The shirt is distinguished by four front pockets, two vertical stripes of pleating or embroidery, and most notably, an open collar.) Unlike the collar of an oxford shirt, a Cuban collar has almost no structure, and is designed to be worn with at least one button undone so you get maximal airflow.

According to folklore, it originated when a Cuban man asked his wife to create a shirt with multiple pockets to store his belongings while working. (Which, just so you know, is a traditional piece of menswear in Latin America and the Caribbean.

While the silhouette is nothing new, its reputation until recently was more 'golf dad sporting a hula-dancer print on the Atlantic City boardwalk' and less 'summer wardrobe must-have.' Thankfully the shirt has had a stylish resurgence in recent years, and it's all I want to wear any time the mercury climbs above 80☏.Ĭall it what you want (camp shirt, revere collar, bowling shirt, vacation shirt, I could go on.), all roads lead to its spiritual predecessor-the guayabera. Here's the first thing to tick off your summer shopping list: the Cuban-collar shirt.

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