Workshirts

[SLAB]

i'm quite pleased with the length of the e-workers shirts but then again i'm not really tall or big

[Joseph Hill]

I'm an inveterate tucker, and short tails drive me crazy. Interestingly, the best fitting modern production button down that I've come across was from JC Pennys recent BigMac repro line that came and disappeared so quickly. It is a khaki twill that has longer than normal tails, and the sides have a slight tailoring to it. Not so much like the lately popular 'athletic' cut, but just enough so you don't get alot of bunching at the sides. It's the perfect combo of staying put, looking trim, and room for movement. I think they must have dug up old patterns from back in the day, as this sort of cutting seems to mystify modern clothing designers for some reason.

[lawlercon]

i just scooped up a beams "hard wear" work shirt off of ebay and was curious if anyone could give me more info about the "hard wear" line - i cannot seem to find anything online, but i'm guessing its just a vintage beams shirt.

thanks!

[SLAB]

my first Bootleggers/Freewheelers shirt

expected this to be rather light fabric but its quite a heavy shirt. details and quality are amazing, to say the least. Definitely wont be my last shirt from these guys. this one does have serious tail!

Picture 254 by SLAB13, on Flickr

Picture 256 by SLAB13, on Flickr

Picture 255 by SLAB13, on Flickr

Picture 257 by SLAB13, on Flickr

[Guest colt]

whats the measurement on those size 15 man? pls

[Guest colt]

they will shrink? or what?

[lawlercon]

some photos of my rogue territory dbl indigo work shirt at about a year in

contrast is really starting to come through. its going through its first actual wash today.

[Guest roastedchickenwing]

check out jcrew or asos website. search for coupons to reduce prices

[min2max]

i'm kinda new to the workshirt game and was wondering what exactly does "union made" stand for?? i'm guessing hand made on union sewing machines ??

[Maynard Friedman]

It means made by unionized labour, i.e. under good working conditions with an 8-hour day I believe.

[min2max]

ok that was actually my first assumption, but then today i saw a Carhartt work shirt with the union made label and a made in china tag which made me doubt that, although i guess they could also be made in china under union labour conditions..

[hollowsleather]

I'm on the hunt for shirt options with interesting fabrics. By interesting I mean good texture/slub/nep/etc.

It started when I found this shot of a lovely N&F shirt pocket bouncing around tumblr:

Annnd it ended when I found out that shirt is darted on the back. Can't get into that. I'm a slim guy, but I like to run and jump and bend and stuff.

Any other recommendations?

[Joseph Hill]

ok that was actually my first assumption, but then today i saw a Carhartt work shirt with the union made label and a made in china tag which made me doubt that, although i guess they could also be made in china under union labour conditions..

This is a problem that I have bitched about (and caught flak for bitching about) for some time now. Every brand that wants to shoulder into the whole retro theme these days slaps a union label on their crap, when not a stitch on it was layed down by someone employed from organized labor. So now cheap shit cranked out by exloited labor in (fill in origin of your choice) can pretend to be livelyhood supporting goods rather than the false property driving everyone (except the company top brass) to the lowest common denominator. And the few and far between companies that actually are willing to forego some measure of profit so their workers can actually live in first world (or at least second world) conditions reap no benefit in the market place because, like has just been illustrated, it may just be assumed that the union label is just another meaningless marketing tag.

[spidereye]

My 1st post here.

Joe mccoy 8hrs workshirt.

[Baeyer-Drewson]

New Sugar Cane workshirt. Indigo and blue stripe with some mixed weave going on.

[deadpan]

I'm on the hunt for shirt options with interesting fabrics. By interesting I mean good texture/slub/nep/etc.

It started when I found this shot of a lovely N&F shirt pocket bouncing around tumblr:

Annnd it ended when I found out that shirt is darted on the back. Can't get into that. I'm a slim guy, but I like to run and jump and bend and stuff.

Any other recommendations?

Hey Hollows...saw this the other day:

"

Chambrays by McCoys have been using fabric whereby the fibres texture and dye is uneven. The result is a stunning cloth with a dramatic grain produced especially for McCoys. They produced the black version for the spring collection and the results are incredible."

on: http://www.superdenim.co.uk/prodpage.asp?productid=575

might be of interest

[pepper davies]

Hi guys. Got this shirt, and wanted to post it for sale since it's too big for me. It's definitely old, and well made. Fabric is cotton, but definitely not Chambray. I don't know exactly how to describe it. Seems similar to that N&F shirt posted above.

Measurements are 23.5" PTP and 29" from collar to tails. If any of you guys are looking for a shirt that you don't have to worry about the tails coming out this one's for you.

Gussets.

Send me a PM if you're interested!

[drz]

this crazy bro

[hollowsleather]

Ranon killed my search for a tasty fabric in no time, I have this flecked goodness en route now:

[not too tight]

I picked up this Free and Easy X Warehouse shirt when I first started becoming active on SuFu. A lil big on me but I love the fabric.

[robbie]

I love that sort of irridescence or luminescense that they put in fabrics. I haven't ever had any shirts with the sort of shiny slub like that, but a handful of ties from like the 30's... really cool shirt Not too tight1!

[spidereye]

Love this threads...lots of amzing stuff. The fabrics is history so the cut.

[hollowsleather]

On the subject of tasty fabrics...

http://bandanna-almanac.com/

[almostnice]

got thisheavy flannel as a present today

[Chponglasia]

Selling a beautiful new Iron Heart Chambray work shirt.

http://www.superfuture.com/supertalk/showthread.php?t=300043

[jigsaw]

Momotaro workshirt

Anchor buttons

[robbie]

got thisheavy flannel as a present today

I have 2 or 3 of these, I had no idea they used Cone fabrics... that's awesome. It's great you got a deadstock one!

[nattomoto]

Not sure where else to post this, but since Workers gets the most attention in this thread…

Yesterday I visited the K&TH Store in Kurashiki. Wonderful shop and wonderful town. It was a treat to handle a number of Takashi's garments at one time. The September jackets and shirts are fucking gorgeous. I was shown an original Abercrombie and Fitch wartime bag and the reproduction, which was spot-on. Unfortunately, there was nothing I wanted to purchase, but I did take a few photos for your guys.

[drz]

^ envy. Big fans of Tateno-san's work

[mikecch]

^^ Fantastic, thanks for the pics

Liking that grey jacket in the second pic.