Bold.

Endorsement enough to build a fort, develop an industry, found a city. (Land given by the Raja of Chandragiri to the East India Company).

Madras, named after the Indian city where it originated, was originally designed to interpret the Scottish regiment tartans.

Three centuries later, Madras is known for its hot curries and cool fabrics.

Traditionally made, exceptionally comfortable cloth for the heat, made in one of the hottest spots on the earth. Colors and patterns in these shirts, however, are not the usual ones.

They’re bolder. Sharper.

Patchwork Shorts (No. 7634). The madras short you'll keep in rotation from Bridgehampton to the Low Country. In pure cotton madras with an 11” inseam. Adjustable waist tabs with slide-buckles (as you would find on a high end tailor-made trouser). One center front button and an internal anchor button. Imported.

Complete the look with the .