Popover Shirt
With preppy roots dating back to the 1960s, the standard sports shirt was made more interesting by ending the placket at the bottom of the chest.
This became the popover (deriving its name from “popping” it on over your head).
The popover is a great smart-casual style; versatile enough to put with an unstructured blazer.
The style cannot be unbuttoned fully, so make sure it’s not too tight to put on or take off and that you aren't in too much of a hurry to get undressed.

View more Dispatch posts
Back to DispatchAncestral Patterns
Webb’s has a rare Feltex Rug in their latest auction. In 1972, artist Don Ramage designed a striking wool rug, commissioned by the New Zealand Wool Board and produced by...
No Smoke Without Fire
NZ Herald: Hotel fire smokes out new men’s boutique This week marks twenty-five years since a fire in the basement of Hotel De Brett nearly destroyed Crane Brothers before it...
Joe Caroff
Joe Caroff, the designer behind some of cinema’s most enduring images, has died in New York aged 103. In 1962 he turned the curve of a “7” into the barrel...