New & Lingwood is an English menswear label established by Miss Elisabeth New and Mr Samuel Lingwood in 1865. The brand offers bespoke, made-to-measure and ready-to-wear shirts. Bespoke and made-to-measure shirts are made in the UK; ready-to-wear shirts are made Continue reading New & Lingwood shirts
Hilditch & Key is an English brand established by Charles F. Hilditch and W. Graham Key in 1899. It’s famous for its high quality shirts. Hilditch & Key shirts are manufactured in Scotland. They feature thin mother-of-pearl buttons, gussets, non-fused Continue reading Hilditch & Key shirts
Eton is a Swedish label, which specialises in shirts. It was established by David and Annie Pettersson in 1928. Most Eton shirts are made in Lithuania, Romania and Estonia. They feature single-needle stitching (7-8 stitches per 1 cm.), pulverised MOP Continue reading Eton shirts
Suitsupply is a Dutch menswear label founded in 2000. It offers three lines of shirts: Blue line: 100% cotton (usually 2-ply), cotton+linen and 100% linen fabrics, double-needle stitching, no gussets, plastic buttons (shanked), non-split yokes, no hand-stitching, usually fused collars, Continue reading Suitsupply shirts
Brooks Brothers is a famous American brand established in 1818. It is based in New York, but now it belongs to the Italian enterpreneur Claudio del Vecchio. Brooks Brothers have a very wide range of products and several lines of Continue reading Brooks Brothers shirts
Paul & Shark is an Italian brand founded in 1975. It specialises in yachting clothing and accessories. Paul & Shark shirts are made in Italy. They feature iridescent buttons, which are made of plastic (but it looks similar to mother-of-pearl). Continue reading Paul & Shark shirts
Charvet is a French brand established in 1838. It makes bespoke, made-to-measure and ready-to-wear shirts. All Charvet shirts are manufactured in France. They feature very neat single-needle stitching, bar tacks instead of gussets, non-fused collars, removable collar stays, flawless mother-of-pearl Continue reading Charvet shirts
Lanvin is a French brand of designer clothing. It was founded by Jeanne Lanvin in 1989. Lanvin is based in Paris, but its ready-to-wear shirts are made in Italy. They feature thin mother-of-pearl buttons (MOP comes from Indonesia; about 2 Continue reading Lanvin shirts
Alex Mill is an American brand, which was established by Alex Drexler in 2013. It offers casual shirts with troca shell buttons (quite thick ones – about 3 mm., troca comes from China / sometimes – horn or metal buttons), Continue reading Alex Mill shirts
Van Laack is a German company, which was founded by Heinrich van Laack in 1881. Van Laack shirts are usually made in Vietnam. The brand uses 100% cotton, cotton + linen and 100% linen fabrics – often 2-ply ones; woven Continue reading Van Laack shirts
Maria Santangelo is a Neapolitan brand established by Maria Santangelo in 1953. All Maria Santangelo shirts are produced in Italy. They feature single-needle stitching, fused and soft non-fused collars, removable collar stays, gussets. The number of hand passages varies; for Continue reading Maria Santangelo shirts
Paul Smith is an English brand, which was founded by Paul Smith in 1976. Paul Smith mainline shirts are made in Italy; they feature thin mother-of-pearl buttons (MOP from Australia), removable collar stays, fused collars, non-split yokes. New PS line Continue reading Paul Smith shirts