Farrell Plaid Workshirt – Red/Black

Issue 01 covered American heritage twice and never once said the name both of those looks were answering. This is that gap, closed. RRL is what happens when workwear gets a couture budget and refuses to admit it — Ralph's most personal line, in sunfaded plaids, 15.9 oz selvedge, and engineer jackets pigment-washed until they look inherited. The Ellis canvas jacket is the anchor and the Farrell plaid is the shirt it was designed around; both arrive washed, which is what separates RRL from the houses that sell you the work of breaking things in. The shawl cardigan is what makes this an outfit rather than a uniform: a long knit between shirt and jacket, which only works because the Ellis is cut long enough to carry it. Konseal boots, because the fit is period enough already.

SkipThe Cable Knit Shawl Cardigan at $595. Magnificent, and Buck Mason's felted pieces do the third-layer job at half the money — put the difference toward the jeans.