Style

The style of this shirt is definitely more casual-leaning than formal. It is obviously not at all meant to be worn with a suit, as one might try to do with the Apollo 3, for instance. Rather, its meant to fit in where your typical oxford cloth shirt might. Something great to throw on with some jeans or chinos, or under a more casual blazer even, if you wanted to dress it up more. I really like the stripes on the shirt too — not to thick; not too thin. Many performance shirts are often only available in plain, solid colors, so it’s nice to see some patterns here.

Look, the deal here is that this is just a straightforward, typical, casual shirt you are used to buying at a place like Banana Republic or J Crew in terms of its style (and so it will fit into your wardrobe in the very same way). It’s the fabric that has the magic, as we’ll get to in just a second.

Very nice detail: There is a cool contrasting lining on the inside of both the collar and the cuff, the latter of which looks great when you roll your sleeves up and it sticks out a bit.

Quality & Construction

The quality is on par with what you would expect from Banana Republic. It’s a very solid-feeling shirt. The fabric is super soft to the touch, and the stretch is extremely comfortable to wear. Put quite simply: this is one of the most comfortable shirts that I now own. It moves and flows fantastically. It’s really quite great, and makes this shirt just like any casual shirt you own now, just way more comfortable than even the softest wash shirt with whatever fancy tumble process it may or may not have.

It is a little odd that Banana’s site lists the materials of the shirt as being 100% cotton, which makes me wonder where the high amount of stretch comes from, but I confirmed on the tag of the shirt itself which also says 100% cotton, so… magic? (In reality, it’s likely all in the way it is knit.)