Tripl Stitched x Grey Fox Blog collaboration shirt collection now on sale

I was delighted when Tripl Stitched approached me to collaborate on the design of a range of men's shirts. I was already familiar with their products, made in North London, and admired the quality of the manufacture and cloth. Made partly on vintage machines, they capture a real enthusiasm for shirtmaking based on classic pieces, with button downs and superb fabrics such as Japanese-made chambray forming the heart of the collection.

I saw a gap in the market between very formal shirts, with stiff collars for ties, and casual shirts, with shallower and softer collars to be worn open neck. I enjoy wearing some of my chambray and denim casual shirts with ties and I envisaged a collection that was essentially a casual shirt with a soft collar deepened in shape and stiffened just enough to take tie. I also wanted to revive some of the classic shirt designs from the forties and fifties, looking at rarer collar shapes and slightly longer body lengths.

With this in mind we have designed three shirts, as follows:

1. An Italian 3 finger Oxford button down made from an Italian textured cloth. Like all the shirts, it features a triple-stitched back yoke in grey thread to celebrate the Grey Fox collaboration (see image above). Like all the shirts, it's available in six sizes and is designed to be worn casually with or without a tie. £125 (below).

2. A penny round collar in red micro check in a beautiful Italian gingham check fabric. £125 (below).

3. A point collar shirt in a pale blue stripe. This is designed to be worn with a tie bar. I hadn't tried a tie bar before and it has become my favourite way of wearing a tie, giving a totally new way of showing off your favourite ties. £125 (below). All shirts available from Tripl Stitched here.