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Today, I heard someone refer to a flannel shirt as a “western shirt”..I had not heard that one before.
You hadn't heard it before because they're wrong.
Whaaaaat! Western shirt - tight fitting cotton plaid, sometimes with press studs. Flannel shirt - made with flannelette cotton (which is thicker) or wool, worn looser with ordinary buttons.
Two different style of shirts.
I grew up hearing "western shirt", another term was a Miller Shirt as that was the popular brand. But then it had to have pearl snaps. I expect flannel shirts have buttons.
Well I asked about it, and they meant “western suburbs” so I was like ..ohh snap!
They are clearly not western suburbs natives. Anyone who is would know the official uniform is adidas, hoodies, and fancy sneakers.
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