New Sugar Cane Vintage-Style Shirts in Stock Part 1

[HPA Rep]

Though we have even more new shirts set to arrive this week (you'll want to stop by our website again and again), here are new styles now in stock. There is a nice variety of heavyweight, dense-twill flannels, 90/10 cotton-wool twills, an indigo-dyed herringbone style, and softer flannels. But the singular standout is a 10-ounce cotton covert stripe design from their elite Fiction & Romance Collection that is outfitted with lacquered metal buttons and heavy and durable enough to be worn as a shirt jacket. These are all one-time-only products that will not be repeated. Please let us know if you have questions:

https://www.historypreservation.com...fiction-romance-10-ounce-covert-stripe-shirt/

https://www.historypreservation.com...omance-4-5-ounce-herringbone-shirt-off-white/

https://www.historypreservation.com...ane/sugar-cane-dense-twill-check-shirt-red-2/

https://www.historypreservation.com...ane/sugar-cane-dense-twill-check-shirt-green/

https://www.historypreservation.com...cane/sugar-cane-dense-twill-check-shirt-grey/

https://www.historypreservation.com...ne/sugar-cane-dense-twill-check-shirt-blue-2/

https://www.historypreservation.com/products-page/sugar-cane/sugar-cane-cotton-flannel-shirt-grey/

https://www.historypreservation.com...r-cane-cotton-flannel-ombre-check-shirt-navy/

https://www.historypreservation.com.../sugar-cane-9010-cotton-and-wool-shirt-olive/

https://www.historypreservation.com...ne/sugar-cane-9010-cotton-and-wool-shirt-red/

 

[CBI]

all real beauties!!!!

 

[EmergencyIan]

Terrific shirts to be sure!


- Ian

 

[HPA Rep]

all real beauties!!!!

Thank you for the acknowledgment!

 

[HPA Rep]

Terrific shirts to be sure!


- Ian

Thank you, Ian!

 

[ProteinNerd]

I really like the 10 ounce covert stripe but I think a 10 ounce shirt would be overkill for the Aussie climate?

 

[HPA Rep]

Terrific shirts to be sure!


- Ian

I really like the 10 ounce covert stripe but I think a 10 ounce shirt would be overkill for the Aussie climate?

I can't say I know your climate well enough to comment, but as one who has worn this shirt, I'd say it's fine up to 65-70 degrees F. It's made from 10-ounce fabric, which is considered a lighter weight in denim circles for jeans, but even when allowing for some differences between how the upper body responds vs. the lower, 10-ounce fabric shouldn't be a huge deal to most individuals at or below the temperatures cited.

If you have any other questions, please just holler. Thank you.

 

[lina]

Very nice shirts! I wonder if you can say a few words about the differences (weight, thickness, texture) between the dense twill, the soft twill, and the "open pocket check shirts" on your site. Thanks. @HPA Rep

 

[EmergencyIan]

Very nice shirts! I wonder if you can say a few words about the differences (weight, thickness, texture) between the dense twill, the soft twill, and the "open pocket check shirts" on your site. Thanks. @HPA Rep

I own the 4 dense twill shirts along with one of the soft twill shirts. The dense twill shirts are heavy, just below wool flannel, in my opinion. The soft twill is quite lighter...it's heavier than a cotton dress shirt or chambray, but not nearly as heavy as the dense twill shirts. At least, that's my take. Charles may disagree, somewhat, and can certainly articulate the differences better than I. However, I think what I've stated is accurate. Lastly, they're all very fine looking and very well made shirts. Also, all five are quite trim fitting. Keep that in mind and be sure to note each shirts documented measurements before ordering.

- Ian

 

[HPA Rep]

Very nice shirts! I wonder if you can say a few words about the differences (weight, thickness, texture) between the dense twill, the soft twill, and the "open pocket check shirts" on your site. Thanks. @HPA Rep

Thank you very much for the interest, Lina! Sugar Cane makes three different winter-weight twills: soft twill, dense twill, and hard twill. Previously, they offered just the soft and hard, and the hard wasn't referred to as hard twill and was just their standard winter-weight twill flannel, but when dense twill was introduced we had to make names up to create distinctions, so dense twill is in the middle of firmness between soft and hard and hard is what's used on "open-pocket check shirts."

All of these twills are about the same weight and thickness, but, as the name implies, soft twill is the most soft and has the most drape to it, which you can likely see when comparing sleeve creases in these three different shirts:

https://www.historypreservation.com...40s-open-pocket-soft-twill-check-shirt-brown/

https://www.historypreservation.com...cane/sugar-cane-dense-twill-check-shirt-gray/

https://www.historypreservation.com...-cane-1930s-40s-open-pocket-check-shirt-gray/

As I hope you can see, the hard and dense seem about the same in the sleeve creasing, but the soft is looser in the creases, thus it will drape the most. Hard has the least drape because it's a very firm fabric, while dense is right in the middle. All of these shirts in size Lg. would weigh about 1 lb., they are thicker than most shirts commonly encountered in the USA as made by name brands and they are more firm and hard-wearing (I have some that are 15 years old and still soldiering on).

There is one other flannel twill to consider, which is from Sugar Cane's elite Fiction & Romance line; this is the heaviest, hardest-wearing in their winter-weight twill family currently available, which in size Lg. weighs close to 1.5 lbs. and is light years beyond reach from name brands I know in the USA:

https://www.historypreservation.com...fiction-romance-heavy-weight-plaid-shirt-red/

If you need anything else, please advise. Thank you!

 

[HPA Rep]

I own the 4 dense twill shirts along with one of the soft twill shirts. The dense twill shirts are heavy, just below wool flannel, in my opinion. The soft twill is quite lighter...it's heavier than a cotton dress shirt or chambray, but not nearly as heavy as the dense twill shirts. At least, that's my take. Charles may disagree, somewhat, and can certainly articulate the differences better than I. However, I think what I've stated is accurate. Lastly, they're all very fine looking and very well made shirts. Also, all five are quite trim fitting. Keep that in mind and be sure to note each shirts documented measurements before ordering.

- Ian

You have it all covered! Thank you, Ian!!!

 

[lina]

Thanks, very helpful!

Thank you very much for the interest, Lina! Sugar Cane makes three different winter-weight twills: soft twill, dense twill, and hard twill. Previously, they offered just the soft and hard, and the hard wasn't referred to as hard twill and was just their standard winter-weight twill flannel, but when dense twill was introduced we had to make names up to create distinctions, so dense twill is in the middle of firmness between soft and hard and hard is what's used on "open-pocket check shirts."

All of these twills are about the same weight and thickness, but, as the name implies, soft twill is the most soft and has the most drape to it, which you can likely see when comparing sleeve creases in these three different shirts:

https://www.historypreservation.com...40s-open-pocket-soft-twill-check-shirt-brown/

https://www.historypreservation.com...cane/sugar-cane-dense-twill-check-shirt-gray/

https://www.historypreservation.com...-cane-1930s-40s-open-pocket-check-shirt-gray/

As I hope you can see, the hard and dense seem about the same in the sleeve creasing, but the soft is looser in the creases, thus it will drape the most. Hard has the least drape because it's a very firm fabric, while dense is right in the middle. All of these shirts in size Lg. would weigh about 1 lb., they are thicker than most shirts commonly encountered in the USA as made by name brands and they are more firm and hard-wearing (I have some that are 15 years old and still soldiering on).

There is one other flannel twill to consider, which is from Sugar Cane's elite Fiction & Romance line; this is the heaviest, hardest-wearing in their winter-weight twill family currently available, which in size Lg. weighs close to 1.5 lbs. and is light years beyond reach from name brands I know in the USA:

https://www.historypreservation.com...fiction-romance-heavy-weight-plaid-shirt-red/

If you need anything else, please advise. Thank you!

 

[HPA Rep]

Thanks, very helpful!

My pleasure. If you have any questions, please give us a holler.