The Davis is Taylor Stitch's short-sleeve camp-collar shirt, and this version is the most considered fabric they've put it in. Sashiko weaving is a Japanese reinforcing stitch technique, and here it gives the indigo cotton a subtle geometric texture that reads interesting up close and simply dark blue from across the room.
The Verdict
At $128, this is a well-built summer shirt with an honest point of difference. It's not for everyone, but for the man who wants something that isn't a linen camp collar or a Hawaiian print, it fills the gap cleanly.
The Make
The fabric is 100% organic cotton, sashiko-woven and garment-washed, which means it arrives soft rather than stiff. Garment washing also pre-shrinks the cotton and pulls the indigo slightly, giving it a worn-in quality from day one. The sashiko weave adds a textural dimension that plain poplin or oxford doesn't have, and the organic certification is GOTS-standard, not a marketing footnote.
Construction follows Taylor Stitch's double-needle felled seaming, which is overbuilt for a camp shirt in the best way. The seams lie flat, they don't pucker after washing, and they'll outlast the shirt's fashionability by several years. The camp collar has no stand, meant to be left open; the flat hem with side vents means it sits cleanly untucked at the hip. Country of origin isn't disclosed for this variant, which is worth noting at this price point.
The Fit
The Davis runs true to size in a regular cut, which Taylor Stitch interprets as relaxed through the chest with a hem that falls just below the waistband. It's not boxy, but it isn't slim either. XS through XXL covers most builds, and the garment wash means there's minimal additional shrinkage to account for. Order your normal size.
The Context
The camp-collar short-sleeve market is crowded. Corridor does a version in Japanese fabrics at a similar price. Orslow does one in Japan for considerably more. What Taylor Stitch offers here that most don't is the sashiko texture on an otherwise quiet ground: the shirt reads casual but specific, which sits at a 5 out of 10 on the loud-to-subtle scale. It wears well from a Saturday lunch to an evening out, provided that evening doesn't require a collar. At 8 out of 10 for travel, it packs flat and the dark indigo hides incidental creasing better than lighter shades.
The Personal Note
I haven't owned this one. The research is thorough and the construction track record on the Davis silhouette is consistent enough that the specs hold up, but I can't tell you how the sashiko texture feels after twenty washes or whether the indigo crocks onto light-colored trousers in the first few wears. If you're buying indigo and wearing it against anything you care about, wash it twice before real use. That's true of any indigo garment, this one included.
