With both players and spectators donning Oxfords, the shirts became a sportswear staple and - carried on the backs of the most elite young men in America - became iconic. And college guys pushed the style into the cool, nonchalance that menswear has been chasing down ever since. All of these classic associations that combine comfort and heritage has made the Oxford so timeless that its styling is famously unquestionable.
White button downs have a powerful aristocratic lineage that goes all the way back to the Victorian era - a time when having a clean, white shirt was no simple task. Owning one fit the masculine ideals of its time: resolute austerity, purity, sobriety and privilege. Some of that symbolism continues to stick, but since the end of the 19th century, the meaning behind color has lost much of its meaning and continues today merely as a political turn-of-phrase.
White will always look clean and goes with anything from a suit and tie to a pair of shorts, but a nice blue is nearly as versatile. Slightly more relaxed than white when paired casually, a good blue can also sharpen the style of a suit when balanced with the right tone or tie.
The holy trinity of the Oxford is traditionally a white, blue and pink. Chambray fabric is thought to originate in Cambrai, France as far back as where some of the earliest plain-weave fabrics were produced. Its defining characteristic - and one of the reasons it is often mistaken for denim - is the contrasting weft thread usually white to the vertical blue thread.
As a plain-weave it is of lighter weight, softer and smoother than a twill like denim while still keeping that mottled appearance. Also like denim, one of the best things about Chambray is how it fades. But while twill always has some movement to the fade, Chambray fades uniformly.
Traditionally indigo-dyed and worn by working class men, Chambray became synonymous with American grit even before jeans did. Chambray came to the US in when, defying laws against exporting textile technology, a British man named Samuel Slater built a mill in Rhode Island and produced heavy work shirts for the Industrial Revolution.
In the early 20th century, along with the white tee and denim work pants, Chambray shirts became standard issue for the Navy from through WWII. Shop for styles that combine the most wanted styles with the most-wearable, natural fabric.
Shop Now. Chambray is a cotton plain-weave fabric made with a dyed warp yarn and a white filling yarn. Chambray is typically light blue in color.
While it may look like denim , chambray is lighter and is woven differently. It has a softer texture than denim and is thinner in construction.
Chambray is perfect for spring and summer tops, jumpsuits, and dresses. JavaScript is disabled. For a better experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser before proceeding. Chambray - is it denim or oxford? Thread starter a-rock Start date Apr 30, Joined Aug 29, Messages Reaction score 1.
What type of fabric exactly is chambray? Is it a soft denim? An oxford? I want to have a MTM chambray shirt done but not sure what fabric I should be choosing.
I asked Tailorstore and they said one of their blue oxfords. I'm afraid it'll end up looking like an oxford BD shirt. Is there something specific about chambray fabric I should be looking for? Drinkwaters OG Affiliate Vendor.
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