Perry Ellis Men's Long-Sleeve Solid Linen Cotton Popover Shirt Button

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Popovers might be associated with preppy New England, but why should the Northeast have all the fun? Reyn Spooner allows Hawaii to get in on the act with this cotton-blend popover, whose vintage-inspired print is marked by motifs celebrating our 50th state. The breezy nature of madras makes it a natural choice for a popover. While this washed cotton madras shirt from Brooks Brothers has long sleeves, we imagine they’ll be rolled up to the elbows 90 percent of the time.

Although it may not be all that popular, the Popover shirt has a lot going for it. It’s more interesting than a standard button down, but it isn’t so alien that it’s hard to wear. This Our Legacy popover looks like a dress shirt but is cut like a caftan with dropped shoulders and an oversized fit. A striped cotton fabric adds to the playful tension between styling and make. A cobbled-together patchwork of seemingly every shirt fabric Beams could get its hands on lends this popover an anarchic edge. With all that attention up top, there’s no need to distract anyone down below—wear it with khaki shorts or dark-rinsed denim. P Johnson’s Mid-Denim Popover isn’t just an excellent shirt — it’s one of the few well-made denim popovers out there, period. P Johnson Mid Denim Popover With a simple design and easygoing silhouette, the Jersey Popover is the kind of shirt you can wear with almost anything. And given that Kamakura has a cult following in the menswear world, you won’t be disappointed in the quality, either. Polo Ralph Lauren Classic Fit End-on-End Popover WorkshirtWhy are popovers always made from woven fabric rather than a knit? While we were pondering this, Sid Mashburn went ahead and built a button-down popover from an Italian pique fabric that gives it the feel of a favorite polo shirt. When a shirt loses a button it’s a pain. But when a shirt loses half its buttons, it becomes a popover.

If you’ve been wondering how the Italians do a popover shirt, you can stop now and direct your attention to this long-sleeved example from G. Inglese. Made from a horizontal striped oxford fabric and possessed of a one-piece Miami collar, this is a popover that’ll be right at home under a blazer.This stylish shirt is made from 50% recycled cotton (made from fashion waste) and 50% GOTS-certified organic cotton. According to Neem, each shirt requires 40% fewer greenhouse gas emissions and 93% less water to make than a traditionally manufactured shirt. This popover takes direct inspiration from a Swedish army field shirt introduced in 1959, so it’s resplendent with vintage charm. It’s a fantastic substitute for a polo that’s looser and more casual yet still retains a refined appearance. As rare as they are today, popover-style shirts were commonplace until 1871, when the type of coat-style shirt we know today — where the shirt completely unbuttons from collar to hem like a coat — was patented. Confusingly classified as a “short-button pullover shirt,” this linen Aspesi popover sports a soft spread collar for a more continental touch. Lean into its louche appeal by layering it below a sport coat with a minimum of two buttons undone. If supporting ethical and sustainable fashion is important to you, then you should know about Neem, a London-based brand that offers responsibly-made clothing that’s easy on the environment.

Form&Thread aims to make modern essentials that will stand the test of time. While the brand’s workwear-inspired line is relatively simple, it’s not at all boring, and the Chambray Popover Workshirt Overshirt is proof of that. Formand&Thread Chambray Popover Workshirt OvershirtPopovers typically have three to five buttons and a slightly looser fit to facilitate putting them on and taking them off over the head. As a result, popovers are uniquely comfortable and almost feel more like sweatshirts than button-downs. Wythe’s awning stripe popover is made from an indigo-dyed cotton-linen inspired by the rugged, hard-wearing fabrics native to the 19th and early 20th centuries. Its dyed yarns will soften and fade with time, further blurring the lines between true vintage and vintage-inspired. By its very nature, the popover is preppy. Which makes a patch madras popover—like this specimen from J. Press—preppy squared. Borrowing elements from both workwear and classic menswear, the Overhead Shirt from Universal Works feels timeless and fresh. Universal Works Overhead Shirt Popovers gained a little bit of traction in the 1950s. Miles Davis famously sported them and even wore one while recording Kind of Blue. However, they didn’t take off until the 1960s when Gant designed a popover-style sport shirt that became popular among Ivy Leaguers.