Essex Patchwork Madras Shirt

Fire shirt, def order a size up, maybe even two if you have big arms. I’m a medium normally, large fits me, tight on the arms, I’d say I’m slightly larger armed than the average joe. If I was really jacked would prob need an XL. 5’11” 170lbs and fit. I don’t think the body size of an XL would be an issue, I think it would still fit based on the large.

Shirt is legit. Montauk’s patern and colors are distributed nicely and it’s a 4 season print with enough bright colors for spring and summer and enough subdued colors to wear it in fall and winter. Fit seems normal, just a smidge tight across the mid-back and biceps.

Compared to Ralph Lauren and vineyard vines, the shirt fits slightly tighter.

Good quality but make sure you buy one size larger than you normally do. I returned it for a larger size.

Just what I wanted for my dad for Fathers Day! Soft cotton, great fit. Just great!

I bought this shirt as a gift for my husband. The quality of the fabric and tailoring exceeded my expectations! Thank you.

Sleeves feel a bit tight for a medium.

These shirts run so small we thought they sent children’s sizes by accident

Great quality. Perfect fit. Colors are more faded in person, but still very nice shirt. A+

Will need to return … bummed me out

Love the Madras shirts from KJP! Lighter than your standard cotton and much more breathable. Nothing like that New England sea breeze flowing through with this shirt on.

Fantastic shirt. Beautiful colours and well constructed. It fits perfectly and I'm the only one amongst my friends with one which leads to lots of compliments and questions.

I LOVE KJP Madras shirts. They are stylish, properly constructed from quality materials and fit exceptionally well. I receive compliments and have three in my collection. I will be buying more as KJP release new designs.

The picture of the shirt is a very light tan overall colot...the shirt i got is very dark with a lot of navy, very dark all overcolor...extremely false advertising!

Love love this shirt . Amazing fit . Material feels top notch . Love jt .

The shirt is way too long for a woman's shirt. The colors are beautiful. The shirt ran big but I was afraid to order my size bc of reviews.

Uncomfortable to wear. I’m afraid to throw it in washing machine. Loosing it up. Might shrink up. $ down the drain.

Definitely size up. I’m typically a medium, but the large fits me very well. The patchwork is really well done, and this will definitely be a staple in my summer rotation.

For reference: male, 5'11", 175 lbs.

This is a GREAT shirt and was worth the wait and price. I get so many compliments on this every time I wear it. The packaging from KJP was simply amazing BTW. Sometimes paying for the best is worth it!

Wonderful colors, excellent quality, but the medium was bizarrely sized. Plenty of length (tuck-in only), shoulders about what you would expect, and sleeves 3" too short. This was from the 2025 batch and it appears there are new ones coming in April 2026. Perhaps that fixes these issues.

When I returned from Viet Nam, I purchased a shirt very similar to this one. It lasted for about six years. Then it was totally ruined. I could never find that shirt anywhere, until now. KJP has supplied me with my favorite 1975 Patch Madras shirt. Great fit and constructed much better than the old one. Needless to say I am Happy. All the ways this shirt can be worn are currently being explored. Thank you for still supporting the cool look these have👍👍👍

Excellent fit. I ordered one size larger than I normally wear because of the detailed information provided as it was tapered.
Ten compliments the first time I wore it!

This shirt is perfect and exceeded my expectations!

I am in love with KJP products

Such a fun classic madras shirt for summer straiGht out of the preppy handbook! Soft, great fit, definitely size up if you are on the fence.

This shirt is more beautiful than any Madras patchwork I've ever seen. The make and design of the shirt are the best.

The shirt is cut very slim.

The shirt was beautiful, however neither XL or XXL fit my husband, who consistently wears an XL. The XXL fit like a M!
Now, I am 5’4” and weight 115; I tried on the XL out of curiosity and I was barely able to button it. It’s a shame because the shirt was beautifully made. I also wasn’t happy that we were charged for return shipping when we asked for a refund instead of a replacement. Not great for customer retention.

Love this shirt. 5’11”, 185 lbs. sz l is perfect. A little worried about shrinkage; think I’ll hand wash to be safe.

I ordered an XL; however, compared to my bb and rl shirts, it was clearly not an xl. the return process was very efficient.