Nobody needs a $250 work shirt for winter. Hell, the idea of it sounds ridiculous. You can walk into Costco or Walmart, grab a thick flannel for thirty bucks, beat it to hell all season, and toss it when it starts to look like Swiss cheese. That’s the working man’s logic… and it holds up just fine.

But… there’s another side to this argument, and it involves opening your wallet a little wider.

Freenote sent me their Dayton shirt, built from 6-ounce Japanese wool and stitched here in the U.S. The thing feels bombproof and somehow still fits like a tailored piece. Yeah, it’s $250, and yeah, that’s insane money for a shirt. But after wearing it, I can’t help but wonder if it’s actually worth it.

Time will tell.

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