Description

A sleeveless shirt experiment [#434] for a sailor on the cruise. A french naval shirt reference, modified for explicit use on land. Dual pit-pockets up top with a button hem bottom that allows it to convert to a crop top. All in the open yet opaque Injected Linen fabric.

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Fabric

Fabric Story

The ancient meets the industrial to create a radically open yet opaque material. The fundamental differences between knitting and weaving collapse in this Japanese fabric that combines the rugged simplicity of a polyester mesh with the deep character and performance of linen. Open to the air so the skin can breathe, opaque to the eye so the mind can relax and injected with linen's dry touch and beautiful break in to create a remarkable summer fabric.

A super light polyester warp mesh is knitted around a linen weft insertion to combine the durability and stability of polyester with the cool wear and character of a bast fiber. The linen is 59% of the fabric weight and its slubby texture and elegant aging shine through. The polyester warp means it doesn't crease sharply like most linen but instead takes on a gentle waviness that makes it far easier to travel with.


Put this stuff on and it feels like almost nothing, the air just flows over you. Look at it and it’s as opaque as far heavier fabrics, other than in extremely backlit or near face situations you can’t see anything through it. In summertime this is pretty damn close to magic.

  • Fiber Content

    • 59%Linen
    • 41%Polyester
  • Fabric Weight

    170GSM

  • Fabric Origin

    Warp knit in Japan

  • Fabric Construction

    Warp-knit, weft-insertion, “flatblind”

  • UPF

    • Black: 50+
    • Raw White: 20
  • Fabric Water Resistance

    None

  • Breathability

    Extremely High

  • Durability

    Modest

Fit

  • Stretch

    None

Size Chart

in Inches | Measured Flat

SizeXSSMLXLXXL
Shoulder18.2518.7519.2519.7520.2520.75
Chest23.2524.2525.2526.2527.2528.25
Length26.2526.87527.528.12528.7529.375
Emeka is 6'0", 183 lbs and wears size M in RD Olive Territory. Worn with Injex Tensions.
Lauren is 5’4", 130lbs and wears size XS-M. Chris is 5'6", 140 lbs and wears size XS-S. Tyler is 6'0", 163 lbs and wears size S-L. JP is 5'9", 200 lbs and wears size XL-XXL.

Form

  • Made in

    Manhattan

  • Hardware

    Custom Italian Mombasa poly buttons

  • Pockets

    Dual pit pockets

  • Construction Details

    Button hem bottom

  • Style Number

    S306

Revision History

  • April 2024:
    • Released as experiment #434
    • Released in Black, RD Darkness, RD Olive Territory, RD Mauvesmoke, RD Miami

Care

  • Washing

    • Machine wash warm
    • Garment dyed product - wash with like colors
  • Drying

    Tumble dry low

  • Ironing

    Iron low

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