Do you, ecru? I do. The word is derived from the French word for raw or unbleached and was once considered synonymous with beige. It resembles the colour of a hawk's feather and is often used for lingerie and wedding gowns. I have three shirts in the colour of ecru: one button-down number from Brooks Brothers, another from Brooks Brothers with a forward point collar, and the last a slim-fit Hemrajani model with spread collar. The ubiquitous bleached-white dress shirt seems to glow increasingly bright in the California summer sunshine and as such becomes a distraction not only to myself, but also to innocent passersby. Ecru provides a more serene, but no less handsome, alternative. Consider it for your next dress shirt acquisition.
23 June 2010
Ecru Alternative
Do you, ecru? I do. The word is derived from the French word for raw or unbleached and was once considered synonymous with beige. It resembles the colour of a hawk's feather and is often used for lingerie and wedding gowns. I have three shirts in the colour of ecru: one button-down number from Brooks Brothers, another from Brooks Brothers with a forward point collar, and the last a slim-fit Hemrajani model with spread collar. The ubiquitous bleached-white dress shirt seems to glow increasingly bright in the California summer sunshine and as such becomes a distraction not only to myself, but also to innocent passersby. Ecru provides a more serene, but no less handsome, alternative. Consider it for your next dress shirt acquisition.
Hmmmm. I've found them useful with brown and green tweed jackets but they are usually the last thing on my mind come summer. I'll have to monitor the blinding effects of my jacketless white shirts here in the southwestern sun.
ReplyDeleteEcru indeed. Bright white after a day in the sun...but otherwise for me, white washes me out.
ReplyDeleteEcru...it's the color of angels' wings.
ReplyDeleteNope, sorry. No ecru in the summer. It has to wait until after Labor Day.
ReplyDeleteAdmiral, I agree; bright white, be it shirts or dresses on women, is rarely flattering to the complexion or indeed particularly sophisticated unless seen by candlelight which, I think, proves your point.
ReplyDeleteI am spending time browsing your archive and rather enjoying it. You also appear to have good taste, Sir. I have gathered good advice from your posts. However, several of my enquiries regarding sartorial advice have gone unanswered.
ReplyDeleteWhy do you prefer slim fit OCBD shirts instead of the traditional fit?
Thanks,
Hilton