Navy Red and Yellow Indian Madras Fabric

$95

Description

Fabric Description

Prized for its light weight, breathability, and distinctive look, madras is an absolute warm weather staple. Ours is woven in India using a 40s single-ply plain weave construction for a fabric with an incredibly soft and airy feel. Madras fabrics were originally dyed with bright, colorful vegetable dyes. When laundered, these dyes would "bleed" resulting in shirts with more subdued color tones and a faded appearance. This bleeding inadvertently created the look and feel of madras most are familiar with today. Our madras shirts are designed to have just the right amount of color fading right off the bat and won't bleed. We love the muted colors of this timeless red, blue, and yellow plaid. It's perfect as a long sleeve shirt or a short sleeve shirt. Try it with a Soft Ivy Button Down for a classic look or our Soft President Spread collar for a subtle update on the madras shirt.

Details

Fabric Details

4.8 on 231 Reviews

Recommended by 97%.

  • Color & Pattern 4.8

  • Performance 4.7

  • Reminds me of shirts I wore in the 60's. Beautiful!

    January 2022  ·  John in Charleston, SC

  • Excellent casual, lightweight shirt. Very comfortable and doesn't wrinkle. Perfect for Sunday brunch in the fall.

    December 2021  ·  Matthew in Cote St Luc, Quebec

  • This was my perfect madras pattern.

    June 2021  ·  J.R. in EDMOND, OK

  • Outstanding

    May 2021  ·  James P in Monroe, LA

  • Amazing and supple fabric

    May 2021  ·  Mauricio in Palmetto Bay, FL

  • Soft and light

    December 2020  ·  Robert in Braintree, MA

  • Best summer fabric! Very comfortable even when very hot!

    November 2020  ·  Lars Ola in Bremen, Bremen

  • Wrinkled very easily. Faded over time. Nice looking at the beginning, but less impressive a few washes into it.

    May 2020  ·  Andrew in Pimmit, VA

  • Good looking pattern in a nice light material. Pairs well with denim, light suit, or dressed up under a premium suit. Versatile piece.

    April 2020  ·  Kalden in Portland, OR

  • Terrible wrinkles. Fun pattern though

    March 2020  ·  Jared in OMAHA, NE

  • One of my favorite spring / summer shirts. Soft Ivy Button Down collar, soft cuffs and placket. Works great both tucked in for work and untucked on weekends. Hoping for more madras fabrics.

    March 2020  ·  Benjamin in Ibaraki, Osaka

  • not a soft shirt. Don't love this fabric.

    March 2020  ·  Chris in Venice, CA

  • Meh

    March 2020  ·  Brian in NEW YORK, NY

  • Great fabric, traditional pattern...

    February 2020  ·  Watt in Norwich, VT

  • Love my madras. Love this pattern. I work in a very casual office and in the summer this helps me look great without looking too casual.

    February 2020  ·  Mark in Chicago, IL

  • lovely summer fabric. Light weight, looks great. Perfect for summertime wine tasting.

    February 2020  ·  Janos in Portland, OR

  • nice light weight. Soft feel.

    January 2020  ·  Larry in PONTE VEDRA, FL

  • Love this. Light, colorful, and pretty resistant to wrinkles.

    January 2020  ·  Michael in Petaluma, CA

  • My other favorite lighter weight shirt!

    December 2019  ·  David in Morrison, CO

  • I love the colorway. My favorite madras by far.

    December 2019  ·  Antoine in Brewster, NY

  • Great look

    November 2019  ·  Sean in YAKIMA, WA

  • fun shirt

    November 2019  ·  Daryl in Hoboken, NJ

  • Beautiful, but in need of a little fading. 10 or so washes in, it’s looking great for next summer.

    October 2019  ·  Christopher in New York, NY

  • One of the most comfortable fabrics. Stretches but conforms nicely to shape. One of my go-to casual shirts.

    October 2019  ·  Connor in North Bend, WA

  • Nice, but I would really love some bleeding madras here

    October 2019  ·  Carsten in Frankweiler, Rheinland Pfalz

  • Love it

    October 2019  ·  Krishna in Listowel, Ontario

  • love this pattern

    September 2019  ·  Mike in Frankfort, IL

  • I would only recommend it to someone who doesn’t mind ironing.

    September 2019  ·  Dan in Whitehouse Station, NJ

  • Great design and fit.

    September 2019  ·  Gregg in Burnsville, MN

  • Great casual, lightweight, summer shirt. I have it in a short sleeve button down and am a fan. I would note that it wrinkles very easily and shrinks quite a bit.

    September 2019  ·  Ryan in SAN FRANCISCO, CA

  • Awesome casual shirt

    August 2019  ·  Michael in Andover, MA

  • Great for summer; very lightweight

    August 2019  ·  Joseph in New York, NY

  • Great pattern and summer weight.

    August 2019  ·  John in Altadena, CA

  • All the Madras fabrics are light and comfortable. Good pattern.

    August 2019  ·  Nicholas in Calgary, Alberta

  • The madras shirts are really comfortable to wear.

    August 2019  ·  Joseph M in Grosse Pointe, MI

  • Light and breathable. Great color.

    August 2019  ·  Matthew in State College, PA

  • Great traditional Madras, but a little more tightly-woven than in the past. That's a good thing. The pattern is terrific. Looks like something from J Press or The Andover Shop, ca. 1968.

    August 2019  ·  Michael in Chicago, IL

  • Perfect fabric for summer

    July 2019  ·  Daniel in Washington, DC

  • fit smaller than i expected

    July 2019  ·  Michael in Shorewood, WI

  • Wonderful

    July 2019  ·  Daniel in Innisfil, Ontario

  • Great

    June 2019  ·  Benjamin in New York, NY

  • Beautiful fabric. The red and yellow are more muted in tone than they appear in the pictures online, so the shirt wears a bit more conservatively.

    June 2019  ·  Hunter in Denver, CO

  • Pretty shirt

    June 2019  ·  David in Memphis, TN

  • Perfect weight for summer.

    June 2019  ·  Brian in Royal Oak, MI

  • Great handfeel. After the first wash and press the shirt shrunk considerably, but I went back to the showroom and the remeasured me. The second shirt fits perfectly. Haven't had the second shirt go through a wash and press yet but I have confidence in proper cloth's customer service to ensure a perfect fit

    June 2019  ·  Albin in Watchung, NJ

  • I like it .

    June 2019  ·  Terry in Mabelvale, AR

  • It's very light and colorful, a little more muted than the pictures but performs very well and is very comfortable.

    June 2019  ·  Kevin in Rye, NY

  • A little lighter in color than on website, which is fine. Perfect light weight shirt for summer.

    June 2019  ·  Patrick in CHARLOTTE, NC

  • This is real light and airy. If summer could feel like something this would be it.

    June 2019  ·  Daniel in WILMINGTON, DE

  • Order a bit larger because it shrinks!

    June 2019  ·  Ryan in FORT COLLINS, CO

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