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2nd April 18, 04:02 PM
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I wear tattersall, or what I call check shirts almost exclusively. Check shirt being the 18th Century term, and my hold on the 21st Century is rather tenuous.
I like the Barbour tattersalls for winter. A light cotton flannel, I have pair of them, tan and maroon lines, not a button down.
I have a number of Arrow and Orvis tattersall's in linen and cotton that are lightweight and appropriate for even the hottest of days, but they almost all tend to be button down collars.
https://www.warwickshireclothing.com has a number of options, but I have only purchased a pair of plus 4's from them, not any of their shirting.
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2nd April 18, 04:30 PM
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Some more (subtle) check options:
Gingham
Window Pane
Last edited by Bruce Scott; 2nd April 18 at 05:16 PM.
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2nd April 18, 08:10 PM
#3
...with humble beginnings as a horse blanket cloth I believe?
"We are all connected...to each other, biologically; to the earth, chemically; to the universe, atomically...and that makes me smile." - Neil deGrasse Tyson
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2nd April 18, 08:32 PM
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I have a few tattersall shirts that I wear with my kilts, but I always think they look best with a waistcoat. Is that just me?
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2nd April 18, 09:32 PM
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An alternative name for Tattersall shirts in my semi-rural childhood home (Culross) was "country shirt". It was definitely a classless shirt worn by the upper-class, working class, and everyone in between but only if you worked in the country. Town folk didn't wear them.
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3rd April 18, 06:46 PM
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 Originally Posted by Profane James
...with humble beginnings as a horse blanket cloth I believe?
Not at all. Check shirts, ranging from cross bars, to something looking rather plaid have been a staple of soldiers and laborers working dress as far back as the early 18th Century.
There was a very nice bit of natural and madder cross bar Check linen shirt brought up from the Mary Rose. 
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3rd April 18, 07:03 PM
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Originally Posted by Luke MacGillie
I wear tattersall, or what I call check shirts almost exclusively.
Likewise for seven months of the year, kilted or otherwise. However when the mercury rises and the sun beats down I retreat into my paisley and floral linen armour and put away the kilts so I don't get heatstroke!
For anyone looking for very good tattersall shirts at a reasonable price, I get them on markdown here: https://www.josephturner.co.uk/sale/...l_check_shirts
Keep in mind they're sized in the same way as dress shirts, i.e. by collar size and sleeve length. Selection is extremely limited however as these are the final stock from the prior year, and the leftover shirts tend to be in uncommon sizes. Good luck!
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