Like so many elite outerwear silhouettes, shirt jackets are descendants of utilitarian pieces designed for lumberjacks, military officers, and other guys who spend a lot of time outdoors in the wind and weather. While traditional examples are made from hardy boiled wool, in the hands of some of today's biggest-brained designers this humble layering piece has diversified into a wide range of styles and fabrics.
If you want a classic wool number to throw on over a tee, there are plenty of options for that, but you can also find covetable examples in everything from dressy cotton twill to sturdy waterproof waxed canvas, too. That means you'll almost certainly find an overshirt you love among the selects—and more likely a few of them.
