Collection: Button-down collar

Although it was originally born from practical considerations, it is above all for its style that the button-down collar shirt is so popular today. We have seen this sporty shirt invade the shelves and be available in a thousand different ways for the occasion. This considerable success makes the task of finding a model both faithful to the search for comfort which gave birth to this type of shirt, and adapted to today's aesthetic concerns, all the more difficult. Hast therefore designs its men's button-down collar shirt as a fair balance between the original spirit of this iconic piece and its more modern developments. Like all Hast shirts , the button-down collar shirt presented here has benefited from particular care in the design of the cut, in the choice of fabric and in its execution, entrusted to hand-picked workshops. A look back at this historic shirt and its modern shapes. The button-down collar shirt: a sporty shirt More popular than ever, the button-down collar shirt has existed for over a century. It first appeared to meet the needs of wealthy American students playing polo. The constraint ? Keep an elegant style, while maximizing freedom of movement and preventing the collar from flapping on the face of players galloping on the pitch. We therefore choose to button the collar at the points so that it remains in place in all circumstances. In addition, we opt for a slightly wider cut, comfort pleats, a loop to hang the shirt on the cloakroom hook and often a pocket on the heart side. On the American campuses of the prestigious Ivy League, the button-down collar shirt is then associated for a long time with the Oxford fabric, combining solidity, lightness, and elegance thanks to its alternation of colored weft threads and white warp thread which gives it this very particular grain. Halfway between classic and modern Since then, the men's button-down collar shirt has evolved in many ways. We now find it available in different cuts, different fabrics, with more or less formal styles. At Hast, we have chosen to retain the original spirit of the button-down collar shirt by favoring the relaxed cut . We have also kept its emblematic collar while shortening it very slightly, to modernize it without removing the wave effect inseparable from this type. collar. Finally, the Hast buttoned shirt is available in different fabrics: • Oxford fabric, most faithful to the historical model • Chambray and denim, for a raw effect paying homage to the American way of life • Fil à fil and linen, for a light casual and summer effect • Poplin , to highlight the patterns • Or even thick flannel, for the cool season