Margaret Howell MHL S/S Flat Pocket Shirt

A patch pocket is applied on top of a shirt front and has depth to it. A flat pocket is set so that it lies against the cloth with no gape and no standing edge, so it reads as a change in the surface rather than as an object attached to it. On a white short-sleeved shirt, where there is nothing else happening at all, that is the entire design. Plain white shirts are where a maker has nowhere to hide, and MHL by Margaret Howell has left the pocket, the collar, and the finish of the sleeve to carry this one.

Fit, styling, and care

Regular through the body with a short sleeve. Lettered sizing. Worn out over the MHL Painters Trouser or the MHL Wide Leg Jogger, or under the MHL Flap Pocket Blazer. Wash cool and dry in shade rather than direct sun, which sets a yellow into a white cotton rather than lifting one. Our general care guidance covers the rest.

Everyone needs a white short-sleeved shirt and almost nobody enjoys buying one. This is the plain one done properly.

One hundred percent cotton, made in Portugal. Short sleeve, flat chest pocket. Color: White.

The MHL Big Pocket Swing Shirt is an off-white cotton drafted to widen from the shoulder, and the MHL Oversized Collarless Shirt is half cotton and half lyocell with no collar at all. MHL by Margaret Howell is a line of its own rather than a part of the main Margaret Howell collection, and there is more on the house on the Margaret Howell designer page.