The Four Types of Stripes to Own
The Hairline Stripe
A slightly uncommon but very cool type of shirting stripe is the ‘hairline stripe’. A design with very thin stripes, running so close together they are meant to be similar to a hair’s width. This cotton-linen blend white/light-red stripe from Italy is produced exclusively for our boutique and specially for Negroni lovers.
The Awning Stripe
The largest stripe, and one that has become popular in recent years – probably specifically because of the lack of neckwear for it to compete with. The name references awnings used over shops, and it is the biggest stripe usually found on shirt fabrics.
The Bengal Stripe
Taking another step up in thickness, we get the Bengal stripe. This is defined by its width, by its even spacing, and by being always alternating colour and white. However, the first point – the width of the stripes – does sometimes vary while maintaining the other two aspects.
The Regimental Stripe
There are more names than this, but they either become very niche, or purely descriptions – such as ‘irregular’ stripe or ‘double’ stripe. We don’t need any help understanding those.