L.L. Bean Men's Chamois Shirt Review
For eighty years the best Men's chamois shirt has been made by L.L. Bean. It is made of thick Portuguese flannel (7.50z fabric), generous tails, roomy fit and angled flap pockets. It is as soft as it is tough. The stand out colors are Navy, Hunter, Red and Heritage Khaki. Like other classics, it looks great old as well as new.
For eighty years the best Men's chamois shirt has been made by L.L. Bean. It is made of thick Portuguese flannel (7.50z fabric), generous tails, roomy fit and angled flap pockets. It is as soft as it is tough. The stand out colors are Navy, Hunter, Red and Heritage Khaki. Like other classics, it looks great old as well as new.
Other companies try, but none equal or surpass. Finally, this shirt is a great bargain at $34.50.
4 comments:
Muffy, can you/will it do to tuck the chamois shirt in?
@Tim - Absolutely. Most men that I know (and have known) both tuck them in as well as wear them as a light jacket. If the chamois shirt is just too bulky to tuck in, there is always the flannel shirt option.
In response to Tim...
I don't know what Muffy's take on this will be, but I think that a slim man can tuck the shirt in and look good, although I would suggest women wear it untucked. I used to work in a corporate setting in a small town in New England (large company, small town) and the dress was quite casual. My boss (a vice president)routinely wore black jeans, a chamois shirt tucked in, and hiking boots. Now, I'm sure Muffy will take issue with the black jeans, as did I. But this guy was very tall with a slender athletic build (an avid cyclist) and he could pull off the look. He looked "smart" and casual all at once. It was certainly not a perfectly preppy look. But, he didn't look frumpy. I think, though, that many male body types would not be able to pull off the look.
Thanks Muffy and thanks Anonymous. I've studied the reviews of this shirt on the LL Bean site, where several customers say the shirt is too roomy and with one shopper even suggesting it has 'musketeer' sleeves. I notice that a chamois shirt is also made in the LL Bean Signature line where it has more of a 'tailored fit' and at the same time is hailed as deriving from the original 1933 design. For the regular line shirt there's a claim about having been around for 80 years.
I aspire to tucking it in and suppose either would be fine, but am not quite sure which of the two shirts has the more genuine heritage value.
LL Bean seems to be confusing the issue.
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