# Trying to find a good source for a particular type of shirt **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [August 31, 2016, 1:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trying-to-find-a-good-source-for-a-particular-type-of-shirt/764533 "2016-08-31T01:57:05Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 11\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Attack\_from\_the\_3rd\_dimension](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/b38774/32.png) [@Attack\_from\_the\_3rd\_dimension](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Attack_from_the_3rd_dimension)\ **Post date:** [August 31, 2016, 1:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trying-to-find-a-good-source-for-a-particular-type-of-shirt/764533/1 "2016-08-31T01:57:05Z")
I’ve broken new ground in casual wear at my place of work. Normally I wear a tucked in, long-sleeved, button-down shirt, without a tie. I’ve branched out this summer with a blocky, tail-less, untucked short-sleeved shirt, and, God help me, I like it. The best ones so far have been these from [Quicksilver](http://www.quiksilver.com/centinela-short-sleeve-shirt-888701144274.html). I’m happy to buy more of these, but it might be nice to branch out. The parameters: 1. Can’t be an obvious Aloha shirt. It would have to be so subtle as to be not Aloha. 2. Can’t have strange pockets or excess design, like a Mexican wedding shirt or guayabera. 3. Cannot be a wrinkle fest, I’m not ironing. 4. Has to be blunt cut hemline, not a shirt-tail “I should be tucked in” hem. 5. Can’t be an obvious bowling shirt. Think Hank from Breaking Bad, Angel Ortiz from Dexter Any ideas, sources, hot tips? Beuller? Thank, A3D ---
**Author:** ![Scylla](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a5b964/32.png) [@Scylla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scylla)\ **Post date:** [August 31, 2016, 2:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trying-to-find-a-good-source-for-a-particular-type-of-shirt/764533/2 "2016-08-31T02:07:09Z")
Ex officio makes very high quality easy care shirts in the style you like. I love these for daily wear and travel. You can wash them in the sink wring them out, hang them up, and the next morning they look like they are fresh from the dry cleaners. Hard to go wrong with them ---
**Author:** ![Scylla](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a5b964/32.png) [@Scylla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scylla)\ **Post date:** [August 31, 2016, 2:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trying-to-find-a-good-source-for-a-particular-type-of-shirt/764533/3 "2016-08-31T02:08:15Z")
Here’s a link: [https://www.exofficio.com/products/mens/shirts/short-sleeve?all=1000](https://www.exofficio.com/products/mens/shirts/short-sleeve?all=1000) ---
**Author:** ![SmellMyWort](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SmellMyWort](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SmellMyWort)\ **Post date:** [August 31, 2016, 3:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trying-to-find-a-good-source-for-a-particular-type-of-shirt/764533/4 "2016-08-31T15:18:29Z")
Kohls has a “casual button down” subcategory in their men’s shirts department online (not sure about in-store). I also like that style and have found a few good ones at Marshall’s/TJMax. ---
**Author:** ![kayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayaker/32/441_2.png) [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Post date:** [August 31, 2016, 5:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trying-to-find-a-good-source-for-a-particular-type-of-shirt/764533/5 "2016-08-31T17:18:12Z")
A friend of mine likes shirts similar to the Quicksilver in the OP, but hates the price. He has a search on eBay that works he has perfected. He is looking for new-with-tags shirts that someone is selling, usually a gift that they don’t care for. He has a few new items every day, he low-ball bids on a subset of that and wins on maybe one every 30 - 60 days. Works for him. ---
**Author:** ![sitchensis](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sitchensis/32/4892_2.png) [@sitchensis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sitchensis)\ **Post date:** [August 31, 2016, 8:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trying-to-find-a-good-source-for-a-particular-type-of-shirt/764533/6 "2016-08-31T20:31:50Z")
Dickies work shirts are sturdy and you don’t have to iron them but they are pretty much a mechanic/custodian shirt. ---
**Author:** ![leahcim](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/b4bc9f/32.png) [@leahcim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/leahcim)\ **Post date:** [August 31, 2016, 9:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trying-to-find-a-good-source-for-a-particular-type-of-shirt/764533/7 "2016-08-31T21:43:55Z")
I wear shirts from [REI](https://www.rei.com/product/862927/rei-sahara-tech-long-sleeve-shirt-mens) to work, when I’m not wearing a t-shirt with some obscure reference on it. ---
**Author:** ![Omar\_Little](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/omar_little/32/269_2.png) [@Omar\_Little](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omar_Little)\ **Post date:** [September 1, 2016, 2:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trying-to-find-a-good-source-for-a-particular-type-of-shirt/764533/8 "2016-09-01T14:17:06Z")
> **[Untucked Shirts for Men | UNTUCKit](https://www.untuckit.com/collections/shirts)** > > Discover our selection of casual button-down shirts that are worn untucked. Shop wrinkle-free men's shirts & more in slim fit, regular fit, and relaxed fit for all shapes and sizes. ---
**Author:** ![Waltzes\_with\_Cacti](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/90ced4/32.png) [@Waltzes\_with\_Cacti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Waltzes_with_Cacti)\ **Post date:** [September 1, 2016, 7:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trying-to-find-a-good-source-for-a-particular-type-of-shirt/764533/9 "2016-09-01T19:51:34Z")
Land’s End has quality no-iron short-sleeve shirts for around $25. Plus they have good sales all the time. [http://www.landsend.com/pp/StylePage-466945\_AD.html](http://www.landsend.com/pp/StylePage-466945_AD.html) Also check out LL Bean. ---
**Author:** ![Attack\_from\_the\_3rd\_dimension](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/b38774/32.png) [@Attack\_from\_the\_3rd\_dimension](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Attack_from_the_3rd_dimension)\ **Post date:** [September 3, 2016, 5:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trying-to-find-a-good-source-for-a-particular-type-of-shirt/764533/10 "2016-09-03T05:26:39Z")
Thanks for the suggestions, I’ll check them out. ---
**Author:** ![araminty](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/b5e925/32.png) [@araminty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/araminty)\ **Post date:** [September 3, 2016, 4:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trying-to-find-a-good-source-for-a-particular-type-of-shirt/764533/11 "2016-09-03T16:19:31Z")
I think the term “[camp shirt](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Camp_shirt)” applies here, and might aid in your Googling.