Jacquard CPO Shirt

CPOs are $495 up to size 2XLarge;  3XLarge, $515;  4XLarge, $535 The classic CPO (Chief Petty Officer) Shirt originated almost 100 years ago, and has been widely appreciated ever since. It’s a jacket or a shirt, depending upon what you need and what else you wear.  Our CPO is an extremely versatile piece in a basic, historical design. Our CPO is offered in two types of Fabric, with three color choices in each.  MidWeight Jacquard Fabric:  Drab Green; Lynx Pattern; Natural White.  100% Wool Denim:  Charcoal (Black); Indigo;  Natural White.  Near as I can tell, we are the only source of 100% Wool Denim! The only Fabric/Color we are NOT making during this Pre-Order period is Drab Green, but some of those are still in stock. If you are looking for a FullWeight Shirt with handwarmer pockets, please take a look at our ShirtJac, (FullWeight Jacquard Fabrics:  Black;  Brown;  Drab;  Lynx Pattern;  Natural White).  The CPO is typically a 2nd layer but often a 3rd layer and is sometimes worn as a mid-layer or even a base-layer. Some people will tuck the CPO into their Pants.  Our Fabric is comfortable enough that the CPO can be worn over a short-sleeve base-layer or even as a base-layer (as in the video at bottom), particularly on warmer, rainy days. Predicting what garments will work for which people is always tricky because there are so many variables.  For me, the MidWeight CPO is warm enough for active wear throughout the winter in New Jersey, in temperatures below freezing, with one or two light base layers.  MidWeight Fabric has a lot of warmth, but it's not designed for sitting in freezing temps.  Our Denim CPOs have surprised me with their warmth.  Overall, the Denim has been surprisingly weather-resistant and crazy-tough.  I think it's a little less weather-resistant than the MidWeight but people who are not used to our wool have been very surprised by the performance. At left you will find two color palettes, one for MidWeight Fabric and the other for Denim: MidWeight Palette shows Drab Green, Lynx Pattern and Natural White Denim Palette shows both front and back of the Charcoal, as well as Indigo and Natural White.  We'll get a better Denim palette up soon. WeatherWool Advisor Leo Grizzaffi, the outdoor writer, likes to wear his CPO Shirt instead of a sport jacket. Here is a review published by Explore Magazine and written by Kevin Callan, the magazine's field editor and a well-known tester of outdoor products. The review was written when we referred to the CPO as a ShirtJac (sorry for confusion!). And a neat comment sent to us by customer Bruce Carlson:  "Received my XL Lynx [CPO Shirt] yesterday. Wore it to work today. 5-6 compliments … everyone wanted to 'touch' it!". People wanting to "touch it" is something we hear often about Lynx Pattern. Sizing the CPO Quality Control Steps for the CPO MidWeight CPO, walking in light rain, temp of 66F/19C, without a base layer ... a day when the MidWeight CPO was better than anything else I can think of ... with no base layer at all!      16 April 2025 --- Ralph