Henley shirt

The sleeves may be either short or long, and it can be made in almost any fabric, although cotton, cotton-polyester blends, and thermals are by far the most popular.

Henley shirts were named because they were the traditional uniform of rowers in the English town of Henley-on-Thames.

In his biography of Ralph Lauren, the journalist Michael Gross quotes a New York merchant who recalled showing a vintage shirt to a Ralph Lauren buyer: "I showed this fellow underwear—a three-button long-sleeve shirt by Johnstown Knitting Mills.

Usually Henley is sewn from monochromatic fabrics, but you can find models with horizontal or vertical stripes, as well as in a checkered pattern.

The long sleeve henley can be made from cotton, polyester, spandex or a blend of materials.