{"product_id":"watertown-shirt-selvedge-indigo-chambray","title":"\"Watertown\" Shirt - Selvedge Chambray - Indigo","description":"\u003ch5\u003e\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003eSPECS\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p4\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eFABRIC:\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003ePremium indigo selvedge chambray, 6.5 Oz., slubby, 85% cotton — 15% linen tightly-woven blend, plain weave dark indigo warp with unbleached weft yarns, dry-hand, white\/red stripe selvedge ID, milled in Japan.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p4\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eDETAILS:\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e* An original mfsc shirt pattern, inspired by French 1950s vintage casual shirts, blending sportswear and workwear vibes.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s3\"\u003e* Short sleeves, period cut.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e* Straight shirttail tuck-out style, side slits.\u003cbr\u003e* French style “\u003ci\u003ecol requin”\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e(shark fin collar), with 1950s-style collar loop.\u003cbr\u003e* Contrast Californian-style yellow \u0026amp; orange combo stitching, high count, 100% cotton.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003e*\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s3\"\u003eFabric selvedge displayed on front panels button placket and chest pocket fold.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s3\"\u003e* Single piece back, no shoulder yoke.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s3\"\u003e* Narrow folder chainstitch construction.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e* Made in Japan.\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSIZING\/FIT\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p9\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003eThe WATERTOWN Shirt in indigo chambray comes unwashed and is cut so that the measurements match the labeling AFTER an initial cold soak\/line dry. We recommend this straight-forward easy protocol before wearing:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul class=\"ul1\"\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"li10\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s3\"\u003eRinse in cold water, machine setting on delicate, full cycle.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"li10\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s3\"\u003eLine dry, no heat dryer.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s3\"\u003eAt 5’7 ~145 lbs, I opted for a SMALL for a comfortable fit. We recommend getting your usual size in MF® shirts.\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003ePlease refer to sizing chart for approximate soaked\/rinsed measurements, and reach out to \u003ca href=\"http:\/\/sales@misterfredom.com\/\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s6\"\u003esales@misterfredom.com\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e for further sizing advice.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCARE\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s3\"\u003eMachine wash on DELICATE, cold water, mild eco-friendly detergent. Line dry.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s3\"\u003eDo not use the washer’s heavy-duty cycle. Heat dryer is also not recommended and may result in excessive and irreversible shrinkage.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSTORY\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p4\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003eThe Mister Freedom®\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003eWATERTOWN Shirt\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003egets its pattern DNA from our 2015\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/concordia-eco.mom\/products\/tahiti-shirt-ura-red\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eTAHITI Shirt\u003c\/a\u003e, an original garment fully documented\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.christopheloiron.com\/the-tahiti-shirt-saigon-cowboy-mfsc-spring-2015\/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ehere\u003c\/a\u003e, anecdotally dear to me as it has roots in my expat family history.\u003cbr\u003eThe streamline design was a take on classic 1950s-60s vintage French casual sportswear shirts: straight shirttail tuck-out style, period-typical “shark fin” collar (“\u003ci\u003ecol requin\u003c\/i\u003e” in French, sometimes referred-to as “Capri” collar), side seam slits, in a long-sleeve pattern. Our Tahiti shirts were cut from printed bark-cloth type cotton fabrics featuring a splendid vintage monstera motif, in both\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/concordia-eco.mom\/products\/tahiti-shirt-moana-blue\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eMoana blue\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eand\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/concordia-eco.mom\/products\/tahiti-shirt-ura-red\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eUra red\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ecolor options, inspired by a set of original\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003epareos\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003emy dad was issued during a stint at the Club Med in 1957.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p5\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003eThe WATERTOWN Shirt\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s3\"\u003eis basically a short-sleeve version of our TAHITI Shirt, but also a completely different fabric treatment and concept.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p4\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003eFor our\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/concordia-eco.mom\/collections\/ss2024-area-7161\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eArea 7161\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003estory, we twisted the design and opted for a fancy cotton\/linen indigo chambray fabric, an old MF® favorite previously featured on the\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/concordia-eco.mom\/products\/naval-chinos-chambray\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s4\"\u003eNaval Chinos Type No.266ic\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e, the\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/concordia-eco.mom\/products\/breezer-jacket-type-ii-chambray\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s4\"\u003eBreezer Type II\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e, and the Riviera Continental\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/concordia-eco.mom\/products\/continental-sportcoat-chambray\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eSportcoat\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u0026amp;\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/concordia-eco.mom\/products\/continental-trousers-chambray\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eTrousers\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eset.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p6\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003eThis premium indigo selvedge 6.5 Oz. chambray is a slubby, tightly-woven blend of 85% cotton and 15% linen, plain weave dark indigo warp with unbleached weft yarns, a dry and crisp fabric flashing a white\/red stripe selvedge ID, exclusively milled in Japan for mfsc. It is much darker than typical workwear chambrays (or vintage-style USN workshirts), with a deep indigo hue and reddish sheen. This chambray fabric is guaranteed to age gracefully with normal wash\/wear routine, developing overtime a beautiful indigo patina exposing the woven texture and ring.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p6\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003eFor the Watertown, we decided to visually spice things up by using an orange\/yellow contrast stitch construction, a nod to our\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/concordia-eco.mom\/collections\/californian-blue-jeans\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eCalifornian Blue Jeans\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eand their classic denim two-tone stitching. A purely cosmetic design choice today — time-consuming and costly manufacturing wise —, the origin of mixing similarly-colored threads in garment construction dates back to 1940s-50s crunch time in factories, when everything on hand was used to meet production deadlines.\u003cbr\u003eThe fabric selvedge is displayed in both the front panels button placket and the chest pocket fold.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003eThe sleeves are a period 1950s-style length, cut shorter than contemporary short-sleeve shirts. The amber-colored corrozo wood buttons compliment the orange\/yellow chainstitch accents.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p6\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003eFor those who wonder, our shirt gets its moniker from the classified Top-Secret and highly-restricted legendary \u003ca rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cia.gov\/stories\/story\/area-51-and-the-accidental-test-flight\/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s4\"\u003eAREA 51\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e, a remote air strip on natural salt flats located in Groom Lake, Nevada, initially utilized during WW2 as gunnery range by USAAF pilots. Later codenamed \u003ci\u003eWatertown\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ein internal convo — also referred to as “Paradise Ranch” or “The Ranch” amongst other dreamy nicknames — , the area was secretly reactivated in 1955 as a R\u0026amp;D facility for covert projects. In this hard-to-access isolated high desert location, the CIA, USAF pilots (referred to as “\u003ca rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/concordia-eco.mom\/products\/driver-trousers-indigo-jelt-twill\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003ci\u003edrivers\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e”, for anonymity), Lockheed “Skunk Works” engineers, mechanics, …,\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003ehelped develop and test \u003ca rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/nsarchive2.gwu.edu\/NSAEBB\/NSAEBB434\/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s4\"\u003eU-2\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003espy planes. More on our Mister Freedom® stylistic twist on this historical background\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/concordia-eco.mom\/pages\/mister-freedom%C2%AE-x-sugar-cane-msfc-ss2024-lookbook-preview-area-7161-collection\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ehere\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p6\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003eMore simply, the MF® Watertown Shirt is a cool 1950s-style casual short-sleeve shirt, loaded with subtle details, blending period sportswear with workwear, diverting chambray fabric from its routine utilitarian garment role.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p4\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003eThe MF®\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003eWATERTOWN Shirt\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eis designed in California, USA, by Mister Freedom®, and produced in Japan in collaboration with Sugar Cane Co.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Mister Freedom Sugar Cane","offers":[{"title":"S","offer_id":51358475551037,"sku":"MFSC 841I\/S","price":250.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"M","offer_id":51358475583805,"sku":"MFSC 841I\/M","price":250.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"L","offer_id":51365201215805,"sku":"MFSC 841I\/L","price":250.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"XL","offer_id":51365201248573,"sku":"MFSC 841I\/XL","price":250.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"XXL","offer_id":51365201281341,"sku":"MFSC 841I\/XXL","price":250.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"XXXL","offer_id":51365201314109,"sku":"MFSC 841I\/XXXL","price":250.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0038\/9516\/5041\/files\/WatertownShirtT2IndigoSS2026-1a_961e0d40-87ba-4e33-be96-e3d7b616b877.jpg?v=1772566720","url":"https:\/\/concordia-eco.mom\/products\/watertown-shirt-selvedge-indigo-chambray","provider":"Mister Freedom®","version":"1.0","type":"link"}