#708 Monster Melange

Yarn is the starting point for great fabric. It's the technique used to create the yarn in this shirt that gives it a totally new style. The package starts our in true rugged workwear form. A burly 9 ounce weight with some starch gives it a tough feel. It's a shirt you can break in. Melange yarn transforms the look. The yarn is twisted with two colors - a unique purple-blue and natural. The result is a heather purple effect that's refreshingly new. It's a dream partner for denim or khaki chinos.

This shirt is sewn up in our new Rugged style. It's designed to be the perfect style for our heavier, more rustic fabrics we run. It's a bit more casual, without being over the top. This style is really set off by two key design cues: a perfectly sized collar without buttons and two clean button closure, rounded chest pockets. These two elements lend the style it’s more casual look while their clean implementation keeps the shirt versatile. A simpler back yoke replaces the box pleat and locker loop of our Classic style. Intricate stitching tacks down the collar stand. The Rugged style inherits the same core fit block from the updated Classic style. The moment we sewed up some flannels and heavy jacquards in this style we knew it was right.

Buttons downs that are made in the USA using our quality of material and construction are typically priced at $175 to $300. The Gustin model, with your support, lets us do much better.