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Respectfully, Rooster. The Happy Little Mother Rooster Plaid Shirt is a short sleeve button-up in navy cotton plaid with a red and gold rooster patch, green four-leaf clovers across the back panel, and yellow fringe at the hem. Matching trousers available
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CloseDon’t be a cock. Been there. Done that. The Happy Little Mother Rooster Plaid Shirt is a little reminder from the Respectfully collection that some lessons only need learning once, delivered in dark navy plaid with a rooster patch on the chest, yellow fringe at the hem, and a back panel covered in four-leaf clovers.
Every top in the Respectfully collection gets its own plaid and its own patch, and this one belongs to the rooster. The chest patch pairs a red and gold rooster, the kind you would find on a vintage kitchen towel, with a motto your grandmother would have thought and never said out loud. A second patch at the side signs it off properly: Respectfully, Happy Little Mother.
It is the kind of humor that lands differently once you are somebody’s mother. A little grandma. A little rebellion. A whole lot of mother.
This is a short sleeve, collared button-up, but it does not behave like a standard plaid camp shirt. The navy plaid is crossed with white, soft blue, and rust stripes, and the cotton is distressed all over, with frayed sleeve edges and small worn spots that give it a soft, lived-in feel straight out of the bag. Across the back shoulders, a white panel is screen printed with rows of green four-leaf clovers and the Happy Little Mother name. Yellow fringe trims the hem front and back for a bright pop against the dark plaid.
The shape is easy and boxy, so it works buttoned up, half open, or worn loose over a tank. Of the plaids in the collection, this is the moodiest one, which makes it the easiest to wear with denim and neutrals you already own.
Its plaid coordinates with the Respectfully Plaid Trousers, which are pieced from all five plaids in the collection. Wear the two together for a full plaid set, or break them up and let the shirt carry the outfit on its own.
As a set: button it up with the Respectfully Plaid Trousers for plaid on plaid, clovers on clovers.
Soft and simple: pair it with cream satin shorts or a white slip skirt so the yellow fringe stands out.
With denim: wear it with cutoffs, wide leg jeans, or barrel jeans in any wash. The navy plaid goes with all of them.
Open and layered: leave it unbuttoned over a white tank or a vintage washed graphic tee.
Western leaning: add a straw cowboy hat, tall black boots, and a turquoise necklace.
High-low hem: Front length is approximately 2 inches shorter than back length.
XS chest = 46” | back length = 22”
S chest =48” | back length = 23”
M chest = 50” | back length = 23.5”
L chest = 52” | back length = 24”
XL chest = 53” | back length = 24.5”
XXL chest = 54” | back length = 25”
What is the Happy Little Mother Rooster Plaid Shirt made of?
It is made from 100% distressed cotton, which gives it a soft, broken-in feel from the first wear.
What color is the plaid?
It is a dark navy plaid with white, soft blue, and rust stripes, finished with yellow fringe at the hem and a white back panel printed with green four-leaf clovers.
Is it short sleeve or long sleeve?
It is a short sleeve button-up with a collar, frayed sleeve edges, and an easy, boxy shape.
What does the rooster patch say?
The chest patch shows a red and gold rooster with the lines: Don’t be a cock. Been there. Done that.
Does it match the Respectfully Plaid Trousers?
Yes. The shirt’s plaid is one of the five used in the trousers, so the two are designed to pair back as a set.
What is the Respectfully collection?
Respectfully is a Happy Little Mother collection about the funny, slightly unhinged side of motherhood. It includes five plaid tops, each with its own patch and plaid, plus a pair of trousers made from all five.
Is this a good gift?
It makes a great gift for a mom with a sense of humor, a backyard chicken keeper, or anyone who collects statement plaid and patchwork pieces.
The Happy Little Mother Rooster Plaid Shirt (Respectfully, Rooster) is a short sleeve, collared button-up in dark navy plaid with white, blue, and rust stripes, made from 100% distressed cotton and priced at $84. It features a chest patch with a red and gold rooster and a tongue-in-cheek motto, a white back panel screen printed with green four-leaf clovers, yellow fringe along the hem, frayed sleeve edges, and a side patch reading Respectfully, Happy Little Mother. It is one of five plaid tops in Happy Little Mother’s Respectfully collection and coordinates with the Respectfully Plaid Trousers. Best for: fans of reworked and patchwork style plaid shirts, boho and western-leaning wardrobes, rooster and farmhouse motif lovers, moms with a sense of humor, and anyone building a mix and match plaid set. Available at The Periwinkle Shoppe in Mineola, Texas and online at theperiwinkleshoppe.com.
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