15 Affordable Flannel Shirts You Should Wear Into the Ground

15 Affordable Flannel Shirts You Should Wear Into the Ground

There are those out there that would argue there is no bad time to wear a flannel shirt. Fine. But even those brave, presumably sweaty souls would have to concede that there is a best time to wear a flannel, and that time is now. I contend that a favorite flannel can improve one’s fall disposition by orders of magnitude, and fortunately you don’t need much funding to test the theory yourself. Because I went ahead and rounded up my favorites, with a hard cap at $150.

And while the $150 isn’t what it used to be, we aren’t short on options: classic plaids, beefy buffalo checks, effortlessly styled solids. So, if you’re looking to reload a tired flannel rotation, need something to plug a recently-discovered hole or just think (correctly) that a tracking number tied to seasonally-appropriate shirting might boost your mood, we’ve got you covered with our favorite affordable flannels of the season.

The Affordable Flannel Hit List

The Lightweight Flannel

Madewell Lightweight Flannel Button-Up Shirt

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The No-Frills Workhorse

Filson Rustic Flannel Shirt

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The Double-Brushed Delight

Gramicci Piled Flannel Shirt

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The Unarchived Classic

Abercrombie & Fitch Vintage-Inspired 100% Cotton Flannel Shirt

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Gap

Relaxed Straight-Hem Flannel Shirt

There’s a really good argument to be made that the best flannel on this list is also one of the least expensive flannels on this list, because for under $50 you get a loose-fitting, slightly cropped, super-soft, surprisingly-hardy 100% cotton shirt that can be worn anytime, while doing anything, without much discretion.

Uniqlo

Flannel Shirt

At just $50, Uniqlo’s flannel is an easy, low-stakes buy. A perfect candidate to thrash and wear into the ground.

Fjallraven

Singi Flannel Shirt

We could get into the specifics here, or we could just acknowledge that Swedes know flannel.

Banana Republic

Relaxed-Fit Flannel Shirt

Considering that flannels are one of the most layered shirts in the game, it’s not a bad idea to get one that has a little extra room for padding. (But it doesn’t hurt if it also looks good flying solo.)

Todd Snyder

Italian Double-Brushed Flannel Shirt

A flannel soft that you’ll be wondering if it’s triple-brushed.

J.Crew

Wallace & Barnes Brushed Twill Workshirt

Before anyone gets concerned over the word “flannel” not appearing in the name of this shirt, most flannels are twill fabrics that have been brushed, so all our bases are indeed covered here.

Filson

Rustic Flannel Shirt

A good plaid is a good plaid, but an earth-tone, solid-colored flannel will melt into an outfit a little more, almost like a winter oxford.

Gramicci

Piled Flannel Shirt

All flannels are brushed—it’s part of what makes flannel flannel and so gd soft—but not all flannels are brushed twice. This one is.

Madewell

Lightweight Flannel Button-Up Shirt

A beefy flannel is a lynchpin in any winter rotation, but a lightweight one will make for a great layer and also won’t get too toasty in unseasonable warm indoor conditions.

Polo Ralph Lauren

Classic Fit Plaid Brushed Flannel Shirt

In the hands of the Ralph team, any color can be a fall color.

Abercrombie & Fitch

Vintage-Inspired 100% Cotton Flannel Shirt

Based on designs in A&F’s storied, century-old catalog, this is the sort of flannel you’ll spend half a season trying to find on a vintage rack.

Pendleton

Fremont Flannel Shirt

While you very much can stick to the standards when it comes Pendleton and never be led astray, a brand-new Board Shirt is a bit itchier than many of us (me) would like—a problem that’s non-existent with the 100% cotton Fremont.

Portuguese Flannel

Flannel Teca Shirt

This type of solid, classically-tailored flannel is as amenable to a pair of slacks as it is to some jeans or cords.

Patagonia

Fjord Flannel Shirt

One of the season’s better plaids on one of menswear’s best camp-ready flannels.

Quince

100% Organic Cotton Brushed Flannel Shirt

This organic cotton flannel could’ve made lists with far stricter price requirements, but it still punches on par with shirts two and three times the price.

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