
Patagonia: With Ventura-based Patagonia, you
get what you pay for. What you pay is a
lot. What you get is exactly what you
want. Patagonia’s gear and clothing
looks great, it works perfectly, and it is manufactured as ethically and
sustainably as reasonably possible. I have never found occasion to wear a
short-sleeved button-up shirt (what are those shirts for, anyway?). But I do own a broad cross-section Patagonia
clothing and gear, all of which may very well last me forever.
Espinoza’s
Leather Company: Or maybe you'd like a different kind of shirt entirely. Rosemead-based Espinoza’s is a family shop
that makes custom-tailored clothing for motorcyclists, including short-sleeve
button-up shirts cut from leather.
Body Glove: Redondo Beach-based Body Glove claims that its founders used insulation from the back of a refrigerator to invent "the first practical wetsuit." I have no idea whether that's true. But I have worn enough of Body Glove's offerings over the years to trust them to provide me with solid surfing-related apparel at a fair price.

Body Glove: Redondo Beach-based Body Glove claims that its founders used insulation from the back of a refrigerator to invent "the first practical wetsuit." I have no idea whether that's true. But I have worn enough of Body Glove's offerings over the years to trust them to provide me with solid surfing-related apparel at a fair price.
Mountain Hardwear: Richmond-based Mountain Hardware
has been my go-to supplier for camping-and-backpacking clothing and gear for
more than a decade. They also make
short-sleeve button ups, which probably are of high quality, and which look
nice, in a a-backpacking-company-made-this sort of way.
North Face: Alameda-based North Face makes
pretty much everything an outdoors-enthusiast could want. They also make outdoors/urban-hybrid
short-sleeve button ups, which – judging by everything I’ve bought from them so
far – likely are of high quality.
Chubbies: San Francisco-based Chubbies makes pool/beach clothes with anti-fashion
prints for the Weekend At Bernie’s
crowd, including some short-sleeved button ups.
Personally, I’ve never seen a Chubbies shirt that I can imagine myself
wearing. But their Weekend Love
exuberance keeps me returning to their site.
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For All Mankind: Los Angeles-based 7 For All Mankind makes
the streetwear that Hollywood stars are wearing in paparazzi photographs. I own a wine-colored pair of 7FAMK’s Luxe
Performance Sateen pants. They fit well, the fabric is comfortable against my
skin, and they make me slouching loll like Johnny Thunders. 7FAM also sells slim-cut short-sleeved button-ups.
AG Jeans: Los Angeles-based AG made its name designing flattering and socially conscious jeans, which my wife has worn happily for years. They also make short-sleeve button ups.
AG Jeans: Los Angeles-based AG made its name designing flattering and socially conscious jeans, which my wife has worn happily for years. They also make short-sleeve button ups.
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