Casablanca Silk Shirts: How They Fit, How to Wear Them and How to Care for Them

The silk shirt is where Casablanca began, and it is still the piece most people mean when they say the name. Each season the house paints new artworks, a rainbow over a bay, a sunset tennis court, a hotel crest, and prints them on Italian silk twill. Here is how to buy one, wear one and look after it.

What makes a Casablanca silk shirt

• The cloth. 100% silk twill, woven and printed in Italy, with a soft hand and a slight sheen.
• The print. Each collection is built around painted artworks that become all-over prints, plus the diamond monogram and the laurel motif.
• The cut. Relaxed through the body with a straight hem made to be worn out, usually with a camp collar.
• The set. Most shirts have matching shorts and trousers in the same print.

The shirts at Coveti this season

• Multicolour Aloha Short Sleeve Silk Shirt: the rainbow-and-dolphins artwork, the most Casablanca shirt of the year.
• Multicolour Crystal Alchemy Long Sleeve Silk Twill Shirt: palm trees and a moonlit bay, with the matching Multicolour Crystal Alchemy Silk Twill Shorts.
• Pink Radiating Monogram Silk Shirt and the Pink Radiating Monogram Silk Shorts.
• White Hotel Emblem Short Sleeve Silk Shirt, with the White Hotel Emblem Pleated Mini Silk Skirt.
• Green & Navy Check Monogram Pyjama Long Sleeve Silk Shirt and the Green & Navy Check Monogram Silk Trousers.
• Degrade Monogram Long Sleeve Silk Shirt and the Degrade Monogram Silk Trousers.

How Casablanca silk shirts fit

They are cut relaxed, so take your usual size for the intended drape. Silk twill has no stretch, so a smaller size simply sits closer: go down one if you want to tuck it into high-waisted trousers. Check the model line on each product page; on the Radiating Monogram shirt the model is 181cm and wears an S. The full chart is in the Casablanca size guide.

Five ways to wear one

1. As a set. Shirt and matching shorts, flat sandals, nothing else. This is the house look and it needs no help.
2. Over a swimsuit. Leave it open over a printed swimsuit from the swimwear edit for the walk to lunch.
3. With denim. Untucked over straight jeans with a Del Mar sneaker. The easiest way to wear a loud print in town.
4. With tailoring. Tucked into wide black trousers, with a gold signet ring from the jewellery edit.
5. Under knitwear. In autumn, let the collar and cuffs show from under a fine knit.

Getting the creases out

The most common complaint about Casablanca silk is that it arrives creased. It will: silk of this weight travels folded. Hang the shirt in a steamy bathroom for twenty minutes and most creases fall out. If you need to press it, use a low heat with a cloth between the iron and the silk, and never put a hot iron straight onto the print.

Cleaning and storage

Casablanca labels its silk for specialised dry cleaning. Store the shirt on a wide padded hanger out of direct sunlight, which fades silk prints faster than wear does. Between wears, air it rather than clean it.

Is it real?

The silk shirts are among the most copied Casablanca pieces after the Tennis Club tee. A genuine print lines up across the seams and the colour boundaries are clean. Our fake versus real guide covers labels and packaging.

Frequently asked questions

By Gemma Deeks, Fashion Editor at Coveti. Updated October 2026.