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shirts, red button hole stitching...

johninla

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i was having lunch yesterda, in LA, and I saw a man wearing a nice shirt with red stitching on all the button holes. it was subtle, but great looking. does anyone know who makes this shirt?
john
 

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A detail like that can be done by anyone, from Jantzen to Kabbaz so there is no way that you could identify the shirt maker based on that.

Sort of like saying that you saw someone with a shirt that had buttons, does anyone know who makes that shirt.
 

Get Smart

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I have a shirt made from Janzten with that same aesthetic. Quirky brands like Paul Smith have done contrast color stitching on buttonholes
 

royal618

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I have several shirts that I have requested contrast stitching on. Not just buttons, but cuffs and collars as well.

Can look very cool as long as you pick the right colors!
 

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I have seen several shirts with contrasting stitching on the collars and cuffs. In fact, my brother is wearing one of his today. It is a lavender pinstriped Zilli with white collar and cuffs. Both the collar and cuffs have 3 rows of lavender stitching (approximately 1/4" wide). Looks great with the lavender Brioni blazer and purple Brioni tie and pocket square he is wearing. He has several Zilli shirts like this but in different colors. I hear Steffano Ricci originally came out with shirts like this for O.J.'s lawyer, Johnnie.
 

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Originally Posted by FIHTies
A detail like that can be done by anyone, from Jantzen to Kabbaz so there is no way that you could identify the shirt maker based on that.

Sort of like saying that you saw someone with a shirt that had buttons, does anyone know who makes that shirt.


In fact you could buy any shirt, remove the buttons and restitch them yourself with chicken's foot stitching with a contrast coloured thread if you were really keen.
 

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I hear that the contrasting stitching shirts are often called Johnnie Cochran shirts, named after him.
 

romafan

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Now that Isaia has switched over to a red label, they seem to be putting red stitching on the bottom buttonhole of their shirts....
 

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I've seen ostentatious shirts w/ multiple colored contrast stitchings...looked very weird to me
 

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