I received quite a lot of nice shirts this summer season. Simply after I had informed myself I had gotten sufficient, Will at SLOU supplied to ship me a seersucker popover… it’s best to know by now that my thirst for good summer season shirts is insatiable. I noticed the collar and thought it could be value taking part in with.
I’ve since put collectively two casual-casual outfits, and two less-than-casual outfits. A popover is often not meant to be tucked in, however I felt it was value exploring. I’ve gotten a really feel for the shirt, and I’ve an concept of how I’ll put on it going ahead… However let’s undergo them one after the other.
The primary outfit, which I wore to go to a good friend on the Instagram workplace in NYC, can be my first outfit with these ALD Rainers. I used to be truly sort of excited to put on them with shorts, impressed by the advert ALD initially used. Clearly, my outfit is much less gorpy, lacking the layers and the socks… nevertheless it was scorching out, I am pleased with my execution. I like the colour scheme I put collectively and all the pieces.
And this may be my favourite use case for the shirt. Toss it on over shorts for a carefree summer season vibe. The sleeves roll up properly. The one-button-done state is concurrently free and breezy whereas rolling properly.
Then, I needed to strive some informal tailoring. The outfit is easy, I even went with slim chinos simply to maintain issues… easy? Idk, I simply felt like busting out these chinos.
It undoubtedly works. The spotlight is the fantastic collar roll, at its greatest with two buttons completed.
However I choose the shirt within the first context for 2 causes. One, the sleeves are lengthy on me. I am a brief dude, and I made a decision to measurement up on this shirt as a result of a popover must be relaxed, and since Will informed me it could shrink a bit if I tumble dried it. I assumed—I’ll put on this shirt to the pool, I’ll put on it within the warmth and sweat in it, I do not wish to child it each time I wash it, I like relaxed matches anyway, I’d as nicely measurement up. After tumble drying: the material remains to be nice, the match remains to be good and relaxed (however good within the neck), however the sleeves are nonetheless simply lengthy for me.
Extra importantly… I do not like the best way seersucker tucks. Seersucker is crisp, and has a sure… stiffness. It is nice if you know the way to play with it, however I simply do not like the best way it seems across the waistband, it would not drape softly over the waistband. This stiffness additionally prevents the sleeves from bunching up increased on the sleeve… which I truly needed after I put the jacket on, for the reason that jacket sleeve would conceal that and no one would ever have identified the sleeves have been too lengthy. Oh nicely.
Again to informal outfits. The zero-button state is the shirt at its slouchiest, so I pit it in opposition to my slouchiest pants and slouchiest jacket. The collar nonetheless seems nice. The shirt remains to be lengthy on me, and I feel this is able to work somewhat higher if the shirt was somewhat shorter, so. the shrit and jacket hems had extra distance between them, however with out the jacket, the size solely provides to the slouchiness, so I am not too upset.
Facet notice: do not put on tee shirts on scorching days, put on this. This can breathe 100 occasions higher.
I needed to strive it with a tie. And whereas I nonetheless do not just like the tuck or the sleeve size, the collar frames the tie tremendous properly. (I additionally like the best way the seersucker sits when the collar is open, however I did not have match for displaying that off).
I am trying ahead to SLOU’s subsequent button down, as a result of if it is available in a fabric I do like tucking in, you are gonna see me in ties extra usually. (Notice: Will says their subsequent shirt may be shorter, too… I am excited).
Apart from the tuck and the sleeve size, I do love this match. Slouchy however basic summer season tailoring. Additionally the innagural match for my blue suede Alden tassels!
All in all.. sure, I sitll love this shirt, however I adore it extra untucked. It is breathable and slouchy and lightweight and crisp… The whole lot a seersucker popover could be. If you would like a easy, informal summer season shirt, this can be a nice possibility.
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