Our picks for this fall’s best flannel shirts to stay cozy

The flannel shirt is a fall staple, providing cozy style, versatility and a warm reminder of the 90’s. While most of us have moved past our Doc Marten, flannel wrapped-around-our-waist phase, there’s still a place in our lives, and closets, for the flannel shirt. The new and improved flannels today combine the warmth you expect but with added style, sustainability, and a little nod to the past. Below are our top flannel shirt picks this fall.

1. The 90’s boyfriend – oversized flannel

The GAP Flannel Big Shirt is a boyfriend-style flannel shirt most resembling the one worn in the 90’s. It’s a warm, soft, thinner flannel, and oversized without the extra women’s tailoring. It’s casual and perfect for layering and even tying around your waist.

2. The classic flannel

There’s one thing that Patagonia does well– its outdoorsy classics and they have an outdoorsy plaid flannel in their line. We love their Long Sleeve Midweight Fjord Flannel Shirt which comes in a variety of colors. We especially appreciate that this flannel uses organically grown cotton which is more sustainable than standard cotton. It doesn’t get more authentic than this.

3. The sustainable-stylish flannel

Outerknown, a sustainable beachy brand founded by Kelly Slater, has some of the best looking flannel shirts this season. Shaped just enough to be stylishly tucked, it’s a midweight cozy flannel and the colors and patterns are versatile and flattering. We love their Blanket Shirt-– or as we have re-named it–the The Perfect shirt.

4. The shacket flannel

We chose the Madewell Brushed Flannel Shirt Jacket as our top pick for a cozy shacket. Thicker and cozier than the standard flannel but cut more like a jacket–it is a great layering piece for a chilly day. This brushed flannel shirt jacket offers extra coziness while still being versatile in color and pattern to layer over different outfits.

5. The mother of all cozy flannels

It’s warmth, style, fit and coziness, sustainability, all wrapped into one–the mother of all flannel shirts – the Faherty Legend Sweater Shirt. This flannel-style shirt offers superior coziness, a flattering fit with added stretch, and excellent neutral colors and our favorite–a buffalo plaid. This flannel shirt is guaranteed to be your favorite for years to come.