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FOR YOUR INSPIRATION

Here’s something you don’t see every day - a fashion founder cutting up his own products on screen!

Lads,

Take any polo in your closet right now and turn it inside out. It’s ugly in there — loose threads, unfinished seams, an overlocker stitch ripped straight down the middle. That’s where the shortcuts live, which is part and parcel of mass producing garments for the mass market.

Those inner shortcuts have consequences for the outside, which is why we my colleagues and I are so obsessed with build quality. The inside of the Madeira French Linen Polo is arguably better looking than the outside.

A few things you’re actually looking at:

The seam on the side panel doesn’t run straight down — it takes a gentle forward twist. This is an tailor’s trick, older than any of us, that makes your midsection look sleeker. There’s no reason to use it except that it is very much harder to do consistently than a mass produced straight seam. The shoulders are interlined with cognac silk and laid flat, which is the actual reason they sit better. And the collar hides that suit-jacket buttonhole under the underside — you don’t have to fight it every morning, and it stays put all day.

Then there’s the balance between semi-rigid surfaces and draping surfaces. We obsess about this and my principal designer, Nicky, is a master at creating it. That inner frame gives the shirt invisible structure that allows an exquisite fabric to do its job.

You really see how well this works with our Madeira French Linen Long Sleeve Polo, which is what I cut open in the video.

Long sleeve polos have always had one problem: roll them up in the afternoon and they turn into a sausage roll by evening. Ours won’t, because the linen is laminated to a canvas layer on the inside face only — one side bonded, one side left natural — so the roll holds its shape instead of collapsing into itself.

None of this shows up in a product photo. It only shows up when you cut the thing open, which is exactly why I wanted to film it.

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25:Tec8,[I need to Cut it Open & Show You Why](https://www.ychroma.com/blogs/y-chroma-journal/we-cut-one-open-so-you-dont-have-to-guess) FOR YOUR INSPIRATION Here’s something you don’t see every day - a fashion founder cutting up his own products on screen! Lads, Take any polo in your closet right now and turn it inside out. It’s ugly in there — loose threads, unfinished seams, an overlocker stitch ripped straight down the middle. That’s where the shortcuts live, which is part and parcel of mass producing garments for the mass market. Those inner shortcuts have consequences for the outside, which is why we my colleagues and I are so obsessed with build quality. The inside of the Madeira French Linen Polo is arguably better looking than the outside. A few things you’re actually looking at: The seam on the side panel doesn’t run straight down — it takes a gentle forward twist. This is an tailor’s trick, older than any of us, that makes your midsection look sleeker. There’s no reason to use it except that it is very much harder to do consistently than a mass produced straight seam. The shoulders are interlined with cognac silk and laid flat, which is the actual reason they sit better. And the collar hides that suit-jacket buttonhole under the underside — you don’t have to fight it every morning, and it stays put all day. Then there’s the balance between semi-rigid surfaces and draping surfaces. We obsess about this and my principal designer, Nicky, is a master at creating it. That inner frame gives the shirt invisible structure that allows an exquisite fabric to do its job. You really see how well this works with our [Madeira French Linen Long Sleeve Polo](https://www.ychroma.com/products/madeira-french-linen-long-sleeve-polo?variant=46487094460606), which is what I cut open in the [video](https://www.ychroma.com/blogs/y-chroma-journal/we-cut-one-open-so-you-dont-have-to-guess). Long sleeve polos have always had one problem: roll them up in the afternoon and they turn into a sausage roll by evening. Ours won’t, because the linen is laminated to a canvas layer on the inside face only — one side bonded, one side left natural — so the roll holds its shape instead of collapsing into itself. None of this shows up in a product photo. It only shows up when you cut the thing open, which is exactly why I wanted to [film it](https://www.ychroma.com/blogs/y-chroma-journal/we-cut-one-open-so-you-dont-have-to-guess). 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