Style: check. Comfort: check. Quality: check. Todd Snyder Camp Collar Shirts effortlessly deliver on all fronts. Whether you’re looking to add to your ever-expanding collection or you’re just beginning the search, each of our Camp Collar Shirts personifies the kind of casual-cool look we strive for in the summer. Cut with a relaxed, modern fit, they’re just the thing for hot days, when easy pieces that make an impact reign supreme. It’s possible you know the Camp Collar Shirt by another name — similar styles are often referred to as Pajama Shirts, Bowling Shirts or Cabana Shirts (which we also have for you). However, the styles in this collection all share a few key characteristics. First, the eponymous “camp collar” itself, which is double-notched, constructed to lay flat and typically worn open. Then there’s the Camp Collar Shirt’s boxy fit and straight hem, meant to give a relaxed look. Finally, there’s the single chest pocket — and often (but not always) a short sleeve. We think the last is a rule worth occasionally breaking, though (see: Long-Sleeve Camp Collar Shirts). The Camp Collar Shirt’s origins are hotly debated, but it’s likely an evolution of the Cuban Guayabera Shirt (another style we stock), which was designed to keep workers cool in the summer heat. Americans embraced the Camp Collar Shirt in the 1960s, and it became an iconic style worn by everyone from James Bond to Hemmingway. This classic, playful silhouette is available in a wide array of colors, fabrics, and prints. Pick between solids and patterns — from paisley and stripes to ice-breaker-worthy prints — in pastels and rich hues, all crafted from Portuguese seersucker, Irish linen, soft cotton and more. The Camp Collar Shirt strikes the perfect balance between casual and formal — it’s something you can wear with shorts and sandals or dress up with trousers and loafers. Camp Collar Shirts can be worn open over a tank or tee, or all buttoned-up and untucked. They add a pop beneath a blazer and work all on their own as the exclamation point to an outfit. An essential summer style, they can even work for spring and fall, too, depending on how you style them. Wear them to work, al fresco dinners, on vacation…you get the idea. Both on-trend and a classic, the Camp Collar Shirt is here to stay — its sheer versatility makes it an absolute closet essential.
