Raw denim gets a lot of attention as a trouser fabric and not nearly enough as a shirting one. That’s a gap worth addressing. A well constructed raw denim shirt sits in a specific and useful place in a wardrobe: more interesting than chambray, less precious than a Japanese selvedge overshirt, and built to actually age on your body in a way that synthetic or over-processed fabrics never will. The indigo deepens where it should. The fabric softens with wear rather than just getting thinner. We’ve been looking specifically at shirts where the construction matches the material, because raw denim cut badly or finished cheaply is a waste of what makes it good. Chest pockets that sit flat. Collars that don’t curl after the first wash. Weight that works over a tee or under a canvas jacket. These are the shirts that understand what the fabric is capable of and build around it accordingly.