Favorites Seres: Overshirts - Topic of the day 5/23/24
What are your favorite overshirts? Anything that sticks out at various price points? What do you look for in a overshirt? What brands have been great for them and what brands have really let you down? Do you prefer button or zip options? Feel free to share a few of your favorite fits or inspo that feature overshirts, too. The Favorites Series is part of a ~weekly recurring TOTD to replace/updated the 5 year old "Best X for $X" threads on r/mfa.
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Is this the same as a chore coat
No
It has fewer pockets and is therefore inferior /j
I think a chore coat is an overshirt, but an overshirt may not be a chore jacket
No. Lets stay overshirt positive here
Generally I rarely get dedicated overshirts, i just have a few shirts that I like to wear as overshirts.
not a traditional overshirt but this bug shirt from exofficio has surprising utility (even though i've worn it with the same pants)
a decade ago i would've said norse project jens jacket but how time sorts things
I have a couple of overshirts from Barena that I really like. On Yoox, they're generally around $75-$125.
I used to buy a lot of overshirts and then realized that it's far more interesting to use an actual shirt as an overshirt. If I need a heavier fabric, I'd go with outerwear that offers more coverage anyways. Plus the stuff that's usually sold as "overshirts" is underwhelmingly basic and boring.
I'm a big fan of more structured overshirts like chore coats (especially linen), more cropped shirt-style jackets, and safari jackets. Oh, and it either needs to be buttoned or have a 2-way zipper.
I like my engineered garments wool CPO shirt
My Uniqlo linen cotton shirt jacket in navy
And I think I'd count my knit 3sixteen crosscut flannel as an overshirt too
And then light loose fitting shirts are the overshirts of the summer
I have this casentino overshirt from Percival that I like quite a bit, although the stitching is pretty wonky in some areas:
https://www.percivalclo.com/products/blanket-workshirt-orange-casentino-wool?
Someday I want one of the casentino ones made by Tony Shirtmaker:
https://tonyshirtmakers.com/collections/ready-to-ship/products/muschio-casentino-wool-overshirt
Percival Menswear
Blanket Overshirt | Casentino Wool | Orange
Percival workshirts, like overshirts but cut in a slightly wider fit and with different pocket details. A shirt for over another shirt. A shacket. A shirt come jacket. A mens overshirt or shirt for whomever wants to wear it, and wear it they may. This could be a hobby shirt, a DIY shirt, a workshirt, a WFH shirt. Cut in a beautiful Italian custo...
TONY SHIRTMAKERS
Muschio Casentino Wool Overshirt
This overshirt is made from a hefty Casentino Wool. The fabric is sourced in Italy and characterized by the curls and wisps that give this fabric its amazing texture. Casentino wool is naturally temperature regulating and water resistant. Design features include a French workwear inspired collar, double button cuffs a
Military overshirt are cool, I just bought on Vinted this Penfield
death to the shacket
i really like this Corridor waffle knit one i got on sale
I picked up this one from Asket a while back and it's been halfway around the world.
I always wanted to try sewing some patches onto it to give it some more personality, but I could never find the right inspiration
This was the fit that got me to buy it
Big fan of Wax Londons overshirts, they have nice colorways and interesting knit texture
I love my overshirts. They make a simple plain colour T-shirt into something more sophisticated or work appropriate (I work in language education)
I bought an exact similar looking one from Arket. I tried the Asket one too which is great, but I liked the slightly regular fit of Arket better than Asket's sharp fit. You look great in it though. Thanks for the patches idea.
I never heard of overshirts before a few days ago, but I think I just bought one
