Husband loves shirt. Fabric not exactly my definition of chambray, but has beautiful depth of color. Also needs to be ironed even if promptly removed from dryer.
Like several others, I'm very disappointed with the new "easy care" fabric. It's OK as a shirt fabric, but it's definitely not chambray. Doesn't have the feel and look of a real chambray fabric. One of the nice things about real chambray is that it has a soft, natural feel. The new fabric has a much smoother feel, which isn't as comfortable. And real chambray has a natural, very slightly wrinkled appearance even without ironing. The old, traditional Bean chambray shirts looks just fine out of the dryer, no ironing necessary. May have a few wrinkles, but that's part of how real chambray looks; it's not unattractive. I won't be buying more of the new "easy care" so-called chambray shirts. LL Bean -- please bring back your old, longstanding, real chambray shirt fabric!
This shirt is advertised as "easy-care cotton sheds winkles while maintaining its natural look and feel'.
Don't believe it, not true.
I bought the shirt specifically because I don't like to iron. Washed the shirt upon arrival and shirt is just as wrinkled as any cotton shirt you would expect to have to iron.
If you want a shirt that you do not have to iron, don't buy this one.
I have purchased about six of these shirts over the past few years. Each purchase seems to be of a shirt of cheaper and cheaper quality. Frequently tears appear in the fabric and I have had to have the collar button repaired on a few. The button does not come off but the fabric simply rips away from the shirt with the button attached. Not the quality I have known from LL Bean over the past 40 years I have been purchasing from them. Reflects increased globalization of the brand and manufacturing sources. Would rather pay double the amount and have a shirt that lasts.
