Perfect Shirt with One Exception, but LLBEAN fixes
PostedMarch 23, 2015
Have tried many, many white shirts from many stores for my husband. Paid a lot for some of them, but nothing has fit the bill like this shirt. This is his standard dress up/professional shirt. It's thick, which he likes, and stays looking nice all day. The drawback to this shirt is that when I wash them, the tips of the collars often turn brown. LLBean honors their promise and exchanges them for new shirts. I'm finding this is less of a problem if I watch the dryer very closely and take them out just before they get perfectly dry. Also if I wash them in loads with 5-8 shirts. There must be something in the collar stays that can't take high, dry heat. I might also try re-wetting the collar area before I toss in the dryer. Other than this defect, which I hope LLBean can correct, the shirts are perfect and the end of a decade long quest to find the perfect dress shirt! The other colors and patterns are great, too, and provide a great, dressier alternative for more casual days to a knit shirt.
I have been buying these shirts in French Blue over 15 years, lately the color is off, looks like Corn Flower Blue, and the fabric is thin and easy to rip, this one only ordered in Dec., 2014, it start to rip at the collar and cuff area, i will send it back if it fall apart further. The old Oxford Shirt is thick and crisp in appearance, when I received this one, it lacks the substantial weight of Oxford Cloth. I should have send it back then, and trust my instincts .
I've been pleased with all the merchandise purchased from L.L. Bean, especially the wrinkle resistant classic oxford shirts. I have noticed however, the Classic Oxford Burgundy University Stripe Long Sleeve is often out of stock. I would guess I've been purchasing my shirts from L.L. Bean for a least 20 years and this item is the only one I can recall as being out of stock.
I love LL Bean but I'm a tough reviewer. I am not fond of some of the other wrinkle-free shirts, which are not durable for me, but these oxford cloth shirts are wonderful. Great for wearing under a sweater or to the office. I've never ironed one, ever.
