed a pattern -- one dead simple way to make madras look good. Layer something over it.

How to Talk About Collared Shirts

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How to Talk About Collared Shirts

I wrote this very long guide to help you understand everything you want to understand about shirts. I don't expect you to read the whole thing, but if there's anything you want to know about shirts that you don't see in here, please, let me know!