Flannel shirts are the ultimate in casual style staples. They can be worn alone or layered up to hide any curves you don’t feel like showing. When worn in the right way, a flannel shirt can look slimming or accentuate curves accordingly.
Flannel shirts are available in many colors, and types of materials. A perfect flannel shirt for your best friend will not necessarily be the best flannel shirt for you. To find the best flannel shirt for your needs, there are a few features you should consider before making a purchase. Continue reading to see what we suggest.
Are Flannel Shirts Still in Style?
Flannel shirts are still considered super stylish in 2022 - as you can see from all our recommended items. It is the perfect piece of clothing to give your outfit a cool edge. You can wear a flannel shirt to a gig, to the park, or simply wear it around the house. In our opinion, a flannel shirt should hang in every woman’s wardrobe.
What Should You Think About When Purchasing a Flannel Shirt?
There are several things you should consider before purchasing a flannel shirt. Read below to find out more.
Materials used
Flannel shirts are made from various materials. Some of these include:
- Cotton
- Polyester
- Fleece
- Wool
Chambray-lined collar
A chambray-lined collar will make your flannel shirt look cool, and keep you a little warmer.
Pockets
Some flannel shirts have pockets. These may be just for show and not usable. If you want usable pockets, read the product description to ensure they are real pockets. You can get pockets with button closures as well as pockets with no closure at all.
Slim or regular fit
If you plan on wearing the shirt over your clothes, we recommend purchasing a regular-fitted shirt. A slim-fit shirt should be used as a base layer. Some shirts look a little fitted and will come in a little in the middle. Others run straight down. Consider which style you will prefer more.
Flannel shirt with a hood
A flannel shirt with a hood creates a casual and cool style. This type of shirt is often worn under a leather or denim jacket. In the summer you can wear it open over a tank top.
Customer reviews
Read the customer reviews of the flannel shirt you want to purchase. This will tell you if the product is as advertised in terms of size and color. You will also get a better idea of the product's durability.
How to Find the Right Flannel Shirt for Your Size
Measure yourself properly with a tape measure before purchasing a flannel shirt. Some brands use different measurements for different sizes. This includes dress sizes as well as small, medium, and large sizes.
If you are a little overweight, you may feel tempted to purchase a flannel shirt that is a size bigger than you need. We do not recommend this, as this will have an adverse effect and make you look larger. Instead, you can use layering, and accessories like waist belts to make you look slimmer.
How Important Is Shirt and Sleeve Length?
You may want to purchase a flannel shirt long enough to wear over a pair of leggings. Some flannel shirts may be long enough to wear as a dress. Alternatively, you may prefer a shirt that rests on your hips, especially if you’re looking to show off a new pair of jeans!
Sleeve length
You can purchase flannel shirts with short sleeves, mid-length sleeves, or long sleeves. Consider what season you will be wearing the shirt, and consider which sleeve type will be the most weather appropriate. However, you may prefer to purchase a flannel shirt with adjustable sleeves. Look for sleeve tabs that allow you to roll up your sleeves and fasten them.
How to Match Your Flannel Shirt to Your Skin Undertones
The color of the flannel shirt you choose should match your skin undertone. Skin undertones do not equate to the darkness of your skin. You can be pale and have cool or warm undertones and you can have dark skin and have cool or warm undertones.
To figure out what your skin undertones are; look at your veins. If your veins look blueish purple, you have cool undertones. If they are more green, you have warm undertones. If you have a mixture, you have neutral undertones. The colors that match each skin undertone include:
Cool undertones
Cool undertones should look for silvers, pinks, blues, pale greens, blacks, and lilacs. If you have cool undertones, you can also wear yellow. However, yellow looks better on darker skin and you may look washed out if you have pale skin.
Warm undertones
Warm undertones should look for gold, bronze, copper, brown, beige, red, and orange.
Colors that suit both undertones
Every person suits plums, and emerald or olive greens, no matter what their skin undertone.
Neutral undertones
If you have neutral undertones you are lucky enough to suit any color from the list above.
How Much Should a Flannel Shirt Cost?
Flannel shirts can cost as little as $10 and as much as $70 depending on their brand.
