The pattern of the MF® SNIPES is inspired by the earliest model of US Gov-issued uniform shirt in a full button-front design, a departure from earlier 1/2 button-front pullover styles.
The MF® SNIPES Shirt is designed in California by Mister Freedom® and manufactured in Japan by Sugar Cane Co.
100% cotton herringbone twill (HBT) “denim”, light indigo slubby warp x white weft weave, ~6 Oz., milled in Japan.
At 5.7’ ~145 lbs, I opted for a SMALL for a trim uniform-like fit. We recommend sticking to your usual mfsc shirt size.
Original mfsc “Frogsville x Saigon Classified” woven rayon label.
mfsc Snipes Shirt - Indigo HBT - Red bartack in lieu of side gussets
Mister Freedom - Snipes Shirt Pattern inspired by a vintage 1930’s US Army wool uniform classic, revisited.
The Mister Freedom Snipes Shirt - Indigo HBT features two large utilitarian chest pockets with pen compartments. Unstructured one-piece collar.
The MF® SNIPES Shirt is designed in California by Mister Freedom® and manufactured in Japan by Sugar Cane Co.
Leonard the Lizard approves of the Mister Freedom Snipes Shirt - Indigo HBT
Fit image of Christophe Loiron wearing a size Small in the Snipes Indigo HBT shirt.
Look Book image of the Snipes Shirt and Swabbies in Khaki HBT
Mister Freedom Fit Guide - How We Measure Shirts
The pattern of the MF® SNIPES is inspired by the earliest model of US Gov-issued uniform shirt in a full button-front design, a departure from earlier 1/2 button-front pullover styles. The MF® SNIPES Shirt is designed in California by Mister Freedom® and manufactured in Japan by Sugar Cane Co. 100% cotton herringbone twill (HBT) “denim”, light indigo slubby warp x white weft weave, ~6 Oz., milled in Japan. At 5.7’ ~145 lbs, I opted for a SMALL for a trim uniform-like fit. We recommend sticking to your usual mfsc shirt size. Original mfsc “Frogsville x Saigon Classified” woven rayon label. mfsc Snipes Shirt - Indigo HBT - Red bartack in lieu of side gussets Mister Freedom - Snipes Shirt Pattern inspired by a vintage 1930’s US Army wool uniform classic, revisited. The Mister Freedom Snipes Shirt - Indigo HBT features two large utilitarian chest pockets with pen compartments. Unstructured one-piece collar. The MF® SNIPES Shirt is designed in California by Mister Freedom® and manufactured in Japan by Sugar Cane Co. Leonard the Lizard approves of the Mister Freedom Snipes Shirt - Indigo HBT Fit image of Christophe Loiron wearing a size Small in the Snipes Indigo HBT shirt. Look Book image of the Snipes Shirt and Swabbies in Khaki HBT Mister Freedom Fit Guide - How We Measure Shirts

Snipes Shirt - Indigo HBT

$260.00

FABRIC:
100% cotton herringbone twill (HBT) “denim”, light indigo slubby warp x white weft weave, ~6 Oz., milled in Japan.
SPECS:

  • Pattern inspired by a vintage 1930’s US Army wool uniform classic, revisited.
  • Full 6 button front opening.
  • Rounded tails.
  • Vintage USN chambray shirt style urea buttons.
  • Two large utilitarian chest pockets with pen compartments.
  • Unstructured one-piece collar.
  • Elbow reinforcement patches.
  • White poplin button placket facing.
  • Chainstitch construction with narrow folder.
  • 100% cotton contrast stitching, white.
  • Red bartack in lieu of side gussets.
  • Original mfsc “Frogsville x Saigon Classified” woven rayon label.
  • Made in Japan.

The HBT “denim” SNIPES Shirt comes RAW/unwashed. It is cut so that the measurements match the labeling after an initial cold soak/line dry. 
We recommend this usual protocol before wearing:

  • Cold soak for about 30-40mn, with occasional hand agitation.
  • Machine spin dry and line dry.
  • Hang until fully dry.

At 5.7’ ~145 lbs, I opted for a SMALL for a trim uniform-like fit.
We recommend sticking to your usual mfsc shirt size.

Please refer to sizing chart for approximate raw/soaked measurements. Soaked = 30mn cold soak, spin dry and line dry.

Machine wash on DELICATE, cold water, mild eco-friendly detergent. Hang dry.
Heat dryer may result in excessive shrinkage.

 

The pattern of the MF® SNIPES is inspired by the earliest model of US Gov-issued uniform shirt in a full button-front design, a departure from earlier 1/2 button-front pullover styles.

Besides the full six-button front placket improvement, the characteristics of the early 8-26C shirt included a one-piece unstructured collar (no collar band), a singular style of elbow reinforcement patch, and two large functional chest pockets, each with a pen compartment. Remember pens?

The Mister Freedom® SNIPES retains all of that military design DNA, and we only decided to get creative with our choices of fabrics, a departure from the original US Army OD wool blend issue.
This is the third MF® iteration of the SNIPES, with the first 2020 release cut from Buzz Rickson’s Chambray. Followed an OD cotton poplin version in 2021, a visual reference to classic US Navy N-3 type shirts.

This season, the SNIPES gets a new fancy skin, a very slubby herringbone twill (HBT) milled in Japan, about 6 Oz., light indigo warp x white weft, which we are (with great liberty) calling “HBT denim” because of the denim-like yarn color combination.
Technically speaking, this textile is not of the denim family (usually right or left hand twill fabric with indigo warp x natural weft), definitely not chambray (a plain weave fabric), but kinda looks like the latter, from a distance. Besides fabric nerds, most will probably refer to it as “chambray”.

Blurring the lines between vintage US Navy work shirts and early US Army shirts, with the usual Mister Freedom® might-have-been design approach, we went for classic navy blue urea plastic buttons and white contrast stitching, old-school naval chambray shirt style.

The term “snipes” refers to USN enlisted personnel working in the engine room, the “sailors that sail below”, aka “Black Gang” for their grease-covered blues and salty dixie cup covers. See Machinist’s Mate Jake Holman’s dungarees for a Hollywood rendition.

The MF® SNIPES Shirt is designed in California by Mister Freedom® and manufactured in Japan by Sugar Cane Co.

Read the full blog post about the Snipes Shirt - Indigo HBT here

 

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