The Chambray Shirt can work with almost anything, but it could do with a little help from time to time. Here's how to do it seriously.

Woven in France from organic cotton, your Chambray Shirt can survive a spin in the wash. When the time comes, say every 4 or 5 wears (unless you wear it directly on your skin) turn your shirt inside out and machine-wash it on a cold setting - 30°C max and rinse on a max 800rpm cycle. If you want to offer your shirt extra protection we recommend using a mesh laundry bag and a 100% natural detergent that’s soft on the planet

Extra tip: unbutton it before washing (including the collar and cuffs). It'll save it a lot of unnecessary strain.

Whatever you do, please do not tumble-dry it. Tumble driers are the sworn enemy of most clothing and the Chambray Shirt is no different. Air-dry it, preferably in the shade to protect the colours. You can lay it flat or on a coat hanger and in 5 or so hours, depending on how well-ventilated the area is, your shirt should be dry and feel fresh again.

Turn your shirt inside out and use a low setting - 110°C max. This is super important as an iron that’s too hot will scorch the cotton and leave marks on your shirt. Also, avoid the seams for the same reason.

If you’d rather send in the special ops, no problem, the Chambray Shirt is happy being professionally dry-cleaned.

Since 1 January 2024, the New French environmental legislation known as The AGEC Law stipulates transparency from our lot in the fashion industry so that you can make an informed purchase. As you can imagine, this is something that we fully support at Asphalte. So here's some additional information about our Chambray Shirt:

• It's 100% recyclable after being dismantled, which means that the day their services are no longer required every component can be fully recycled. If you stop wearing them for whatever reason, you might want to consider making someone else happy by passing them on to a friend, family member or donating them to a charity. The best way of reducing an item of clothing’s impact is by keeping it in circulation, and only recycling it when there really is no life or use left in it.
• Unlike many garments that release microplastics during washing, our Chambray Shirt has been designed not to do so. Plastic microfibres are tiny particles of plastic that have a negative impact on aquatic and land ecosystems.
• It does not contain any hazardous materials. It is manufactured in compliance with strict standards aimed at eliminating the use of harmful substances and other chemical nasties.
• It does not contain any recycled materials. We try to incorporate recycled materials whenever we can, unfortunately, it hasn’t been possible to do so with the Chambray Shirt.

There, you have it all now.

There you have everything you need to know about keeping your Chambray Shirt looking good. We’ll radio back in a few weeks to see how you’re getting into it.

In the meantime, we hope it serves you well.

If you have any comments fire up at support@asphalte.com or our IG page.

See you soon,

ASPHALTE