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Sid Mashburn for the Casual Closet: 7 Pieces That Aren’t Tailoring

Sid Mashburn is known for tailoring, but the madras shirts, the brush pant and the knits belong in a casual closet. Seven pieces, fit warnings, and how to size the trim house cut.

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Flat lay of the Sid Mashburn madras sport shirt, navy pima tee and khaki brush pant
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Sid Mashburn is a tailoring store first. Sid himself came out of Polo Ralph Lauren design, and the Atlanta shop built its name on suits and the way the staff treat you. But the casual side of the line is worth a look on its own: handwoven madras, garment-dyed canvas pants, cotton-cashmere knits, all with the same eye.

Seven pieces for a casual closet, with the fit warnings you need before ordering. Checked on the brand’s site on October 6, 2026. This post contains commissionable links. Images were made with AI from the brand’s product photos.

Man in the Sid Mashburn madras sport shirt over a navy tee with khaki brush pants on a restaurant patio
Button-Down Sport Shirt in Madras, Pima Tee in Navy, Garment-Dyed Brush Pant in Khaki.

Read this before you order

The house cut is trim. Sport shirts are slim but never skinny, with a high armhole. Polos are trim but not tight. The Rally and Hyannis knits are slim. Jeans are slim-straight with stretch. If you like a relaxed fit, buy your normal size and expect a tailored shoulder, or stick to the brush pant and the mid-gauge sweater, which are the two easy-fit pieces in the line.

Every product page lists the fiber content and where the piece is made, so each pick below gives both. Returns run 45 days with a prepaid label, and US ground shipping is free.

Button-Down Sport Shirt in Madras

The Button-Down Sport Shirt in Madras is 100 percent cotton madras, handwoven and made in India, $145, in green, brown and bone, plus maize, navy and brown, and a spruce tattersall. Slubby, yarn-dyed, fades with washing. Open over a pima tee it is the September shirt. The madras guide covers how to wear it past summer.

Close-up of the Sid Mashburn madras sport shirt collar and buttons over a navy tee

Garment-Dyed Brush Pant in Canvas

The Brush Pant in Khaki is 100 percent cotton canvas, garment-dyed and made in China, $185, cut in the relaxed, less slim fit of the brand’s Clift jean. The one non-stretch, non-slim pant at Mashburn. Sizes run waist by inseam, 28 through 42. On October 6, most sizes were in stock, including 36 in all three inseams.

Short-Sleeved Tee in Pima Cotton

The Pima Tee in Navy is 100 percent pima cotton jersey, made in Peru and garment-dyed, $75, also in white. No slim language, sizes S through XXL. The base layer under the madras.

Luke Work Shirt in Lightweight Twill

The Luke Work Shirt in Olive is a 6.4 oz twill in 100 percent cotton, made in China, $225. It is cut shorter and meant to be worn untucked. A late-1950s Navy work shirt shape, and the dressier cousin of a denim jacket without the weight. No slim language on this style.

Mid-Gauge Crewneck Sweater in Cotton/Cashmere

The Mid-Gauge Crewneck in Brazil Nut is 95 percent cotton and 5 percent cashmere, made in China, $295. Easy fit, saddle shoulder, turnback cuffs. Textured warm brown that layers over a henley. The easy-fit knit in a line of slim ones.

Chore Jacket in Corduroy

The Chore Jacket in Corduroy is 8-wale corduroy in 100 percent cotton with horn buttons, made in China, $425, navy. Unlined, clean patch pockets, easy through the body. The dressiest chore coat I found across eighteen brands, and the one that works two-buttons-done over a knit polo.

Short-Sleeved Polo in Pima Pique

The Polo in Navy and Sea Moss Stripe is 100 percent pima cotton pique, made in Peru, $135, with solids at $115. Trim but not tight, with a tennis tail. Trimmer than a Todd Snyder polo, so size with that in mind.

Flat lay of the Sid Mashburn madras shirt, navy pima tee, khaki brush pant and Sabah slip-ons

What to skip

The jeans, for the stretch and the slim-straight cut. The Rally and Hyannis knits if you dislike slim. Anything where the copy says “trim” and you know you don’t want trim.

Frequently asked questions

Does Sid Mashburn run small?

Trim, not small. Buy your normal size and expect a higher armhole and a closer shoulder than most casual brands. The brush pant and the mid-gauge sweater are the exceptions.

Where is Sid Mashburn made?

It depends on the piece, and every product page says. Of the seven here, the madras shirt is made in India. The tee and polo are made in Peru. The brush pant, Luke shirt, sweater and chore jacket are made in China. Each page also lists the fiber content by percentage.

What is the return policy?

Forty-five days with free shipping, which makes it one of the lower-risk brands here to order from without trying on.

What is the best Sid Mashburn casual piece?

The madras sport shirt at $145. It is the piece nobody else on this list does as well, and it is the cheapest way into the brand.

Prices and stock as shown on the brand’s site on October 6, 2026.

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