Yep, love them. Actually, it's their slight "off-ness" which appeals. East coast cool jazz vibes.

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I love a half-sleeve b /d, not short sleeve, half sleeve, probably the first 6-7 shirts I bought from the Ivy Shop were half sleeve,(mainly Career Club), I think (for me anyway) they are the best shirt to wear with either summer chinos (tucked)or chino shorts  ( untucked - length permitting), polos are great with shorts, not so sure about a polo tucked , I've had a fair few l/s b/d's converted to half sleeve over the years, currently a couple of old Gant 'Rugger' madras & poplin, and a Original Madras Co,
perfect 'Richie Cunningham' look, half sleeved b/d, light coloured chinos and loafers , and I think the collar shouldn't be longer than 3" or 3.25" max, for me the collars ( 3.5") on the current JS  h/s b/d's would be too long,  as always just a personal view.....

Agree with Stax. Half sleeve (not short sleeve which seems to be a recent trend). Memories of Brutus short sleeve shirts that had sleeves as short and tight as a polo shirt.

I am as fussy about that as others are about collar length.

Seems obvious a Summer fabric like Madras should be on a half sleeve shirt.

^Colin

Really interesting point about the size of the JS collars. I too feel that they're on the large side.

I wonder if they're transitioning more and more into the mod territory.

My original impassion of J Simons was far more about Americana - deck shoes, chinos, heavy duty t shirts and sweatshirts, board shirts, a wide range of loafers than the 60's silhouette