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Blue & White University Stripe Ivy League Popover Shirt

Blue & White University Stripe Ivy League Popover Shirt

Meet the John Simons Ivy League Popover Shirt!

Fans of the John Simons look will by now undoubtedly be familiar with our Ivy League Button down shirts, which incorporate many of John’s favourite Ivy League details from the 1950s/1960s.

This iteration of the shirt comes in the form of an iconic Oxford cloth popover!

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The popover has an undoubted pedigree within Ivy League style; the direct descendent of the longer placket pullover, which was in fact Brooks Brothers first form of button down all the way back in 1896. The shorter placket popover was a staple of the Ivy League Look throughout the 1950s and 60s both in short sleeve iterations, often in light fabrics such as end to end cotton, or madras, or in longer sleeve variants, with solid colours in oxford cotton. Whilst placket lengths did vary, the archetypal model featured a short 3 button placket, which is exactly what we have utilised here at John Simons.

In addition to the popover styling, of notable importance to many aficionados of the Ivy League look, is the generous collar roll. When fully fastened, the long collar points cascade beautifully, recalling what John describes as “The Ivy League Spearpoint collar”, a feature which would often be found on shirting from the “Jivy Ivy” period in the latter half of the 1960s. When worn open the collar rolls beautifully, a feat which has been achieved by omitting any lining from the collar and placket.  

Furthermore, we have chosen to re-introduce a key detail from the John Simons archive, namely the button through flap pocket, making this shirt a genuine smorgasbord of Ivy League detailing.

Details:

  • 100% Oxford cotton woven in Lancashire
  • 3.5” Collar points
  • 3 Button collar
  • 3 Button popover placket
  • Unlined collar, placket and cuffs
  • Gauntlet button
  • Single cuff button
  • Box pleat
  • Locker loop
  • Traditional 1960s cut with tapered tails
  • Fitting true to size
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PARABOOT

Here at John Simons we are proud to stock Paraboot, an iconic French brand with whom we have worked with since 1984, making us the oldest stockist in the UK.

Founded by Remy Richard in the Alpine French town of Izeaux in the early 20th Century, the Paraboot brand as we know it today was born from one of Richard’s earliest visits to the USA. In 1926, Richard arrived in the USA during a boom in the rubber industry and was confronted with a new style of work boot with heavy rubber soles. This style of footwear differed greatly from the refined leather-soled shoes Richard had produced previously and served as the impetus for a new style of footwear.

In 1927, Richard founded Paraboot, a brand with a distinct focus on rubber-soled footwear, appropriate for heavy labour. The brand’s name was a combination of the words “Para”, the town in Amazonia from whence the rubber came, and “Boot”, a nod to the American-style of footwear Richard had encountered on his travels.

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