An example of the original Chambray's fabric with this pull-over shirt from the early 1920's....
A close-up of it's tag ."GRAND TEINT " can be translated into : color fastness the term originated in France in 1880 ....
One of my favorite shirt.......
And finally ,what seems to be everybody's fixation on ebay lately : a dead stock ww2 US NAVY shirt .the real deal here......Sunny days are back again .Time to pull out our favorite chambray shirts right !!?.So i took advantage of a day off ,to go through my collection and select some cool labels for you to enjoy.
The fabric originated from a town in the Normandy/Eure region call Chambray.It was originally woven for farmer's wardrobes by a man named Bastide Chambray.The light blue colored material was actually the fabric of choice for the working man's shirt. Hence, the term blue-collar worker came into use.
Chambray is a closely woven plain weave cotton fabric.The fabric is made of dyed warp (down) and white or unbleached filling (across). Both carded or combed yarns are used. It has a white selvedge to prevent raveling.A spring/summer favorite and a collector's dream ,chambray as never been outta style as far as i can remember that is.....
