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The Winter Shirts We'd Pack First

Packing for a winter trip forces a kind of honesty that your regular wardrobe never demands. Every shirt has to work harder than usual, layering under a heavy knit one day and standing alone in a warm restaurant the next. Most men pack too many options and wear about half of them. We've been thinking about what actually earns its place in the bag: shirts with enough weight to feel considered on their own, but not so much bulk that they fight with everything over them. Flannel that doesn't look provincial. Oxford cloth that travels without looking like it slept in the overhead compartment. Heavier broadcloths in colors that mix without planning. The collars matter more in winter too, since a shirt collar sitting under a coat collar is a detail people notice even when they can't say why. These are the shirts we'd reach for first when the bag is open and space is finite.