Chambray shirt
Shirt made of chambray, which from a distance looks like lightweight denim. It is casual, but softer and lighter than a denim shirt and wearable all year. In light blue it goes with chinos, gabardine and dark jeans; with jeans, better to have a clear difference in the shade of blue. Under a wool sport coat it pleasantly breaks the formality.
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From the Guide
- Light blue goes with almost any trousers: beige, sand, taupe, olive, gray and navy are safe. With jeans and brown it works, but is not the first choice.
Related terms
- ChambrayCotton fabric in a plain weave with a colored, usually blue warp and a white weft.
- Oxford shirtShirt made of Oxford cloth, usually with a button-down collar whose points are buttoned to the shirt.
- Poplin shirtShirt made of poplin: smooth, dense and fine, with a collar that carries a tie, such as the wide-spread cutaway collar.
- Camp-collar shirtShirt with a flat, open lapel collar without a collar stand and a straight hem, made to be worn untucked.
- Band-collar shirtShirt that has only the collar band and no collar points.
- PoloShort-sleeved top with a shirt collar and a short placket with two or three buttons.