Summer Prints for Long Sleeved Summer Shirts

Don’t limit yourself to just checks and stripes, there’s a whole range of other patterns out there for summer shirts.

Next Paisley shirt

Its name may have derived from the Scottish town, but the paisley pattern is of Indian and Persian origin so is no stranger to the hotter climate. 

This paisley shirt (price £32) from Next looks right at home on the beach, teamed with straw Stetson £14, belt £18 and jeans £45 www.next.co.uk/men

Viyella Liberty print shirt

Floral patterns make great summer shirts such as Viyella’s Liberty print blue purple meadow shirt.

This purple and blue ditsy print flowers cotton shirt costs £49.50 

www.viyella.co.uk

 

Manteray flower print shirt from Debenhams

If you can’t take the leap from the safer stripes to the more flamboyant florals, then Debenhams Manteray blue flower stripe shirt may be a good alternative as it mixes floral and stripes. Features chest pocket and denim lining on its two button cuff so looks good rolled up. 

Price £32. 

Available from www.debenhams.com

And for the boys who love their toys, there’s:

Simon Carter's helicopter shirt,................ 

.... Simon Carter's motorbike shirt..........

........ and Simon Carter's airplane shirt.

Check out their website for stockists www.simoncarter.net

Check out the Summer Check Long sleeved shirts

Checks are always on trend, you just have to decide how big to go.

St George by Duffer

For the smaller checks there is always gingham. This pink long sleeved gingham check shirt from Debenhams St George by Duffer features a single chest pocket. Price £36 and also comes in navy if pink is a step too far. Here shown with the sleeves rolled up to give a more casual look but still dressier than the short sleeved shirt. Slim fit, cutaway collar and 100% cotton. www.debenhams.com

Eton Waterloo Sunset Collection

From Eton’s Waterloo Sunset collection is this larger checked poplin with city style collar at £140 proving a long sleeved shirt can look good when teamed with tailored shorts.

www.etonshirts.co.uk 

Summer Stripes for Long Sleeved Shirts

For business, keep the patterns subtle, but for more casual wear you can go to town and express your personality:

Stripes are a popular pattern for both the business and casual shirt.

Gone Green Collection - Eton shirts

Eton’s turquoise oxford shirt with satin stripes certainly ripples with cool style although you may get hot under its white cutaway collar at the price of £135.

Would look good under a navy blazer.

From their Gone Green Exquisite, a collection of shirts in different shades of green reminiscent of lush forests and deep lagoons.

www.etonshirts.co.uk

Charles Tyrwhitt Oxford casual shirt

Charles Tyrwhitt has an array of colours in their 100% cotton semi fitted stripe lightweight Oxford casuals with contrasting colour stripes inside the collar and cuffs.

Price £69

There’s orange with purple, pink with blue, coral with green, purple with orange, green with blue and blue with pink (as in image) seen here worn with their cotton flat fronted chinos in mushroom.

www.cctshirts.co.uk

But don’t just go for the vertical stripes, for casual there’s always the laid back horizontal stripes.

ASOS Bazaar shirt

ASOS Horizontal stripe shirt is 100% lightweight cotton.  Features classic collar, single patch chest pocket and dipped hem.  
Wear with sleeves rolled up and worn open over a white tee for a great casual look.
Price £30  www.asos.com/men/

ASOS Breton stripe shirt

For a touch of the nautical look there’s ASOS Breton stripe shirt.
But there is a twist as it features a contrast plain white panel across the chest and shoulders.
Also has a classic collar and single button sewn patch chest pocket. Price won’t make waves at £30.
Fabric 100% cotton 

www.asos.com