After Drake’s · Spring/Summer 2025
Brown and Red Madras Check Cotton Button-Down Shirt
A long-sleeved button-down shirt in madras check, the hand-loomed cotton from Chennai long associated with warm-weather dressing. The cloth is woven from a fine, short-staple cotton spun by hand, which gives it an irregular, slubby surface. The make follows the Ivy pattern of the mid-century, with a soft rolled collar, a box pleat at the back and a single patch pocket. It is intended for relaxed summer wear alongside casual trousers and loafers.
In Proper Cloth
Portuguese Plaid Red and Brown Small Twill
We looked for a red and brown check in all-cotton shirting and chose a small-scale plaid twill from a Portuguese mill, since Proper Cloth offers no true madras. We matched the main lines of the make: a soft Ivy button-down collar, a split yoke, a rounded chest pocket, a one-button cuff, a curved hem and mother of pearl buttons. The madras weave, its slubby hand-spun texture and its wider range of colours could not be matched, so the shirt keeps the colour family and the Ivy detailing rather than the cloth's summer character.
A single-ply 50s cotton twill woven by Somelos in Portugal, in a small red and brown plaid. It is soft to the touch and the mill describes it as having more body than ordinary shirting, closer to a lighter alternative to flannel, which makes it better suited to cooler months than to summer.
- Composition
- 100% Cotton
- Weight
- lightweight
- Care
- Finish: No Treatment.
Options
- Collar
- Soft Ivy Button Down
- Cuffs
- Soft One Button Barrel
- Placket
- Soft Front Placket
- Rounded Pocket
- Yoke
- Split Yoke
- Hem
- Medium Curved Hem
- Buttons
- Mother of Pearl
- Stitching
- 0.2″ Stitching
- Sleeve placket
- Sleeve placket button
- Adjustable cuffs
- No adjustable cuff buttons
$175
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