Men's Plaid Board Shirt
The wool shirt that turned Pendleton plaid into a West Coast uniform.
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Story & heritage
Pendleton’s board shirt became part of early 1960s surf culture, and the company’s own history links it to The Pendletones and the California beach scene. It is the shirt that made plaid feel like a lifestyle rather than just a pattern.
The product page still frames it as one of the brand’s best-known shirts, built for both indoor and outdoor wear and grounded in the same rugged Pacific Northwest identity that made it famous.
Materials & craft
The official page describes a medium-weight, 100% virgin wool plain weave with a square hem and two bias-cut pockets. It is the classic Pendleton shirt formula: warm, sturdy, and simple enough to wear year after year.
How to choose & style
Wear it as a shirt-jacket over a tee or button it cleanly with denim for the full West Coast effect. The plaid does the heavy lifting, so keep the rest of the outfit quiet and let the pattern lead.
