Every piece we make carries a detail from the sports we grew up playing. Here are five. You don't have to know they're there, but if you played, you'll spot them.
Shop the five
Borrowed from athletic jerseys
Hand-linked underarm gusset. More room to move and better airflow, the way jerseys were built for the game.
Borrowed from ’80s rugby shorts
Tab front, elastic back. From a vintage pair of tab-front rugby shorts, reworked into a pant you can wear every day.
Borrowed from classic sports jerseys
Twill-tape placket. Reinforced with twill tape at the collar and placket, with a locker loop at the back neck.
Borrowed from numbered match kits
The number plate. X-stitched on the back like the plates sewn onto old match jerseys. We left off the number.
Borrowed from classic sportswear
Spare button in twill tape. Sewn inside the front edge, so a spare is there when you need it.
I played rugby for ten years. What stayed with me wasn't the scores. It was the guys, the locker room, the bus ride home. So everything we make carries a small piece of the game: a gusset from an athletic jersey, a tab front from old rugby shorts, a number plate with the number left off. Nobody else has to notice. If you played, you will.
Soft 100% merino in a wheat melange. A hand-linked gusset under each arm, borrowed from athletic jerseys, gives you more room to move and better airflow.
A vintage pair of tab-front rugby shorts, reworked into an everyday pant. Japanese cotton twill with double knees, a half-elastic back waist and a taper to the ankle.
100% cotton piqué in ivory. Twill tape reinforces the collar and placket, the way classic sports jerseys were built, and a micro paracord locker loop sits at the back neck.
Brushed cotton in terracotta, cut as a half-placket popover. On the back, an X-stitched number plate like the ones sewn onto old match jerseys, minus the number.
A heavy brushed navy twill to wear open as a light jacket or buttoned up as a shirt. Inside the front edge, a spare button is secured in twill tape.
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“… the quality is top-tier. Like always, the finishing details from Elk Head are on point on this shirt.”
“I love the fabric weight and details in this shirt. From the pocket pattern contrast to the collar shape.”
