GAP BLUE LABEL MADRAS PATCHWORK PREP SHIRT

This piece comes from a time when Gap defined the American wardrobe under the leadership of Millard Drexler. While the brand usually focused on uniform basics, this shirt represents their more ambitious late nineties push into craft-heavy Americana. Each square of plaid and paisley is individually cut and sewn rather than printed, a level of labor rarely seen in today's mall retail.