Oxford Cloth Button Down Shirts from Lands End

Oxford Cloth Button-Down Shirts from Lands End

I had been looking for reasonably priced Oxford Cloth Button Down shirts (hereafter being referenced as OCBD) for a while and while I had been happy with the Oxford stripe OCBD that I purchased from Arket (which I had reviewed last March), as wanted to try traditional American brands such as Lands End or LL Bean.  I am not opposed to buying more expensive shirts, but the pricing from companies such as Brooks Brothers, J. Press and Mercier & Sons including shipping and import duties put those a bit beyond my budget.  Lands End has a distributor and website right here in Germany, which means no expensive shipping and customs duties and they often have substantial sales.  Many of my readers will know that I love a good sale (having learned from my mother many years ago, to never pay full price for clothes, as the markup on retail is eyewatering).  Having found my deal, I ordered these preppy/Ivy classics: White, Light Blue and Oxford Stripe (which they call BAYSHORE BLUE STRIPE).

I got their Tailored Fit OCBD (size 16" x 35"), which is a bit more fitted than their Traditional Fit.  These shirts had all the classic detailing that I love on a good OCBD, including a trim, but not a tight fit, a 7 button front placket, center pleats in the back, a locker loop, 2 button adjustable cuffs, gauntlet buttons, and left breast pocket.  About the only details that I would have like to have added is a back collar button and a slightly longer collar point of 3 inches, instead of their 2 3/4 inches, but these details for me at least does not justify spending another $100 to have a custom shirt made.  I would say that overall the fit is perfect.

Packaging:
As one would expect for this price range, these shirts didn't arrive in fancy packaging, however, I find this to be totally acceptable because since it's just so much less waste heading to the landfill.

The cloth is a nice medium/heavyweight Oxford Cloth that feels substantial enough that I expect these shirts to last for many years of regular wear.  The cloth is 100 % Supima cotton with a non-iron finish, which is nice in that I can keep them crispt with a quick iron (I prefer my shirts with a crisp, but not starched finish).  I tend to wear the Oxford stripe version of this shirt the most because I just find it a bit more sporty/casual that the white and light blue, but even with the additional wearings, I find this shirt to shows absolutely no evidence of the extra wear.  I look forward to wearing these shirts for many years to come.

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