Tattersall shirts

[Baeau]

If this is correct, here is the definition of Tattersall:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tattersall_(cloth)

Profane James was on the right track.

[tokareva]

This looks like the same one:

https://store.westleyrichards.com/w-...hirt-olive-red

Thank you! I didn't know where the pic came from.

[The Q]

I don't think those put up by tokareva would be recognised by people in the UK as Tatersall shirts, the three put up by Bruce would.
I regularly see / meet people wearing Tatersall shirts, they are mostly in or around the farming community. . I do meet people at the sailing club wearing them but again their work life is in the countryside .

I don't have any Tatersall shirts, as I have an excess of white, and light khaki shirts due to former work requirements. Should I ever wear that lot out, a Tatersall or two is on my list.
As to what tie to wear, most people I meet, wear a plain tie, or a regimental striped tie. Unless there is a colour clash then I see no problem with a striped tie.

Oh that wiki definition of Tatersall would be what is recognised by most in the UK.

[OC Richard]

Glad you brought this up Terry, I had never heard of tattersall either and I'm still trying to figure out what exactly it is. Some examples I found all seem to have one common trait ...

I don't believe any of the shirts you show there are what I would consider a Tattersall shirt.

I too had never heard of them until joining these boards. Being a visually-oriented person I strove to build a clear visual vocabulary as to what the defining characteristics of the classic traditional Tattersall shirt were. This is the basic notion:

-base colour of the shirt is usually white. (Yes you'll see off white, pale yellow, etc too.)

-over this base-colour is a two-colour check pattern, all the lines of equal width, the two colours alternating, and the squares formed by the check pattern being all the same size, and square.

-long sleeves.

-the front of the collar in line with the check pattern (neither a strongly pointed collar, nor a spread collar).

-the collar lacks buttons.

That's a lot of words! But the image is of the simplest



And myself wearing such a shirt



I have looked through entire malls here in the USA and not found a single classic Tattersall shirt. There's nearly always something off: button-down collar, or short sleeves, or something pff about the pattern, such as more than two colours, colours not evenly alternating, the square being rectangular, etc.

BTW shirts similar to Tattersall shirts but having three or more colours in the check pattern are called "country check" shirts.

Here is one



Myself wearing a country check shirt. The fabric has a flannel-like feel. To my mind country check shirts are more informal, for wearing in the field.

[Luke MacGillie]

Part of the confusion over here is that places like Orvis and LLB market shirts they call tattersall, that don’t necessarily line up with what one of these shirts are in the UK.

There is of course, a parallel with kilts......it’s what happens when the provincials lack proper supervision.

[Tobus]

Part of the confusion over here is that places like Orvis and LLB market shirts they call tattersall, that don’t necessarily line up with what one of these shirts are in the UK.

There is of course, a parallel with kilts......it’s what happens when the provincials lack proper supervision.

To be fair, even sellers in the UK can't agree on what a tattersall shirt really is. House of Bruar has a whole section of "tattersall" shirts, none of which meet the definition OC Richard supplied (which I happen to agree with). They apparently include anything with a check pattern, including "plaid" patterns or tartan, as tattersall.

http://www.houseofbruar.com/mens/shirts/tattersall/

I have had the same issue as OC Richard. I almost never go shopping in stores, but when I do, I always look for tattersall shirts. I have never found anything that meets all my criteria. Oh sure, there are plenty of white-ish shirts out there with check patterns. But even when I find one that has the right pattern, it will have that damnable pointy button-down collar. Or it will be a very thin printed material instead of a robust material with woven threads supplying the pattern. Invariably, something will be "off".