PS Madras - shirt

A reinterpretation of the subtle madras we offered a few years ago, now hand-woven in the traditional manner in Chennai (once Madras). The beauty of a hand-woven fabric is it is made slowly, allowing more air in to the fabric and an open weave. This make the shirt breathe better in the heat and become softer over time.

Cut on our larger oxford shirt pattern, but without the accompanying shrinkage, this shirt will fit slightly looser in the body (2cm more) but we recommend taking your regular size in PS shirts. It's a comfortable, easy fit, perfect for warm weather. 

Read about the incredible way the cloth is woven in the background article on Permanent Style. 

Cloth details:

• 100% cotton Madras, hand-woven in Chennai by Original Madras Trading Company
• Open and breathable, suitable for most summers but also into autumn
• Softening with washing and wear
• Weight 150gsm
• Lengths of cloth also sold, as 2.7m, narrow width (95cm) with selvedge
• Slight differences in length and width a result of being hand loomed
• Occasional slubs in the cloth also a natural result of the process, not a fault
• Slight colour fading, but only after many washes. Similar to a light denim shirt
• Minimal shrinkage, 1-2%

Shirt summary:

• Hand-made in Naples, Italy by the workshop of Luca Avitabile
• Hand-attached collars and armholes, hand-sewn buttons and buttonholes
• Button-down collar designed to roll open from the neck, and around a lapel
• Length of a regular dress shirt, so largely to wear tucked in, though can be worn untucked, to an extent a style question

Care and fit:

• Machine wash and hang dry (or dry clean)
• Can be ironed as normal, but not necessarily needed
• Comfortable fit, 2cm wider in the waist than other PS shirts but otherwise the same
• Simon is wearing a bespoke shirt in the images. Refer to other shirt images on the shop for a sense of fit elsewhere - in those he is wearing a regular Medium