Tattersall vs. Oxford Button-Down

Tattersall Shirt 

Draw a typical male from the US and you're likely to put him in a blue Oxford cloth button-down shirt, or an OCBD as some call them. He'll probably be smiling and looking earnest too. Let's place him in a diner. Appropriated from the British, button-down shirts have become the staple shirt style over there - almost a national dress.

Draw a typical Briton on the other hand and what shirt might he be wearing? Yes, that's what I'm thinking - country checks - a tattersall. You might want to put a world-weary frown on his face and place him in a pub nursing a pint of bitter.

Call me an internationalist, but I sometimes wear both styles of shirt. My inner-mod likes to wear the odd OCBD, but not very often with ties, I'll leave that to the Americans. My outer-Englishman, on the other hand, does like a nice tattersall such as the one above. It's the classic cotton/wool flannel mix for colder seasons. That one's a bit loose in terms of fit, but this is easily resolved by chucking it under a sweater. The collar's the thing.

What about you? American or Brit? Or both?

Tattersall Gallery

Cordings - Navy Overcheck Tattersall Shirt (Made in the UK)

Pakeman Catto & Carter - Flannel Shirt Pink/Grape Tattersall (Made in the UK)

Oliver Brown - Red & Blue Tattersall (Made in the UK)

Oxford Cloth Button-Down Gallery

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J Press - Pinpoint Oxford Blue (Made in the USA)

Paul Stuart - Blue Pinpoint Dress Shirt