I've been on the hunt for a chambray button-down for a few months now. I wanted something not-too-expensive, comfortable, and with a true, classic chambray color. I thought these
Old Navy shirts came pretty close to fitting the bill, and was excited to try them out.
I ordered the two shirts for $48.84 ($24.42 each), including a 20% off promo and tax. I got the blue chambray in a size xs and the dark chambray in a size s.
Fit: The fit of both shirts was ok, but unfortunately not quite right. They are cut in a slightly trapeze-y shape, narrow across the bust and angled out towards the hips. This makes them a bit blousey on the bottom, and pucker oddly around the armpits where the shirt folds over at its narrowest point. The extra small fits me in the shoulder, but the puckering created by the narrowness across the bust is less than desirable:
The
small has a more relaxed "boyfriend" fit, but the larger size makes the blousey-ness at the bottom more pronounced:
Color: The colors are perfect, classic chambray shades with contrasting white stitching. Probably my favorite thing about them!
Material & care: 100% cotton, medium weight. Machine wash.
Price: Starting at $24.99, with plenty of promotions readily available to bring the price down, these shirts are affordable, especially for such basic and versatile wardrobe pieces.
Sizing: The sizing of the two is almost identical, with the xs being just slightly narrower across the bust and shorter by about an inch in the torso and sleeve:
Verdict: Undecided, but leaning towards return. For a wardrobe basic such as this, I want something as close to perfect as possible. Though the colors are exactly right, the slightly strange fit is enough to give me pause. Or, is the puckering something only I would notice? What do you think, to keep or not to keep?
