8 best men's corduroy shirts for spring and beyond

There are three things you can never have too much of: battery life, bank holidays and Levi’s denim shirts. As well as being a dab hand at the blue stuff though, the American firm most famous for jeans also excels at corduroy. This is where to go for premium details, like the durable metallic buttons on the Jackson worker shirt, which look like they’ve been taken straight off one of the brand’s vintage trucker jacket.

Copenhagen label NN07 bills itself as creating the classics of tomorrow, and after seeing the levon shirt, we’re inclined to agree. To mark the shifting seasons, follow the brand’s lead and swap thick jumbo cords for something labelled “fine” or “baby”. The result will be a lightweight shirt that’s also more resistant to wrinkling. Goodbye iron, hello beer garden.

​Finding a work shirt that will put in the hours long after you’ve clocked off is no easy task. Fortunately, British label Jigsaw makes light of it with this fine-wale corduroy number. The subtle back darts and removable collar stays make it ideal for dress-down days in the office. No matter where you wear it though, you can still call it a work shirt. After all, looking good is a full-time job.

Modelled on old-school workwear but with a touch of western style, J.Crew’s corduroy creation is the Frankenstein shirt you never knew you needed. Far from a horror story, it’s cut from a mid-weight stretch fabric in a handsome (and Easter-appropriate) pastel shade. Despite the roomy fit, the curved hem means you can wear this one untucked at the annual egg hunt and still look smart.

The saying, “if it ain’t broke don’t fix it”, is as true for a corduroy shirt as it is a classic white button-up. For that reason, rather than mess with the classics, high street brand Next prefers to just make them as good as they can be. Case in point: this rust-coloured example, which is an ideal way of standing out from your mates in their bog-standard Oxfords. The fact it costs less than your round of drinks is just a benefit.

It’s been several decades since corduroy was as popular as it is right now. It’s little wonder, then, that Our Legacy’s red and orange floral wallpaper shirt resembles just about every nan’s sofa from the Seventies (in the best possible way). Despite hailing from the home of minimalism, this bold offering from the Swedish label, which is cut for a roomier fit in the shoulders, is an easy way to punch-up a spring look when layered over a T-shirt.

Swedish menswear label A Day’s March takes its name from an old military term that refers to how far an army can move in a single day. Which probably explains why the brand’s corduroy overshirt is one that will see you all the way through to sundown. Modelled on a traditional workwear jacket (so expect a slightly boxier fit), this is one for shoppers who like to follow the trends, coming finished with an of-the-moment camp collar.