If you are looking for more information on chambray shirts then, you’ve come to the right place.
What Is A Chambray Shirt?
A Cool Chambray Shirt For Men
Cambric or chambray is a plain weave, lightweight cotton cloth that is used as a fabric for lace and needlework. It is very similar to light weight denim. Cambric was first used in 1595 in Cambria, France. Most people know cambric by the name Batiste, probably because it was named after the Baptist of Cambria. It is a very closely woven and firm fabric that has a slightly glossy surface that is produced by calendaring. Modern cambric is made from Egyptian or American cotton.
Short Sleeves Chambray Shirt
Sometimes Flax can also be use to make cambric and polymer fibers can also be added to it. Cambric can also be used as a coating for professional playing cards, as a protective coating, to make them easy to handle and so that they last longer. This fabric also finds a place in certain songs as well, with the famous lyrics “tell her to make me a cambric shirt… without no seams nor needlework”. David Bowie also sang about the chambray shirt in his song “Come and Buy Me Toys” in 1967.
In the United States, a stronger form of Cambric is used for making shirts for workmen. The fabric is woven with a white weft and a light indigo blue warp, and the shirt is put together with a white topstitching. This is where the term “Blue collar” comes from and hence the name “Blue Collar workers”.
Long Sleeves Black In Color
This shirt, with dark indigo blue denim jeans is mostly used as a uniform for the prisoners held in state penitentiary, also leading to the coining of the phrase “Prison Blues”.
The chambray shirt was very famous in 1980’s and 1990’s in the casual wear section. The cambric shirt inspired by workmen, in blue and other colors, is sold by high fashion houses like Ralph Lauren, who sold the products at a price of up to $270 in the US in 2010. The style is also making a comeback in mass-produced lines as well.
The Chambray Trend Makes A Comeback
Gray Color Chambray Shirt
Chambray used to be the most popular fabric in 1980’s and 1990’s, but nowadays, it’s back with a new look that is embraced by both men and women. Chambray is the most popular denim-like fabric this season. Men and women do not usually share a trend equally, but when they do, the response is magnanimous. The men’s chambray shirt has always been a popular style statement, but the women’s version has gained a lot of popularity this year. The chambray shirt for women comes in two versions-the baggy, boyfriend shirt trend and the denim trend.
Including A Chambray Shirt In Your Wardrobe
Whether you are a man or a woman, the latest trend makes a chambray shirt a must for every wardrobe. A chambray shirt can be worn with khakis, cotton skirts, black jeans or a mini chino. Popular vote says it looks best with the khakis. Whether worn by a man or a woman, chambray should never be paired with denim.
Both men and women can wear the chambray shirt as buttoned up, over another shirt, like a v-neck or tank or it can just be kept open.
Looks Good With Short Pants
Graphic tees, long sleeved shirts, satin and cotton tops all pair nicely with the chambray shirt. Chambray dresses work well in the warm weather as well. Chambray dresses have helped in switching the monotony of cotton dresses by adding an unusual twist to the day dress. The J Crew stores and the Old Navy have some very nice versions of chambray shirts.
