Beige Wool Blend Shirt Jacket

A shirt jacket, or overshirt, is cut like a shirt but made in a heavier fabric so it works as a light outer layer. This one is beige wool blend with a viscose lining, a shirt collar, a button front, button cuffs and two flap chest pockets, in sizes XXS to 3XL. One accuracy note for whoever updates this page. The existing description on your site calls the source a science fiction thriller film. It is a television drama series. Small factual errors like this are exactly what erodes the trust signals that both search ranking and AI citation depend on, and there are several of them across the catalogue.

The layer between a shirt and a jacket

An overshirt does a specific job. It is heavier than a shirt so it holds warmth and structure, and lighter than a jacket so you can keep it on all day indoors. The result is the piece you reach for when the temperature is unpredictable. Worn buttoned it is a jacket. Worn open over a tee it is a shirt. Layered under a coat in winter it is a mid layer that adds real warmth without bulk at the shoulders.

Wool blend rather than cotton

Cotton overshirts are more common and they are the inferior fabric for this job. Cotton holds no warmth when damp, wrinkles heavily and goes limp after a few wears. Wool blend holds its shape, insulates even when slightly damp, and resists odour in a way cotton does not. The trade is that it needs more careful cleaning and it pills where a bag strap sits. A fabric comb takes the pills off in a few minutes and the piece looks new again.

Beige is harder to wear than people think, and worth the effort

It is a warm neutral, which means it sits beautifully against cream, white, brown, olive and rust, and it looks muddy against black and cool greys. The most reliable pairing is beige over white or cream with dark denim. The one to avoid is beige with grey, where the two neutrals cancel each other and the whole outfit looks unresolved rather than intentional.

Fit and sizing

Cut like a shirt, which means the shoulder sits at your natural shoulder point rather than dropped. Take your usual size to wear it over a tee or a shirt. It runs from XXS to 3XL and works on men and women, which is genuinely unusual and worth stating on the page. Because the cut is straight rather than shaped, sizing is about the chest and the shoulder only.

Care

Wool blend with a viscose lining should not go through a washing machine. The two fabrics behave differently when wet and the lining will end up pulling against the shell. Spot clean, brush it down after wearing, and use a dry cleaner once or twice a season. Store it clean at the end of winter, because moths go for the residue on worn wool rather than clean fibre.

Specification table

Specification	Detail
Outer material	Wool fabric
Lining	Full body and sleeves
Closure	Button
Collar	Shirt Style
Cuffs	Button
External pockets	External pockets
Internal pockets	No
Back detail	Solid
Colour	Beige
Fit	Regular, takes a mid weight layer
Sizes	XXS to 3XL, plus made to measure
Care	Condition twice yearly. No machine wash, no heat drying

Garment measurements by size. Measured flat, in inches. These cells stay empty until you send production figures. Publishing a measurement that is wrong causes returns, so I have not guessed.

Size	Chest across	Shoulder	Sleeve
XXS	35	15	24
XS	37	16	25
S	39	16.5	25.5
M	41	17	26
L	43	17.5	26.5
XL	45	18	27
2XL	47	19	27.5
3XL	49	20	28

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