GARDINERFANCY WHITE-RED-BLUE

Nothing is as versatile as a long sleeve button down dress shirt: equally at ease for an oceanfront promenade or for cocktails on board, this timeless style basic is a regular fit made patterned lightweight Madras Cotton, and features one front patch pocket with personalised Sebago flag. This shirt owes its name to the city of Gardiner in Maine (USA), which is blessed by the Kennebec river waterfront park, a relaxing place to walk, sit, picnic, or just soak in the views, completed by a boat launch, docks and a walking trail. The name Madras derives from Madraspatnam, the site chosen by the British East India Company for a permanent settlement in 1639. To secure a reliable labor supply, they had promised a 30-year exemption from duties for Indian weavers in the area, and within a year nearly 400 families of weavers had settled in Madras. Popular in Europe for its lightness and breathability from the start, undyed Madras evolved into the classic beautiful plaid patterns in the 17th Century, became the traditional dress of Madras residents and conquered the world. To this day, Madras fabric remains to be dyed just as it was on day one: by hand while still in yarn form.