3Sixteen - Leisure Shirt - Indigo Discharge. Last year, when 3sixteen started utilizing production in India with their beautiful lightweight fabrics, they really dished out the vintage-inspired leisure shirts. They clearly learned from their successes and have delivered what might be the best reproduction leisure shirt we've laid eyes on. This round is made from a breezy Indian cotton and dyed with natural indigo. As 3Sixteen owner, Andrew, describes - India was the first major indigo production center and as such, Indian indigo has different qualities than its more common Japanese counterpart. The natural dye on this piece is a lighter shade of blue than traditional Japanese indigos, which tend to be deep and violet in nature. To create the wonderful mid-1950's bubble pattern, the shirt has been discharge printed. Discharge is a translucent ink that lifts dyes from cotton fabric (similar to how bleach). This means that the pattern doesn't add any bulk or affect the flowiness of the shirt, as it is simply removed from the dye rather than added. The shirt has been garment washed to remove any potential shrinkage as well as begin the fading process for a wonderful broken-in look and feel. Finally - 3Sixteen's unique collar design is based on a mid-century Italian open-collar pattern, a nice break from the more common camp collar design. This thoughtful touch seals the deal on this shirt for us. It reads as a subtle reproduction of what would have been a luxurious leisure piece in the early 1960's. Now, get out there and enjoy the beautiful weather.