I LOVE this shirt. The contrast stitching is perfect. The style looks vintage and unique, and it would suit and older person or a younger hipster-type look.  The fabric is thinner than expected-- not as light as a cotton dress shirt, but  The collar is significantly thinner than one would expect corduroy to be. very thin wale. Thickness is good for work and the brown strikes a nice balance between casual and elegant. i was so happy with the first, I got two-- in slate birch and placid. The brown color is a deep rich chocolate, just a tad darker than the picture, but the blue is significantly more turquoise. The picture looks like washed-out blue jeans. The brown is definitively the more elegant of the two because of the contrast stitching.