AN INTRODUCTION TO THE FLANNEL LIFE: THE MUST HAVE

First and foremost, welcome to THE FLANNEL LIFE. What you will find here are what I deem to be essentials in a mans life, it may be products, ideals, events, or really anything in between, I hope that you can find something here that interests you.

A Flannel Life? You might ask yourself..... " Why this title? " Well, it is a pretty simple answer. When creating the title for this blog, I found myself at a creative loss, I looked down, saw the shirt I happened to have on, and thought.... What can a man turn to for a staple when the weather gets tough, and, depending on which style you choose, look good in.... A Flannel Shirt.

In a nut shell.... I hope you can turn to this blog in hopes it makes you, your life, and the ladies in it, look much better.

In following this trend, what a better thing to address than how to choose the proper flannel shirt.


Kurt Cobain died in one, and Paul Bunyan never took his off, and as long as you're doing it right, you should be wearing a flannel shirt as well.

First some history....

The first flannel fabric is believed to have been of fine wool in Wales in the 16th century. The Welch used the fabric to make warm winter clothing. The world seemed to follow the welsh, as since this 16th century development, the fabrics has been used to make almost every type of clothing imaginable.

As a clothing choice for today's man, the flannel shirt can be a classic addition to almost anyones wardrobe, it's not only stylish, but functional as well.

I'm not saying you should go around looking like the National Canadian Hockey Associations ambassador to the United States, but walking your dog, going on a date outdoors, or working on your car, then slide on a checkered masterpiece and when you hear smells like teen spirit in your head for a moment, send up a thank you to Kurt, and carry on.

With that said.... Some words on which ones to choose.

Fit: A common mistake is that you should purchase shirts intended to be tucked in, in the same size and cut as ones intended to be worn out. This is not true, you should purchase shirts to be tucked in a length that you can raise your arms and the shirt does not come untucked, whereas you should purchase shirts to be worn out, only a few inches below you belt, as to not look sloppy.

And as always, the seams at the shoulder should be no more than an inch below you shoulder, and if you can't fit two fingers in the buttoned collar, you need a bigger size. Unless it's because your giant muscular physique, then you can take care of critics accordingly.

A big part of making the fitting process easier, is to invest in good quality to start, and the cut will more than likely be close enough to perfect you won't have to worry.

I reccomend this one:


69.95 AT JCREW.COM


Thanks for reading, now go live the flannel life.

- Andrew