Overshirts

The difference lies in the fabric and how it is worn. A shirt sits close to the body, under a jacket or a jumper. An overshirt, heavier and often roomier, goes on top: it works as an outer layer in spring and autumn and as a mid-layer in winter.

Wool is the warmest: the Parages Delivery Wool Overshirt is in 250 g/m² wool flannel (80% wool), made in Portugal, and the Goodies Sportive Hunter Checks shirts are in wool. Cotton flannel, softer, works from autumn to spring: the Bram's Fruit Flanel Overshirt and Kappy's Flannel Check shirts.

The corduroy of Kappy's Pigment Corduroy Shirts and the canvas of the Canvas Work Shirt Jacket give a more workwear look. Another Aspect's Another Overshirt 1.0 JPN, made in Japan, closes with a two-way zip.

Open over a T-shirt or a sweatshirt, with raw denim or work trousers, it replaces a jacket in spring and autumn. Buttoned up over a fine shirt or a roll neck, it slips under a coat in winter.

Take your usual size to wear it over a T-shirt. To layer it over a thick jumper, compare the chest width on the product page with a garment that fits you.