Merz b. Schwanen Longsleeve Jersey Men's Shirt

Merz b. Schwanen hosiery from comes from the Swabian Alp. These button-down shirts ("Henleys") are manufactured on old circular knitting machines completely without lateral seams. Separate machines must be set up for each garment size. The labels with the original lettering come from an old Jacquard handloom.

The knitwear manufacturer Merz b. Schwanen had existed since 1911 in the Swabian Alps, once a traditional textile-producing region. In recent times, the tradition has been revived by the firm of Peter Plotnicki, which is now manufacturing shirts and sports trousers there again – not seldom on the original circular knitting machines dating from the 1920s up through 1960. Their slow operational speeds are what make it possible to obtain the high density, the characteristic structure and substantial feel as well as the excellent shape retention of the knitwear. A small but remarkable detail: the clothing labels with the original Merz b. Schwanen logo and lettering are crafted on an old jacquard-band weaver’s loom.