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Choosing your shirt's fabric is an important step of designing your custom Gavroche dress shirt. We've summarized below the most important information about fabric selection. Because all our fabrics are solely constructed from the finest cottons, your selection should be based on your personal preference only.

Plain	Semi Solid	Stripes	Checks / Paids

White poplin, blue twill, stripes or checks, this is truly a matter of preference. This author strongly feels that every wardrobe should have at least one of each.

How can I find out the scale of the patterns? All the pictures of our fabrics are as close as we could get them to actual size. This is the size of the pattern if one were to place the cloth on the computer monitor.

Poplin is a simple, tightly woven cloth that is very common in dress shirts.	End on End is similar to a poplin but is woven from two different colors for an interesting look.	Twill is characterized by its diagonals and shine. This is a very smooth and elegant cloth.	Herringbone is a pattern that gives a smooth depth to your shirt. Also known as Chevron.
Oxford is a breathable basket weave. It is usually used for casual shirts.	Pinpoint is essentially a finer oxford. It is lighter and smoother than its sibling.

Now, that you've learned a bit about shirting fabrics, what would you like to do?

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