Favorites Series: Flannels - Topic of the day 3/19/24

What are your favorite flannel shirts? Favorite brands at low medium and high price points? What do you look for in one of these shirts? What brands have been great for them and what brands have really let you down? Feel free to share a few of your favorite fits or inspo that feature these shirts, too. (Note: the Favorites Series will be running ~weekly as a new way of doing the "Best X for $X" threads from a few years ago on MFA.)
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Weeg
Weeg8mo ago
I dont own a single flannel I dont know the difference between a good one and a bad one
Bigelow
Bigelow8mo ago
thank you for contributing to the thread
Weeg
Weeg8mo ago
Sorry i meant to follow that withlike a How do uou tell? But my boss called me
rej
rej8mo ago
I have to be careful with flannels or they'll consume my whole wardrobe. It is the pnw way I have like 8ish, if chamois counts
awburkey
awburkey8mo ago
I personally really like v soft flannels and a lot of "high end" ones just aren't as cozy. The fabric feels stiffer and it's often not brushed. I visted BiG Denver a while ago and none of the fancy japanese flannels really interested me in the least. That being said I rarely wear flannels anymore in favor of moleskin shirts
lyon
lyon8mo ago
i love soft flannels… i’m chasing any sort of purple flannel for winter this year
jawntanamo_bae
jawntanamo_bae8mo ago
Favorite flannels are LL Bean, Pendleton, Indigofera, Iron Heart, and UES. With flannel shirts, I much prefer a brushed cotton flannel to a wool one for comfort. UES is by far my favorite as the fit works better for me than any of the other premium ones. Wythe, Warehouse, Sugar Cane, and the Flathead all make nice flannels as well.
rej
rej8mo ago
i liked the EG flannels from last year
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jawntanamo_bae
jawntanamo_bae8mo ago
I need to get some EG, I’m so behind the times
rej
rej8mo ago
I started getting EG as a bit and now I can't stop
pumaturtle
pumaturtle8mo ago
Vermont Flannel, Wythe, vintage Pendleton
leroideskiki
leroideskiki8mo ago
Portuguese Flannel ?
zacheadams
zacheadams8mo ago
iron heart the flat head all of the japanese repro brands the thicker the better unconscionably thick flannels
Mike Danger
Mike Danger8mo ago
I wish Bean would make the scotch plaid ones at the same “weight” as their chamois shirts. Vermont Flannel is also nice.
Benji
Benji8mo ago
3sixteen
Bigelow
Bigelow8mo ago
I only have one flannel now, it's this one from South2 West8 and I love it
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rej
rej8mo ago
That's a great one flannel
Benji
Benji8mo ago
Vintage big mac flannels look nice
Bigelow
Bigelow8mo ago
This wool flannel overshirt from De Bonne Facture lives in my head rent free though
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Bigelow
Bigelow8mo ago
Thanks yeah I really like some of the subtle colors that are more apparent in real life than in fit pics like the purples in there
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raisinpie
raisinpie8mo ago
love a cozy flannel, plaid isnt for me but i have a couple plain ones i like
zacheadams
zacheadams8mo ago
I had VFC stuff and it kinda fell apart tbh the buttons are really not as nice as others they're just plastic
Benji
Benji8mo ago
I have a vintage bean flannel that's very heavy Idk how much of a fan I am of its button down collar tho
Mike Danger
Mike Danger8mo ago
yeah, they've definitely gotten lighter over time
Spuck
Spuck8mo ago
I own plenty of flannels, and STILL don't know the difference between a good one and a bad one. The line between flannel shirts and overshirts gets very blurry
AndrewA
AndrewA8mo ago
My “better” flannels are a little heavier and have more of a 3D feeling to the weave. I think that’s accomplished by thicker yarn and a looser tension weave That said I also have a number of cheap flannels that I love and wear regularly Favorites are an old target merona brand that I have had for 14 years, a 3Sixteen flannel, and a JCrew Wallace and Barnes wool/cotton blend that I got from eBay.
fauxhemian
fauxhemian8mo ago
I’m afflicted by the same condition
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rej
rej8mo ago
That green + navy from last year is good
fauxhemian
fauxhemian8mo ago
i love both that one and the green orange. both became my favourites right away. was lucky to find them both in deep sale
jawntanamo_bae
jawntanamo_bae8mo ago
I wish the Flat Head fit me 😭
jorgeragula05
jorgeragula058mo ago
I do like the Teca shirts. They do run slim and aren't super thick. They do have the Rude flannels that are more heavy duty, but haven't handled them.
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Carney
Carney8mo ago
favorites in my closet are probably marine layer and vince - i guess if they had to be classified in price categories, they would be medium and high, respectively. on the low end i've previously owned a flannel from uniqlo which was nice but i just wasnt really a fan of how it fit on me
palmanguy
palmanguy8mo ago
Filson flannels are still really good, I have a few of them.
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