Getting Shirty (recent purchases)

Decided I needed some serious shirt investment a couple months ago so went hell for leather in sourcing them. Here's what I got..

First up a classic navy blue/white Gingham check Ralph Lauren. Oozes quality and I don't think anyone does this kind of shirt as well as Mr. RL. Following that another Polo by RL design called 'Bleeding Madras' - I think it's bleeding gorgeous. Got a slight worn look to it, which is something that's never really appealed before, and think the wooden hand painted top button is a real touch of class. A mix of colours, reds, greens and blues, meaning it'll be champion peeping through with a whole host of knitwear come the autumn. Both picked up from TK Maxx for £35ish - they're outdoing themselves with the RL casualwear at the moment.

Next up is a crisp looking Faconnable, not disimilar to a Barbour Tattersall I own if it wasn't for the wavy checks. In three tone green on a bright white shirt. Great shirt from this brilliant French label. eBay for £12 BNWT

Next up are two from the Markies outlet. A pastel coloured short sleeve Oxford shirt for less than a tenner. Fell in love with this shirt when I saw it last summer, but never got round to buying it. Lush one for summer and bigger fitting than other Blue Harbour shirts, but seeing as it'll only be worn in stifling July heat (if we're lucky) then that bagginess can only be a good thing. Also a supersoft brushed cotton number in autumn browns that will be going into storage until the colder months, but might as well prepare for it because it'll roll around in no time.

So all in all five excellent shirt purchases in my opinion, well worthy of wardrobe space. And all from my favourite brands (with the exception of Barbour) for shirtings.