Silk shirt

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What’s your favourite classic silk shirt brand?

The sort of thing that looks good with trouser suit, jeans or leather trousers, going for casual elegance.

Winser London make verybeautiful silk shirts, though they are pricey. (The sizes are huge.)

I love the Boden silk shirts - I have several but got most off eBay.

Sezane and Equipment. Flattering, slimline cuts that drape perfectly and look elegant but effortless.

Sézane. Beautiful prints and good quality.

I have never seen them in person but noticed H&M sell silk items x

I have an equipment shirt I got second-hand years ago and it's still going strong.

Like GF - I have a lovely Boden silk shirt - but I got it via eBay

Pure Collection also do similar silk shirts to Boden, and again mine is via Ebay.

I also have a shirt from Reiss which might not be silk but is very drapey, but again (sense a pattern) I got it from ebay

(I can't justify spending £££ on clothes which I may get coffee or pen marks on, but I do like nice clothes)

Actually scratch that, I can't justify spending £££ on clothes full stop - its too ingrained in me to look for a bargain. Also second hand makes me feel morally good too from a sustainability POV

I love silk

I bought this beautiful green silk shirt that made my green eyes pop (or so Zi said), wore it to a dinner party, host asks “why you wearing a PJ top?”

Could not wear it after that

M&S and HM sometimes do them

& Other Stories do lovely silk shirts. Great quality but I usually only buy in sales.

Uniqlo has some now in the Ines de la Fressange line, a white/cream, burgundy, navy and polka dots.

Me + Em has a gorgeous floral one that I’m lusting after but at £275 it’s not going to happen.

Also try Equipment. Often in the fashion pages of mags ,but sadly out off my price range too

I get mine from Boden when in sale or M&S also when on sale.

M&S usually do a couple, and you can often get money off.

Lilysilk are good

I buy them in vintage / charity shops, dress agencies and weigh n pay sales. Haven't found any recently for obvious reasons but the older they are, the better the quality, and often they're hardly worn because they were saved for best.

I agree about Boden though - found one in a charity shop that's lovely and, if I was buying new, I'd look there first.

I have two Jaeger silk shirts which I got half price in the sale, years ago. I dry clean and they keep going strong. They have a lovely, weighty drape to them.

I have a short-sleeved one from Jigsaw, also long standing. It's black with milky coffee coloured butterflies on it. I've spilt tea down it and it doesn't show.

I have a DVF printed, black, sheer one, which I hardly wear, but have invested in the proper undergarment now, and am determined to rock it this autumn/winter!

You guys are amazing some great ideas here

I was searching equipment (which are perfect!) and Boden which I really like. Lilysilk are nice I’m sure I got pillow cases from them n the silk was lovely

I wish I had time to scour the sales and eBay but I need it by well 5 days 🤦🏻‍♀️ I’ve left it a bit late.

This site came up as recommended as I’ve looked from Me&Em and Pure recently too

thefable.uk/collections/silk-shirts/products/true-white

Has anyone heard of them? They had others which were nice too. My pure shirt has a button off it and I cannot find a match :(

I want a new one anyway though as it’s a bit see through after a lot of washing n that takes away the elegance a bit :D

If its just the missing button that's the problem, could you not just replace all of them?

X-post - i can understand wanting a new one in that case!

I've got my last few from TK Maxx - theory and DKNY brands.

Unsure whether you can search their website by material but worth a shot, otherwise it's rummage at the shop and hope to be lucky.

My favourites are Equipment, Winser and Hugo Boss. All have lovely weight to them.