19th Century BD Shirt – Grey 'Chess' Jacquard

In 2002, Daiki introduced the 19 Century BD Shirt, Engineered Garments' take on the classic white Oxford Cloth Button Down (OCBD), closely associated with Ivy League style. He drew inspiration from renowned brands like J Press, Brooks Brothers, and Boston Prepatory Company during the design process.

The Engineered Garments 19 Century BD Shirt cleverly incorporated these vital vintage style elements into a modern shirt, emphasising refined tailoring techniques that made Oxford shirts popular among the elite. The label on each 19 Century BD Shirt proudly displays "Single Needling Tailoring," which refers to a method leaving one row of visible stitches on the outside and two on the inside, ensuring a clean, neat, and highly durable seam. Although more time-consuming and costly, this technique guarantees superior quality. Including a gusset at the base of the side seam reinforces stress points and enhances the shirt's durability.

The shirt features an extra piece of cloth on the arm, reminiscent of shirts from the 1800s crafted from narrow fabric rolls, requiring an additional panel to achieve the appropriate width for the base sleeve. The two-piece yoke on the back allows for more stretch than a one-piece yoke, showcasing Daiki's attention to detail and dedication to preserving ingenious tailoring techniques from the past.