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A must have in any wardrobe. It<br />
can be smart, casual or even formal<br />
depending on how you wear it<br />
The Oxford shirt originates from the 19th century<br />
Scotland, where a new kind of shirt fabric<br />
was named after one of the most popular<br />
universities, University of Oxford. The Oxford<br />
From there the button-down collar was born<br />
– simple as that. The shirt made its way to<br />
American shores where it was embraced by<br />
Ivy League students in the 1920s and 1930s.<br />
shirt, as we know it, is woven in a specific<br />
basket-weave pattern, combining two yarns,<br />
and has a highly recognizable look.<br />
the go-to-shirt<br />
Today, the Oxford shirt is the go-to-shirt we<br />
always trust. From dressed to casual, the<br />
The story<br />
The Oxford Shirt also originates from the<br />
old team sport, Polo. The Polo players of<br />
the British Raj valued the lightweight and<br />
breathable qualities from the cotton shirt, but<br />
were highly irritated by the collars flipping in<br />
the wind while playing.<br />
To stop the collars from flipping, small buttons<br />
were sewn onto the body of the shirt<br />
Oxford shirt grants a smart, yet casual look<br />
for almost every daily occasion ranging from<br />
evening wear, summer looks to your daily<br />
business wardrobe. The timeless design has<br />
changed very little and it has never been as<br />
popular as it is today – which is why we at<br />
Nimbus are proud to state that our version<br />
of the Oxford shirt is, and always will be, a<br />
huge part of our success and growth.<br />
so that the collar could be held in place.
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