The military shirt is enjoying a bit of resurgence these days, with some keeping true to the original while others take the inspiration from the classic.
For example, here's your standard army surplus military shirt.
What separates this one from the bad copies is the pockets -- this one has the extra deep ones. This differs from the version that is typically sported with the Aladdin kit, which has undersized pockets.
Some designers like to take put their own spin on the military shirt, keeping some details intact and changing others. For example, Michael Bastian likes to slim down his shirt, reduce the size of chest pockets (although well above the Aladdin level) and strip out the shoulder epaulets. He also tends to favour the tabs that hold the sleeves in place when you roll them up. This is one he did for GAP, with cheaper fabric then he uses on his own line.
APC sometimes takes details from the military shirt, so their kind of like hybrids -- not really a military shirt, but a button down with different details.
Like the single military chest product
with a nice little detail on the hem.
Or you can take the white oxford button down, and toughen it up with the shoulder epaulets. This is from last year's Madras collection and has this really nice oxford cloth.
Rogan's version of the military shirt looks even tougher than the original. It's in a gray chambray and its got this futuristic look. The epaulets on the shoulders are sewed in and don't have any buttons. The chest pockets are like slits and don't have any buttons. The buttons on the shirt are metal, with most being black with except for one that's just plain.
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