Stripe shirt

These striped shirts are made from a soft, durable double knitted fabric. One side displays a stripe pattern; the other side is plain-coloured. When the sleeves are rolled up, the plain-coloured side shows, but the shirt can also be worn inside out. The soft-flowing but nonetheless stable jersey is knit in two layers of yarn. While they are being created both layers of mesh are firmly joined at short intervals with a connecting thread: a homogenous knit quality is the result. The trimmed edges are sewn together; an elastic yarn hems the edges with an overlock stitch.

These shirts are made by Armor lux in the Brittany city of Quimper. They are characterised by their simple, comfortable cuts, classic colours and the uncompromising quality of their material and workmanship. For instance, the jersey is straightened before sewing, an elaborate process which very effectively prevents the twisting of the garment after washing.
Only Egyptian cotton from controlled biological cultivation is used. Jersey knit in various weight classes and knitted terry cloth are produced on circular knitting machines.

Tellingly, “armor” is the Breton word for sea, and “lux” cannot mean anything else than the magic light at Brittany’s coast. In keeping with their brand’s name, Armor lux design many of their jumpers and shirts, dresses, trousers, hats, caps and scarves in a maritime style. The company, based in Quimper and founded by a Swiss at the end of the 1930s, combines simple, comfortable cuts, classic colours and uncompromising quality of materials and craft. The main production facility is still the company’s headquarter in France while, to a small extent, branches in Madagascar and Tunisia support the production. Armor lux processes organic-certified cotton for the selected textiles we present you here.

The unisex sizes specified by Armor lux correspond to the following women’s or men’s sizes usually applied in Germany: XS (w36/m46), S (w38/m48), M (w40/m50), L (w42/m52), XL (w44/m54), XXL (w46/m56), EXL (w48/m58).