What makes a stripe shirt good?

Breaking down the key components of a natural summer basic

In the early days of Man Repeller, I used to write these drunken histories about specific garments, and one time I wrote what became 2,000 impassioned words on the Breton stripe shirt. The only thing I remember now is that the original shirt, made for French navy men, had 21 stripes on it to commemorate Napoleon Bonaparte’s 21 victories. A helpful fact …