{"id":83734,"date":"2017-06-08T05:00:50","date_gmt":"2017-06-08T11:00:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.heddels.com\/?p=83734"},"modified":"2018-05-09T13:15:02","modified_gmt":"2018-05-09T19:15:02","slug":"the-rite-stuff-5oz-selvedge-chambray-heracles-work-shirt","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.heddels.com\/2017\/06\/the-rite-stuff-5oz-selvedge-chambray-heracles-work-shirt\/","title":{"rendered":"The Rite Stuff 5oz. Selvedge Chambray Heracles Work Shirt"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Workwear heads and vintage fans alike might\u00a0do\u00a0a double take upon hearing\u00a0the &#8216;Heracles&#8217; name, which I have a hunch the folks at <em><strong>The Rite Stuff<\/strong><\/em> would tell you is intentional. The name references the old American workwear brand Hercules (Heracles in Greek), which, in itself, references the famous Greek god noted for his strength, various far-ranging adventures, and for housing fried chicken at Eddie Murphy-filled dinner tables as a youth. In the end, isn&#8217;t strength, durability and a nod to adventures taken in the garments what attracts so many to workwear clothes in the first place?<\/p>\n<p>Staying on theme, this work shirt was\u00a0engineered to\u00a0stay strong no matter\u00a0what you throw at it \u2014 whether\u00a0it&#8217;s a third shift or a bout with a Kraken \u2014 with triple-needle <a href=\"https:\/\/www.heddels.com\/dictionary\/chain-stitching\/\">chainstitching<\/a> along main seams and reinforced elbows and yokes (front and back for extra measure). The shirt is a 5oz. 100% cotton selvedge chambray, milled and made in Japan at\u00a0<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.heddels.com\/tag\/john-lofgren\"><em>John Lofgren<\/em><\/a><\/strong>.<\/p><div class=\"related_posts evergreen_funnels\"><h3>Like this? Read these:<\/h3><div class=\"flex space-x-4\"><div class=\"related_post w-1\/2\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.heddels.com\/2022\/02\/studio-dartisan-toasts-iconic-beer-branding-duo-longsleeves__trashed\/\"><img width=\"360\" height=\"225\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.heddels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/studio-dartisan-toasts-to-iconic-beer-branding-with-duo-of-longsleeves-360x225.jpg\" class=\"left wp-post-image\" alt=\"Studio-D&#039;Artisan-Toasts-To-Iconic-Beer-Branding-With-Duo-Of-Longsleeves\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><noscript><img width=\"360\" height=\"225\" src=\"https:\/\/www.heddels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/studio-dartisan-toasts-to-iconic-beer-branding-with-duo-of-longsleeves-360x225.jpg\" class=\"left wp-post-image\" alt=\"Studio-D&#039;Artisan-Toasts-To-Iconic-Beer-Branding-With-Duo-Of-Longsleeves\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/noscript><h4>Studio D&#8217;Artisan Toasts To Iconic Beer Branding With Duo Of Longsleeves<\/h4><\/a><\/div><div class=\"related_post w-1\/2\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.heddels.com\/2019\/07\/blue-blue-japan-shade-y-business\/\"><img width=\"360\" height=\"225\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.heddels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/blue-blue-japan-celluloid-sunglasses-blue-360x225.jpg\" class=\"left wp-post-image\" alt=\"Blue-Blue-Japan-Celluloid-Sunglasses-blue\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><noscript><img width=\"360\" height=\"225\" src=\"https:\/\/www.heddels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/blue-blue-japan-celluloid-sunglasses-blue-360x225.jpg\" class=\"left wp-post-image\" alt=\"Blue-Blue-Japan-Celluloid-Sunglasses-blue\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/noscript><h4>Blue Blue Japan is into Some Shade-y Business<\/h4><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<p>Nobody utters Hercules and great value in the same sentence, but they may for the Heracles \u2014 you rarely see reinforcement like this with Japanese fabrication for the price point. Zeus would be proud.<\/p>\n<p>Available for $160 at <a href=\"https:\/\/the-rite-stuff.com\/products\/heracles-chambray-work-shirt\">The Rite Stuff.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Workwear heads and vintage fans alike might\u00a0do\u00a0a double take upon hearing\u00a0the &#8216;Heracles&#8217; name, which I have a hunch the folks&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":122,"featured_media":83760,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[4933],"tags":[7288,4328,7287],"acf":{"published_feed_date":"2017-06-08 05:00:50"},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v21.8 (Yoast SEO v21.8) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>The Rite Stuff 5oz. 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