We've always loved a popover. Few woven shirts are as timeless or as time-tested. Four buttons and a collar: less bulk, fewer failure points, nothing to catch on the work at hand. A refreshing change for a closet lined with button-ups.

Ours is anchored by an indigo rope-dyed cotton, the same method that gives denim its charm: the yarn is dyed in repeated passes, so the color sits on the outside of the fiber and leaves a pale core beneath. Every wash and every day of use takes a little more indigo off the surface, and the shirt gets lighter in all the right places. The cloth is woven in Fukuyama, where postwar mills have made the fabric in some of our finest garments.

Historically, we've offered popovers in either winter weight, wool or flannel, or summer weight and short-sleeved. This time, we wanted one that could be worn year-round. The buttons are a natural trocas (snail shell). Wear it tucked or untucked, under a sweater or with a pair of shorts.