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World's Coolest® Madras Shirts
Beat the heat in these stylish Madras plaid shirts.
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- You'll stay cool and comfortable in this handsome Madras plaid shirt, cut from our open, square-woven cotton fabric; it's very nearly as lightweight as our World's Coolest® shirting material for breathability and a relaxed fit. Dyed in a rainbow of muted colors, the Madras shirt boasts a button-through patch pocket, center front placket, and back box pleat. Green plaid shirt has a button-down collar; blue/multi shirt has a spread collar. Madras shirt in blue multi plaid and green plaid. Pure cotton. Washable. Imported.
Men's shirt sizes: M(38-40), L(42-44), XL(46-48), XXL(50-52). - Reviews
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Orvis clothes are cut generously to accommodate an active country lifestyle. We build plenty of “wearing ease” in all our garments to ensure you will enjoy them for many years. We field-test all of them on associates, and we take into consideration how the clothing will be worn. For example, when we fit outerwear, we always size it with the appropriate layers beneath. That means you do not need to order a size up for a comfortable fit.
Not sure what size to order? Just chat, e-mail, or call 888- 235-9763 our Customer Service experts. They will be happy to give you the actual garment measurements for any item we sell.
Jackets, Shirts, and Outerwear Measurements for Men Garment
SizeSmallMediumLargeX-LargeXXLChest Size 363840424446485052Waist Size 303234363840424446Shirt Neck Size 14 1/215 - 15 1/216 - 16 1/217 - 17 1/217 - 18 1/2Arm Length from Center Back 3333 1/2 - 3434 1/2 - 3535 1/2 - 3636 1/2 - 37General Sizing GuidelinesGeneral Size Height Short Sleeve Length Long Sleeve Length Garment Body Length Regular Sizes For men 5' 8" to 6' 0" Short Sizes For men shorter than 5' 8" Approx. 1" shorter Approx. 1 1/2" shorter Approx. 1 1/2" shorter Long/Tall Sizes For men 6' 0" and taller Approx. 1" longer Approx. 1 1/2" longer Approx. 1 1/2" longer Inseaming Guidelines: Most Orvis pants are available custom hemmed to your inseam length. In addition, many of our pants can be plain finished or cuffed. Plain finished hems are cut for length, then folded under, creased, and sewn. When tailoring a cuffed hem, we create a 1 1/4” cuff at your request. Simply specify your preference when ordering.
Hat Sizes / Adult Head Measurements Garment Size Small Medium Large XL XXL Hat Size 6 3/4” – 6 7/8” 7” – 7 1/8” 7 1/4” – 7 3/8” 7 1/2” – 7 5/8” 7 3/4” Head Size 21 1/8” – 21 1/2” 21 7/8” – 22 1/4” 22 5/8” – 23” 23 1/2” – 23 7/8” 24 1/4” Hand Sizes for Gloves Hand Size 8" 8 1/2" 9 - 9 1/2" 10 - 10 1/2" How to Measure
In all instances, hold tape firm and level, but not tight.
a. Head: Using a flexible/soft tape measure, start 1" above the ear. Follow around head staying 1" above the ear. This will give your most accurate reading. Then refer to the chart for size.
b. Neck Circumference: Wrap tape around to the base of your front neck and allow room for wearing comfort. OR measure the collar length of a favorite shirt.
c. Sleeve Length: From the center back of your neck with your arm slightly bent, follow the tape around to your wrist bone.
d. Chest: Wrap a tape measure evenly around the fullest part under your arms.
e. Waist: Wrap tape around your natural waistline, or where you actually wear your pants.
f. Seat/Hip: Standing with your feet together, measure around the fullest part of your hip (approx. 7-8" below the waist). Don’t forget to keep the tape level.
g. Inseam: Best taken from an existing pair of pants you like. Measure along the garment inseam from the crotch seam to the hem.
h. Glove Hand: Measure all the way around the flat part of your hand, excluding the thumb, and around the widest part at the knuckles. Use the chart above to convert this measurement in inches to your corresponding glove size.
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Our World’s Coolest® Patch Madras is made exclusively for Orvis in one of the world’s hottest
climates. World’s Coolest is a pure cotton madras cloth from India,
where cotton has been hand-woven into fabric for more than 5,000 years.
India’s long tradition of textile production lends a distinctive
air of craftsmanship to our men's and women’s patch madras clothing.
This lightweight fabric is ideal for summer—it breathes so well
because it is woven in a 60/40 thread count, keeping the fabric light
yet strong.
India manufactures about 6 billion yards of fabric every year, more than half of which is woven by hand. Textiles are a major factor of the nation’s economy—thanks to the climate, which is ideal for growing cotton, and the skill of millions of native craftspeople. Traditional madras, named for the city where it was originally made, is a fine cotton
fabric,
yarn-dyed with vegetable dye in solid colors or plaid and striped patterns.
These organic dyes ran or ‘bled’ every time the madras was
washed, developing a telltale blurred effect over time.
Today, most madras is still made in southeast India, but it is dyed with stable chemical dyes to prevent this loss of color. Our World’s Coolest patch madras clothing is made of end-to-end madras. This pastel-hued fabric is woven by alternating dyed and white yarns in the warp and weft, resulting in a subtle depth of color. The bolts of end-to-end madras are then cut into squares and sewn back together to make another single piece of fabric, a process perfected in India. Even our word patch comes from India-it's an abbreviation of the Telug word pach'chadamu, meaning "two pieces of cotton cloth joined together." By the late 1700s, patch was commonly in use in English, defined as "thin pieces of cloth at Madras."
