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Men's Casual Shirts

A men's casual shirt shouldn't feel like it came off a factory line. At Cord, every piece in this collection starts the way our clothes always have, in dialogue with artisans, using techniques that predate fast fashion by generations. Block printing, screen printing, hand smocking. These aren't finishing touches. They're the whole point.

We didn't set out to make another basics collection. We set out to make everyday shirts worth keeping.

The collection

This edit of men's casual shirts covers a fair amount of ground, all rooted in the same idea - clothing that carries a story, not just a size label:

Printed shirts in block prints, ikat, and screen-printed motifs, many one-off to a season
Smocked and pintuck shirts, where the handwork is the design
Corduroy shirts, built with weight for the cooler months
Oversized and unisex fits, for anyone who'd rather move loose than fitted
Collarless shirts, for a quieter, cleaner line

Fabric, and why we're particular about it

A men's casual shirt is only as good as what it's made from. We work with cotton, corduroy, and a few local blends, chosen the way we choose everything, for how they age, not just how they photograph on day one. Our materials are ethically and locally sourced, close to home, close to the hands that shape them.

Corduroy won't suit every wardrobe. It has weight, warmth, a texture some men gravitate to and others skip. If you want something lighter to wear on rotation without a second thought, one of our printed cottons is the easier choice. If you want a shirt that actually holds its own on a rack of identical button-downs, that's where the block prints and smocking come in.

Fit, on our terms

There's a real difference between relaxed and shapeless. Our oversized shirts are cut loose through the body and shoulders deliberately — that's the silhouette we designed, not an accident of sizing. The standard fits sit closer to the body, with room through the chest and arms without extra volume.

A simple rule: size down if you're between sizes on the fitted styles, hold your usual size (or go one up) for anything oversized or unisex. Cuts shift slightly from style to style, since nothing here comes off one universal block — so it's worth a glance at the individual size chart before you buy.

Wearing them

A printed shirt does more talking than a plain one, so build around it rather than against it. Pair a block-print shirt with plain trousers or dark denim and let the print lead the outfit. Save layering — a jacket, a plain tee underneath — for the heavier corduroy pieces, where texture carries more weight than pattern.

Collarless shirts dress up more easily than you'd expect. Tucked in, paired with good trousers, they move from weekend wear to a dinner table without much effort at all.

Caring for handwork

Hand-printed and hand-smocked fabric needs a bit more care than a plain cotton tee — gentle cycle, mild detergent, and keep it out of the dryer if it's smocked. Heat flattens that texture fast, and someone spent hours getting it right by hand. Takes an extra minute at laundry time. Saves the shirt for years, not just a few washes.

Why Cord

We started in 2015, founded by Neha Singh and Pranav Guglani, on the idea that clothing could hold onto old-world charm while still being made for everyday life — timeless pieces, built with equal care for how they look and how they wear. Every men's casual shirt in this collection comes from that same place: close work with skilled artisans, techniques passed down rather than programmed in, and a quiet refusal to make things the fast way just because it's easier.

Some of our prints are loud. Some won't be for everyone. That's fine by us — we'd rather make shirts people actually notice than ones that disappear into a drawer full of identical basics.

If you're looking for a men's casual shirt with a bit more story behind it than most, this is where to start.

FAQs

Q1. What fabrics do Cord's men's casual shirts come in?

A: Mostly cotton, corduroy, and a few local blends, chosen for how they hold up over time rather than just how they photograph. Prints are done through block printing and screen printing, and some pieces feature hand smocking — all techniques done by artisans, not machines.

Q2. Are these shirts true to size?

A: The fitted styles sit close to a traditional shirt through the chest and arms. The oversized and unisex styles are cut deliberately loose — that's the intended silhouette, not a sizing error. If you're between sizes, size down for fitted styles and hold your usual size (or go one up) for oversized ones. Cuts vary a little from style to style, so it's worth checking the size chart on the individual product page.

Q3. What's the price range for a men's casual shirt at Cord?

A: Between $113 and $213, depending on the fabric and how much handwork went into it. A hand-smocked shirt costs more than a simple printed one — the stitching alone takes real time to do properly.

Q4. How should I wash a hand-printed or hand-smocked shirt?

A: Gentle cycle, mild detergent, and air dry rather than tumble dry — especially for smocked pieces, since heat can flatten the texture. It's a small extra step that makes a real difference in how long the shirt lasts.

Q5. What makes Cord's shirts different from other casual shirts?

A: Every print and stitch is done by hand, in collaboration with artisans, using techniques like block printing and hand smocking rather than a mass-run production process. No two pieces from the same run are identical.

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Men's Casual Shirts

The collection

Fabric, and why we're particular about it

Fit, on our terms

Wearing them

Caring for handwork

Why Cord

FAQs

Q1. What fabrics do Cord's men's casual shirts come in?

Q2. Are these shirts true to size?

Q3. What's the price range for a men's casual shirt at Cord?

Q4. How should I wash a hand-printed or hand-smocked shirt?

Q5. What makes Cord's shirts different from other casual shirts?