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10 Shirts, 10 Cities: The Architecture Inspired Travel Wardrobe

  • WordsHanna Nilsson
  • Date19/09/25

At OAS we often look at clothes the way we look at buildings. Pattern, structure and texture shape how a piece lives, just as they shape how a building feels. Our designers travel, research and sketch with architecture in mind, drawing inspiration from the lines, colours and materials of different cities.

This guide pairs ten of our shirts with ten destinations. Some we’ve walked through ourselves, others I believe resonate with the outcome. Each match shows how a shirt’s design reflects a place’s architectural character, from Niemeyer’s concrete curves in São Paulo to Barragán’s colours in Mexico City.

Vienna, Austria - Regalia Viscose Long Sleeve

Vienna’s Secessionist movement comes alive in the Regalia shirt. Golden-brown patterns recall Klimt’s mosaics and Otto Wagner’s clean yet ornate facades. Refined and decorative, never excessive.

Made entirely of viscose, resulting in an airy, silky soft feel.

Wodaem Cuba Shirt - Marrakech, Morocco

Oversized florals and tactile terry texture reminds me of the lush courtyards of Marrakech. The earthy green feels tied to riad gardens, while the pattern reflects the blossoming geometry of Moroccan tiles.

Amalfi Coast, Italy - Havana Viscose Long Sleeve

Blue and white stripes align with Amalfi’s seaside architecture, striped awnings, tiled terraces, and cliffside villas. The Havana shirt mirrors the coastlines and the geometry of sunlit facades.

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Jaipur, India - Mixset Rocco Shirt

Jaipur is called the Pink City, but its architecture is more than colour. The Mixset Rocco shirt, with its vertical patchwork of different patterns from spring/summer 2025, mirrors the repetition of arches and jali screens in Rajput palaces. In Jaipur, geometry is never sterile but alive with texture and ornament, and the shirt reflects that vitality.