Tender has its roots in antique workwear and machinery, especially from the Great British Steam Age. An important face of Tender’s English–made clothing is the nurture which is put into the clothes: in their research, design, manufacture and wear. Tender’s goal is for the owner to live with their clothes, wearing them hard, but respecting their provenance and the stories they have to tell.
Rinsed Ecru Lawn Type 468 Flipped Collar Shirt
The Flipped Collar Shirt is an amalgamation of different elements from previous Tender shirts. The front placket is reversed and sewn down on the outside, like the Butterfly Shirt, trapping two large centre pockets low down at a comfortable hand height. The back is shaped with a single large asymmetrical pleat like the Millwheel shirt, and the collar is cut from the same pattern. However the collar panel, once cut, is flipped upside down and the long side, not the short side, is sewn into the neck of the shirt.
As the point of the collar would normally sit just above the front edge of the shirt, here the collar grows directly from the placket, then slopes back to a seamed edge.An extra button and buttonhole is added in the centre of the collar so that it can be done up close to the neck.
One of the reasons that Tender’s clothes have their own special feel is the selection of machines used. Even lightweight shirts are produced on heavy machines designed for workwear and industrial purposes. By retooling and adjusting to allow for the fabric weight, garments come out with uniquely twisted or puckered seams. Longer stitch patterns give a feeling of practicality, but also avoid damaging the fabrics with unnecessary punctures and allow slight flexibility in the seams, helping the clothes to mould and form even better to the wearer’s body over time.
Fabric woven in England / Rinsed to shrink / Pleated false faced cuffs / Melamine Savile Row tailor’s fly buttons / 100% cotton thread shrunk to form puckered seams / Made in England
