Workshirts

[Rivet Head]

+1, 99% certain to kop the black chambray.

I need a light brown chambray...

Lofgren has a great light brown S&P chambray:

http://item.rakuten.co.jp/speedway-shop/ls-005/

I have this one...it's killer!

[crownzip]

Original work shirts have much longer tails than current Japanese reproductions. Here's a cool Red Ram brand salt and pepper shirt from the 50's. Check out those long tails! I prefer to tuck in my shirts and find Lofgren and some of the others too easily pull out because of the short tails.

[fardin]

very nice one. looks kinda blue in the first pic, or maybe i am a bit tired.

buzz ricksons are nice they are long enough and stay in, depending on the rise of the pants.

[crownzip]

hi fardin, the california sky was nice and blue this morning when i took the photo so maybe that had something to do with it. it's really a dark grey.

[mikecch]

Lofgren has a great light brown S&P chambray:

http://item.rakuten.co.jp/speedway-shop/ls-005/

I have this one...it's killer!

Thanks mate, will look into it

Edit: Just kopped it...got a nice discount too

[crappykid]

I recently got this shirt from local thrift market, can someone id what kind of shirt is this? It has something stamped on the back collar (unreadable). It is wool herringbone fabric with orange selvedge.

The shirt

Selvedge cuff

[Joseph Hill]

Lands End Canvas online has their red heritage chambray on a nice sale. Some folks may be jaded with their Japanese super-chambs, but these are actually very nice. I've got the striped navy version, and it is fast becoming one of my favorite shirts. The picture seems to show them using matching top stitch, but I seem to recall when they had them at the local Sears (the red didn't last long) that the top stitch was white. I've got no problem with tuck length on these, but then most of my pants tend to crowd my bellybutton.

[Happy Hooligan]

^^^

I've got the red and black... for the money on sale they're great

[fashunhor]

Hey guys. I am sure this has been asked and answered but how does one go about ordering from Takashi? Thanks.

[slide13]

wow, $14.99 for the LE Canvas red chambray is a steal! I have one and like it quite a bit for a $40 shirt even. I actually had my company logo put over the left breast pocket so I could wear a shirt I actually like when times call for company apparel.

I love workshirts, almost all I wear most days, and I have amassed a decent selection of them lately. I think I probably have 10 or so now including some nice ones from Mister Freedom, Sugar Cane, Sunny Sports, Iron Heart, EPs by Epaulet, and KMW along with the more mundane from J Crew. Love all the pics posted here and thinking I might need to add a wabash shirt next, the FH one at Self Edge looks pretty nice.

[rnrswitch]

Gonna go ahead and post this link here. I got this SDA shirt for sale:

11oz of pure chambray heaven. Eat this shit up.

[thedoad]

Thanks for the Lands end Heads up. I really needed some new shirts and I dont have much spare cash to throw around right now. Got the black oxford, the red chambray and the Indigo brushed flannel for like 46$ total. Not a bad deal at all.

[mikecch]

Thanks to Rivet Head for the solid recommendation

I did kop, and am pleased!

[Baeyer-Drewson]

nice-ass shirt

Texture is nicer than a muthafucka.

[mikecch]

Texture is nicer than a muthafucka.

It's really hard to photograph this fabric with my crappy camera...

Have to say Lofgren's stuff is good quality at a decent price, the measurements provided are spot on, they make them bigger than other Japanese brands, and the e-mail support is super helpful (not to mention the small discount given) - will have to do some more business with Speedway in the future

[SLAB]

very nice Mike, how about a fit picture?

[mikecch]

very nice Mike, how about a fit picture?

In the Roy x Cone thread

Wait, I see you've found it already...

[Rivet Head]

Yeah Mike! Wearing the blue version of that Lofgren today!

[lostinthesupermarket]

Great shirt mike and rivet. Lofgren make some beautiful stuff. John also seems to be a really nice guy.

[Biff15]

+1 on what Lost says... I have both the black and brown Lofgren shirts. John is indeed nice... and always quick to respond to emails and really helpful...

[Happy Hooligan]

So I've never liked the pockets on my gap shirt. So I took off the tiny top flap and added a button hole, and made the other pocket into a cigarette pocket with a pencil holder.

My stitching isn't the best as I'm a bit out of practice. But at least it looks better than those tiny flaps. The old stitch holes should disappear after a wash or two..

[mikecch]

Worker's Feb e-news just out - really tempted by the black chambray shirt!

Pricing a little higher than anticipated though?

[dnm_dnmz]

is there any books that reveals all the detail of vintage workwear just like "Jeans of the Old West : A history, MIchael Allen Harris"

I really need any references for my thesis

[Nuk1]

just got this Rising Sun Chambray a few weeks ago on a flea market. i dont know about the Rising Sun, but its made in China, are this shirt legit or what? unfortunately i cant take some fit pics at the moment

this is the real color of the shirt, and i dont know how to describe the white line, are those selvedge or what?

just another tasty fabric

[rnrswitch]

Not positive, but I don't think that shirt is made by rising sun out of pasadena. Also, I don't think that is selvedge detailing, but maybe some other white fabric sewn over the chambray. I can't tell from the pics though.

Shirt does look nice though. You should post some full shots of it.

[Rivet Head]

Worker's Feb e-news just out - really tempted by the black chambray shirt!

Pricing a little higher than anticipated though?

Couple that with a shitty $US exchange rate....ordered the striped one from Jan, so I'll have to skip this one. They are really nice though!

[mikecch]

^ I'm afraid I'll have to take a rain-check for now as well.

I'm looking for a chambray shirt in a slightly different colour anyway...a light heather grey, similar to the Neal Cassidy Rail Road one in white pepper by Freewheelers.

[SLAB]

yeah, i have to skip as well although I would love to get my hands on the black covert and plaid chambray shirts. For may he has some black duck products planned (railroad jacket and work pants)

[Rivet Head]

I saw that Slab...may have to get in on the duck chore pants...be forewarned that his pants run slim and low rise.

[Baeyer-Drewson]

New Sugar Cane herringbone shirt. Nice and heavy. Looks black but has a strange indigo sheen in the light.