New England Shirt Co is the oldest surviving ready to wear shirt factory in America.  We've been sewing shirts in Fall River, MA since 1933.  We make Made In USA Oxford Shirts and Sport Shirts of the highest quality.  Through our time, we have proudly manufactured for Ralph Lauren and the US Olympic team's official uniforms, various high end fashion labels, and the most prestigious classic menswear labels in the industry.

Factory Notes

A New Mark, Sewn In

A New Mark, Sewn In

Changing a neck label sounds small until you're the one doing it. It's the one piece of the shirt every customer eventually turns inside out...

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Why the button down collar still wins today

Why the button down collar still wins today

With button down collars, we have 93 years experience fine tuning the ingredients:  band shape, collar height, point length, button placement, interlining, and tie gap...

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Factory Hallway in Fall River, MA

4 Reasons We Love Working in 150 Year Old Mill Building

Tower Mills Fall River, MA was affectionately known as Spindle City.  Once the epicenter of US Cotton Textile production, the city is littered with large...

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What is Oxford Cloth Fabric?

What is Oxford Cloth Fabric?

Our recommendation is to skip the other finishes and start improving your pressing skills.  It's a meditative morning practice and will keep your shirts lasting...

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Four Names, One Factory: A Fall River Shirt Story

Four Names, One Factory: A Fall River Shirt Story

Sander Epstein immigrated from Russia to America with nothing but a sewing machine.  He'd been a tailor in Russia before he left it, and tailoring...

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