The gist— it's very cheap linen. For the price, that's not too bad, I suppose. Only, as I live in a metropolitan area I can get cheap linen that isn't as abrasive as this one, which is one of the main catches. I actually considered keeping it as a casual shirt to wear on lazy days, yet the abrasive factor was so strong I recognized I'd just be torturing myself in the process. Admittedly, some either have tougher skin or simply love the abrasive factor, in which case this is definitely the shirt