The Best Casual Shirts
In spite of sounding a little laid-back, the casual shirt is never out of fashion, and is never short of ideas for new ways to relax

Casual Shirts
Criminal Russel Buffalo red check shirt, £45, buy on houseoffraser.com

Casual Shirts
Finisterre Mawgan blue check casual shirt, £75, buy on finisterre.com

Casual Shirts
Duck and Cover Huffman petrol check shirt, £55, buy on duckandcover.com

Casual Shirts
Norse Projects blue Oswald check shirt, £106, buy on menlook.com

Casual Shirts
Suit Pontius light blue denim shirt, £60, buy on urbanoutfitters.com
Remember when casual Fridays was a thing? Thankfully, if you’re like us and default to a T-shirt and shorts at the first opportunity, casual is acceptable every day of the week – so a man’s wardrobe should be fit to bursting with long-sleeved casual shirts. It puts the casual in smart casual (or vice versa, check out the chambray shirt from Whistles for a pick on the smart end of the casual continuum) and can be used to dress down a suit.
We’ve picked out our 13 favourites from this season’s collections in block colours, as well as checks and plaids that don’t need to be paired with a beard and artisanal coffee. Prices range from £25 from high-street staple Burtons, to £115 by French label APC, with plenty more around the £50 mark. Once you’ve made your pick, complete a new outfit by teaming it with a pair of selvedge jeans, a blazer and sweater.
Jigsaw two-pocket shirt
Aigle Duford midnight button-down shirt
£65, buy on aigle.com
APC Saturday blue check shirt
£115, buy on apc.fr
El Ganso button-down shirt
£55, elganso.com
Criminal Russel Buffalo red check shirt
SuperDry red Grindlesawn shirt
£44.99, buy on superdry.com
Whistles chambray shirt
£85, buy on whistles.com
Element Harris button-down shirt
Finisterre Mawgan blue check casual shirt
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Burton red long sleeve button-down shirt
£25, burtons.com
Duck and Cover Huffman petrol check shirt
Norse Projects blue Oswald check shirt
£106, buy on menlook.com
Suit Pontius light blue denim shirt
£60, buy on urbanoutfitters.com
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Gary Kingsnorth was the fashion editor for Coach as well as Men’s Fitness.