Where do the all the work shirt wearers buy

[User169]

However one thing is missing from life. If I want to give a diddly squat about the amount of pesticides and fertiliser used in cotton production, and the way that workers are exploited, and want a shirt in fair trade, organic cotton, I can only find one seller, who only does them in white. No hemp or bamboo mix available from anywhere.

A good point.

There's quite an interesting book about where underpants come from in relation to the cotton industry.

 

[Perfect Virgo]

I'm not diametrically opposed to a button-down per se!

I've got a couple but I prefer them as a casual rather than work shirt with tie, not that I wear a tie that often.

All this talk of shirt design has reminded me of the early 1970s when I rode an ancient single speed steed, somewhat too large for my teenage body. As was the custom, I wore patterned shirts with huge drooping collars uncannily like the ears of an African elephant.

There was a certain long hill en route to my grandparents' house down which I generated exactly sufficient velocity to set up a remarkable phenomenon. As my speed increased those elephant's ears began to rise and flap lazily against my rosy cheeks. By the time I reached critical speed they were beating a loud and painful tatoo with astonishing rapidity. Only when the hill levelled off did this torture abate.

I arrived with glowing cheeks and smarting eyes. (Ohh, for button-downs!)

 

[Speicher]

this post is sooooooooooo useless without pics!

But my favourite is a short-sleeved Francois Girbaud item with silk-screened pictures of flowers and a young man draped in christmas decs dropping his trousers.

I do hope he is not revealing his baubles.

 

[threebikesmcginty]

All this talk of shirt design has reminded me of the early 1970s when I rode an ancient single speed steed, somewhat too large for my teenage body. As was the custom, I wore patterned shirts with huge drooping collars uncannily like the ears of an African elephant.

There was a certain long hill en route to my grandparents' house down which I generated exactly sufficient velocity to set up a remarkable phenomenon. As my speed increased those elephant's ears began to rise and flap lazily against my rosy cheeks. By the time I reached critical speed they were beating a loud and painful tatoo with astonishing rapidity. Only when the hill levelled off did this torture abate.

I arrived with glowing cheeks and smarting eyes. (Ohh, for button-downs!)

I had some of those shirts too - what were my parents thinking of. There are some photos with me wearing some really gaudy designs with the aforementioned elephant ear sized collars!

 

[goo_mason]

I buy workshirts from whoever has them cheap enough in their sale. I'm also with Mr Paul - why waste money on workclothes? Sitting at a desk all day wearing a £10 shirt isn't going to be any different to sitting at a desk all day in a £75 shirt.

BTW - is pink the power-dressing shirt colour where you are? My work's full of them. Still, if looking like a girl makes them feel important then who am I to argue?

 

[4F]

God, aren't we middle aged!

It would appear so

 

[woofer]

our firm supply us with 3 shirts with the company name embroided on them,the accountant pressed 2 & 3 together when he sent the order through for mine. Im now the proud owner of 32 company shirts

 

[User169]

I work with someone who has his initials embroidered on the cuffs of his shirts. Makes me feel quite unwell.

 

[Rhythm Thief]

I get my work clobber supplied, usually. At the moment I'm wearing filthy jeans and an old black T shirt for work.

 

[threebikesmcginty]

I work with someone who has his initials embroidered on the cuffs of his shirts. Makes me feel quite unwell.

G.I.M.P.?

 

[Flying_Monkey]

Do you top off the ensemble with a fedora, bow tie and silk hanky draped from the suit breast pocket? And tell us about the riding boots!!!!

I do have a fedora, actually! And several other natty hats. No silk hankies, but I do have Japanese tenegui instead. And no riding boots - that would just be overly pretentious as I don't ride...

Uniqlo flannel shirts.

Are excellent. As are their limited edition U-T t-shirts, which I stocked up on last time I was in Tokyo.

But my favourite is a short-sleeved Francois Girbaud item with silk-screened pictures of flowers and a young man draped in christmas decs dropping his trousers.

It doesn't surprise me. I don't think that would be quite me though...

 

[User482]

I give M&S a wide birth as I'm distinctly unimpressed with the quality of their shirts. I tend to go to TK Maxx because they often have good quality branded shirts that last, with proper cuffs for cufflinks.

I shall duck out now and leave the dandys to it.

 

[Headgardener]

Company supplies mine when they wear thin enough that they need replacing. Before we changed trusts we were issued with mauve shirts which soon faded to light mauve after a few washes, but now the new trust have gone to navy blue and they seem to be a better quality so we will have to see.

 

[User169]

What are people's thoughts on double cuffs? Used to swear by them, but increasingly can't help feeling they're utterly daft. I quite like the old Turnbull and Asser "Bond" cuff though.

 

[philipbh]

What are people's thoughts on double cuffs? Used to swear by them, but increasingly can't help feeling they're utterly daft. I quite like the old Turnbull and Asser "Bond" cuff though.

Curates Egg, isn't it?

Inherited a load of cuff links from my Father, so was well into double cuffs when the need arose.

Some cuffs can be a touch on the narrow side - esp. on the side you wear your watch.

Obv. a fob watch is the answer - but then I'd worry about lapels on my waistcoat and whether to leave the bottom buton unfastened

Sartorial mine field!