How do you feel about Grandfather shirts?

[kingandrew]

I do not have a grandfather shirt. I do often wear collarless shirts with my kilt casually. But these are lightweight linen shirts I picked up in SE Asia (Thailand, Cambodia). They have a button placket, but the buttons only go partway down the chest, like a polo shirt rather than the full-length buttons of a grandfather shirt or a regular dress shirt. So I think the collarless look works OK.

I will also confess that I am comfortable with the Jacobite/pirate shirt and have worn it often in the past. I also think that a T-shirt can look fine with a kilt, for very casual wear, although I don't think I have ever sported that look. So you can judge my views with those full disclosures in mind.

Andrew

[pofloyd1]

I like the look of the grandfather shirt, but dont own one. I have a lot of collarless shirts or banded shirts I remade by removing the frayed collar from button up collared shirts that I had. I was trying to learn how to sew. I liked the look so well that is all I wear now.

[OC Richard]

Banded collar shirts, like wool/tweed waistcoats cut straight across the bottom with four pockets and lapels, aren't Victorian or historical clothing here in the US Southwest but are elements of Western Wear.

You can walk into many Western Wear shops and have your pick of banded-collar shirts in white, offwhite, burgundy etc, or striped, or made from Navajo-blanket-inspired woven patterns.

Not a "Grandfather shirt" but it does have the banded collar.

[Pleater]

Some old shirts came from my grandfather's house after he died - they were intended to be worn with separate collars, so the neck band had slots for studs, and the cuffs were double, white on the inside (to show when folded), to be worn with cufflinks.

They were unlike those shown in this thread in that they had a deep double yoke front and back, and only the yoke was divided in front, the lower part was all in one piece.

The body was fairly long, and there were small gussets at each side a few inches up into the side seam, and the lower edge was curved - presumably they were from a time when underwear was uncommon.

The fabric was quite heavy, and good quality, light blue - presumably they would have been worn by most people in non manual jobs - hence the term white collar rather than white shirt worker.

Anne the Pleater