Traditional Civilian Highland SHIRTS

[artificer]

It is getting harder and harder here in the states to find shirts without a button down collar.

This is the truth!

Unless you custom order your shirts, finding an unbuttoned collar is nigh impossible these days. For the life of me I cannot figure out why, but it's incredibly bothersome. I've never liked button-down collars.

Now, when I do find a decent shirt, I'll buy several.

I guess I'm hoarding for the "shirtpocalypse", the day when everything is a polyester blend with button-down collar.

ith:

[creagdhubh]

This is the truth!

Unless you custom order your shirts, finding an unbuttoned collar is nigh impossible these days. For the life of me I cannot figure out why, but it's incredibly bothersome. I've never liked button-down collars.

Now, when I do find a decent shirt, I'll buy several.

I guess I'm hoarding for the "shirtpocalypse", the day when everything is a polyester blend with button-down collar.

ith:

Brooks Brothers offers many 'off-the-peg' styles of non-button down collared shirts. Check them out at, www.brooksbrothers.com.

And while I do like button down collared shirts, I do not like them when wearing a necktie - to me, the button down collar looks 'wrinkly' with a necktie, and not as smart and their unbuttoned counterparts. I like to wear button down collared shirts for casual wear, without a necktie - think pink gingham button down collared shirt with a pair of khakis, a coloured web belt, perhaps a navy blazer (pocket square of course) - if going to dinner or something similar, and a casual loafer or driving loafers with or without socks. I do not wear button down collared shirts with Highland attire, but again, this is my personal preference.

Cheers,

[eagle43172]

This is the truth!

Unless you custom order your shirts, finding an unbuttoned collar is nigh impossible these days. For the life of me I cannot figure out why, but it's incredibly bothersome. I've never liked button-down collars.

Now, when I do find a decent shirt, I'll buy several.

I guess I'm hoarding for the "shirtpocalypse", the day when everything is a polyester blend with button-down collar.

ith:

Not to disagree but I was at the local Penny's Sunday and only about half of the dress shirts were button down. What is hard to find here is muted colors or patterns.

[artificer]

Not to disagree but I was at the local Penny'y sunday and only about half of the dress shirts were button down. What is hadr to find here is muted colors or patterns.

I should have been more specific, I'm pretty picky.

I don't like cotton/anything blends. Barring a few % of spandex for stretch I like 100% cotton.

I prefer a more athletic cut shirt, not that I'm at my most athletic anymore, but I think most shirts are cut WAY too wide in the waist for a given arm/collar measurement.

I also tend to stay away from Oxford weaves. They're just too thick for me, I get too warm. I prefer broadcloth.

as I said, I'm pretty picky.

ith: