This full-sleeve khadi shirt is for the kind of man who notices things. Made from pure cotton khadi, handspun and handwoven in Karnataka, the space-dyed Bonne Nuit yarn gives the fabric a depth that shifts between dusty rose and warm plum. The fabric is pre-washed and destarched, so it has already shrunk and is soft. The relaxed fit and full sleeves make it a shirt that works through cooler mornings, longer evenings, and most things in between. If a shirt with this much thought in it sounds like something you want in your wardrobe, you probably already know what to do.

 

Details: Two-piece collar. Full sleeves with cuff. Shaped hem. Front patch pocket with a side dart and visible stitching detail at the corner. Back yoke with prominent saddle-stitch detail and a box pleat. No thick fusing or buckram in the collar or placket, keeping everything soft against the skin. Non-corrosive metal buttons throughout. Individually cut and sewn in our Bengaluru studio.

 

Intent: In Kannada, a Chammara is a cobbler. His most recognisable mark is the stitch, thick, unhurried, and placed exactly where the material is most likely to give way. It is a stitch that does not apologise for being visible.

 

The bold stitching along the back yoke of this shirt is a direct borrowing from that tradition, a seam that both holds and announces itself. The front pocket carries the cobbler's reference further still. A small side dart gives it a gentle forward curve, the same shape as the toe box of a hand-lasted shoe. It is functional; it allows the pocket to sit away from the chest rather than lie flat; and it is also a quiet tribute to a craft that shapes things three-dimensionally and understands how flat material must be coaxed into form. Chammara is not ornament. It is a structure made visible.

 

Weight: 350 grams/shirt

 

Colour: Space dyed Bonne Nuit

 

Care: Hand wash in cold water with mild/no detergent and dry in the shade.