[frankmartin]

Can someone tell me what kind of fabric this Brooks shirt is made out of? I'll attach a couple pictures of it. It's a relatively light fabric. It's pretty perfect for summer. My knowledge of shirt fabrics pretty much ends at being able to tell that it's not seersucker or typical oxford cloth. Thanks in advance.

 

[SG_67]

Could be poplin based on the texture. I could be wrong.

 

[derum]

There will be a label on the side seam which will tell you what the material is.

 

[frankmartin]

Pinpoint oxford maybe?

 

[SG_67]

There will be a label on the side seam which will tell you what the material is.

I think the OP may be referring to the type of weave.

Would the inside label be that specific?

 

[frankmartin]

Unfortunately the side label is MIA.

The shirt is quite old and I'd like to order a new similar one from a different maker.

 

[Fading Fast]

Almost impossible to tell from the pics, but had there been no text with the OP, I'd have said straight Oxford Cloth. But since the OP says he could tell if it was that and that this shirt is lighter in weight, could it still be an Oxford Cloth that is either well worn (since it's a quite old shirt) - and, hence, feels lighter than new Oxford Cloth - or was originally woven to be a lighter-in-wieght Oxford Cloth (J.Crew did some "summer weight" Oxford Cloth shirts a few years back)?

 

[derum]

I think the OP may be referring to the type of weave.

Would the inside label be that specific?

You are correct, apologies to OP for response, I could not open the pictures on my phone.
FWIW I agree that it looks like Oxford cloth.

 

[paxonus]

It isn't twill, poplin, herringbone or broadcloth. That pretty much sums up the typical types of shirting. So I would agree that it is probably pinpoint oxford.

 

[Charles Dana]

It isn't twill, poplin, herringbone or broadcloth. That pretty much sums up the typical types of shirting. So I would agree that it is probably pinpoint oxford.

Yes, it's a pinpoint Oxford. Judging from the label, it's perhaps 15 to 18 years old at least. It was made before Brooks Brothers shifted production of their pinpoints to Asia.

Brooks Brothers makes (and has long made) their must-iron, button-down pinpoint Oxford shirts in the following colors: white, light blue, ecru, light pink, blue stripe and red stripe. You have one of the older blue-stripe pinpoints.

So do I. With that kind of label.

Purchased around 2002-2003.

A must-iron, made-in-USA pinpoint from BB. Good-bye to those days. I remember when I'd take for granted the "Made in USA" label on shirts and trousers and stuff.

(I just reminded myself of a joke I read on a refrigerator magnet: "I'm old enough to remember when people would go an entire day without taking a photograph of something.")

 

[Steve Smith]

Pinpoint oxford. Keep in mind that there is a continuum of finer and coarser versions of oxford cloth. This one is pretty close to the middle ground between oxford and pinpoint oxford.

 

[frankmartin]

The "replacement" shirt arrived. I ordered it from Michael Spencer. The original was definitely pinpoint oxford as the replacement is of a near identical fabric. Thanks everyone!

 

[eagle2250]

Almost impossible to tell from the pics, but had there been no text with the OP, I'd have said straight Oxford Cloth. But since the OP says he could tell if it was that and that this shirt is lighter in weight, could it still be an Oxford Cloth that is either well worn (since it's a quite old shirt) - and, hence, feels lighter than new Oxford Cloth - or was originally woven to be a lighter-in-wieght Oxford Cloth (J.Crew did some "summer weight" Oxford Cloth shirts a few years back)?

My sentiments, exactly!