Zara | Button-Front Top

Corduroy is the only plain fabric that isn't really plain — so one quiet color does the work a pattern usually has to.

The Zara is cut from wide-wale corduroy, and that single choice is what the whole shirt rests on. The cords catch the light along one side and hold shadow on the other, so a solid color shifts as you move rather than reading flat — interest in the cloth itself, with nothing sitting anywhere on you. Every cord runs vertically, from the shoulder to the hem, which is the same reason a pinstripe has been in tailoring for a century: the eye follows the line, and a line that runs up and down reads longer. It fastens with buttons all the way down beneath a pointed collar, with two patch chest pockets under buttoned flaps, stitched on rather than cut in so they keep their shape. The body is cut roomy enough for a fine knit underneath, the sleeves are made to be rolled, and the hem curves gently and drops a little at the back.

Why you'll love the Zara

• ✔ Texture instead of a pattern — depth in the fabric, with nothing landing on your body
• ✔ Cords that run the flattering way — vertical, shoulder to hem, so the line reads longer
• ✔ Properly made pockets — patch pockets with buttoned flaps that hold their shape
• ✔ A shirt or a jacket — buttoned over a tee, or open over a knit
• ✔ Sleeves that stay rolled — corduroy holds a fold instead of slipping out of it
• ✔ Deep colors that stay deep — the cords give a rich shade somewhere to sit

Specifications

• Style — corduroy button-front top, worn as a shirt or a light jacket
• Collar — pointed shirt collar
• Closure — button-through front, all the way down
• Sleeve — long, cut full and made to be rolled back
• Pockets — two patch chest pockets with buttoned flaps
• Hem — curved, dropping slightly at the back
• Fit — relaxed, cut to layer over a fine knit
• Fabric — wide-wale corduroy with vertical ribbing
• Colors — six, including Dark red
• Sizes — S, M, L, XL, 2XL. Cut roomy to layer, so take your usual size.

For the woman who decided against prints and has been quietly looking plain ever since.
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