{"product_id":"surchemise-militaire-homme-restauree","title":"Men's Military Overshirt, Marine Corps","description":"\u003ch2\u003eThe men's military overshirt, a period piece\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis men's military overshirt is not a reproduction. It is a period garment, recovered and then restored by hand: the cloth has already been used, and the whole job is to bring it back into shape without removing what gives it value. Its marks are not imitated: they come from its first use. The cloth is an old cotton herringbone, dense, with a dry hand. This weave dressed several armies during and after the Second World War; in the American forces, these cotton herringbone work uniforms were called \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Herringbone_(cloth)\"\u003eHBT\u003c\/a\u003e, for herringbone twill.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMaterial: 100% cotton\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOrigin: decommissioned in France, genuine military shirt\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDetail: restored period piece\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDetail: 1950s deadstock thread\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDetail: repairability by design\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eRestoring without erasing\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAn old military cloth has a patina, marks, sometimes repairs. The temptation would be to make everything uniform; we do the opposite. The treatment is carried out without altering the properties of the original cloth, which rules out harsh washes and colour touch-ups. The irregularities are not effects: they are traces. Each piece therefore keeps its own patina, and two overshirts are never quite alike. The cloth, a little stiff at first, softens without loosening.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eA thread that gives way before the cloth\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe re-assembly is done with 100% cotton thread, from an unused stock of the French army of the 1950s, contemporary with the piece. This choice is about repair, not nostalgia. A modern synthetic thread is stronger than the old cotton around it: under tension, it is the cloth that tears along the seam. A period cotton thread gives way before the cloth, and a seam can be redone, where a torn old cloth is hard to repair. The stamped corozo buttons are fixed with a reinforced seam, and the aged cotton label is printed in Toulouse.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eCut and sizing\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSizes S to XL. Since each piece has its own history, don't hesitate to \u003ca href=\"\/en-us\/pages\/contact\"\u003ewrite to us\u003c\/a\u003e before choosing if you hesitate between two sizes.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eHow to wear a men's military overshirt\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOpen in mid-season, over a T-shirt or a sweatshirt, like a light overshirt. Closed, like a light jacket over a fine knit. It goes with \u003ca href=\"\/en-us\/products\/jean-selvedge-japonais\"\u003eselvedge jeans\u003c\/a\u003e, straight trousers or \u003ca href=\"\/en-us\/products\/cargo-pant-kaki\"\u003ecargo trousers\u003c\/a\u003e, and is worn with boots, leather sneakers or derbies. On a plain wardrobe, it carries the outfit on its own.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eCare\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWash at 30 °C (86 °F) inside out, short cycle, with a mild detergent with no bleaching agent, and separately the first few times. Absolutely avoid hot water and the tumble dryer: old cloth tolerates them badly. Air dry in the shade; iron at medium heat, on the reverse.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Champ de Manoeuvres ","offers":[{"title":"S","offer_id":51063418749261,"sku":null,"price":87.05,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false},{"title":"M","offer_id":51063418782029,"sku":null,"price":87.05,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false},{"title":"L","offer_id":51063418814797,"sku":null,"price":87.05,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false},{"title":"XL","offer_id":51063418847565,"sku":null,"price":87.05,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0551\/7115\/4005\/files\/surchemise_HBT_US_MILITARIA_CDM_8S8A3849.jpg?v=1789671771","url":"https:\/\/champdemanoeuvres.com\/en-us\/products\/mens-vintage-military-overshirt-restored","provider":"Champ de Manoeuvres ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}