Perhaps I’m biased as I write this Brooklyn style blog, but if you ask me, there’s hardly a bad time to shop for one of the best flannel shirts for men — particularly during the frigid winter months, when a durable flannel shirt is often one of the more crucial items standing between you and the brisk winter wind.

And when that flannel shirt just so happens to be made with extreme quality and care, the kind you can’t find that readily available for under $100 these days, you’re talking about the perfect storm in matters of durable, rugged style and functionality.

One of the best men’s flannel shirts you can buy for under $100 can be found right now at Topo Designs — and if you consider $100 the cut-off point between premium and merely affordable, then this flannel shirt checks the proper boxes on both accounts.

It’s not a luxury splurge, but it’s a step up even from quality flannel shirts made by the likes of, say, J. Crew — and with the good folks at outdoor-inspired and outdoor-tested Topo Designs, you know the flannel shirt they’ve built can stand up readily to the great outdoors.

And that leads us along the path to the Topo Designs Mountain Shirt, a flagship item from the great Western company, one that’s as at ease on a day hike as it its during a brewery visit or a blustery seasonal expedition (layered beneath a flannel-lined waxed field jacket for best results, of course).

The Topo Designs Mountain Shirt helpfully comes in a number of rich, eye-catching plaid combinations and retro-inspired, mountaineering-tinged patterns, each with a bit of the American West in every stitch.

And yet, the Topo Designs Mountain Shirt is at its most engaging when layered beneath a trusty field coat or a flannel-lined denim jacket — it’s made from a midweight organic cotton and finished with Western details like a back and front yoke design, the kind that separates it handsomely from other flannel shirts on the market (and for under $100, at that).

You might not have seen a flannel shirt that takes an everything-but-the-kitchen-sink approach quite like this one, which isn’t a bad thing at all — particularly not when one considers its highly agreeable price of $89. With rugged layering potential aplenty, give your new favorite flannel shirt a spin this winter.