Exploring the world of shirts:

• How to spot a high quality shirt
• 2-ply and 3-ply fabrics
• Cotton: extra-long staple varieties (Egyptian, Pima and Supima, Sea Island)
• Oeko-Tex Standard 100
• Non-iron and easy care
• Fused and non-fused collars
• Gussets
• Handmade or not handmade?
• Mother-of-pearl and troca buttons;  Gritti buttons
• Shanked buttons
• Single-needle and twin-needle stitching
• Sleeves which are sewn on at the end
• Split yoke
• Mills and brands of shirtings:  Acorn,  Albiate,  Albini,  Alumo,  Bonfanti,  Caccioppoli,  Canclini,  Carlo Riva,  David & John Anderson,  Grandi & Rubinelli,  Leggiuno,  Mileta,  Monti,  S.I.C. Tess,  Tessilmaglia,  Testa,  Tootal

Brands of shirts:

• Italic means ‘this brand offers shirts under 100 USD”
• Alex Mill,  Andrea Campagna,  Anna Matuozzo
• Bagutta,  Barba,  Beams+,  Berg & Berg,  Brioni,  Brooks Brothers,  Budd
• Canali,  Charles Tyrwhitt,  Charvet
• Drake’s
• Emma Willis,  Eton,  Etro
• Glanshirt
• Hawes & Curtis, Hilditch & Key,  Hugo Boss
• Kabbaz-Kelly,  Kingsman
• Lanvin,  Luigi Borrelli
• Maria Santangelo
  
• New & Lingwood,  Norton & Sons
• Paul & Shark,  Paul Smith,  Polo Ralph Lauren
• Ralph Lauren Purple Label,  Richard James,  Rubinacci
• Stephen Lachter,  Suitsupply,  Sunspel
• T.M.Lewin,  Tom Ford,  Turnbull & Asser
• Udeshi,  Uniqlo
• Van Laack