It’s high time your shirting wardrobe got a casually rugged, versatile upgrade, is it not? For as prudent as it is to wear linen shirting and breezy moisture-wicking blends this time of year, the season of brisk fall climes will soon be upon us — as will the time to find the right mid-layer to wear atop a T-shirt as you stoke the flames of that summer or holiday weekend bonfire.

Add in a rugged denim shirt with some points of stylish distinction and refinement, and then knock a good few bucks off, and you’ve found a winning combination when it comes to one of the best shirts for men in matters of laidback style, period.

That brings us nicely to our daily feature, this time covering the must-have Billy Reid Shoals Denim Shirt, a fan favorite from the long-running Alabama designer.

A winning foundational piece for the namesake company of one Mr. Billy Reid, it manages to take a durable classic in the denim shirt, and then give it a precisely fabricated upgrade with better hardware, distinctive contrast stitching and a versatile array of useful washes fit for just about any occasion.

The details deliver eye-catching appeal, from brass snaps to asymmetrical chest pockets and a fit that works just as well buttoned up as layered over a short-sleeve henley.

And it’s like we said earlier: When this handsome denim shirt is on sale for about 50 percent off, then the time is ripe to switch things up from a trusted Oxford shirt or even your treasured Western-style denim buttondown.

The Billy Reid Shoals Denim Shirt should even prove as wearable with tobacco-hued stretch chinos as with olive linen lounge shorts in the dog days of summer, or else with grey selvedge denim come the slightly more brisk months.

And to snag a shirt as durable and carefully crafted as the Billy Reid Shoals Denim Shirt for less than $120 — given the award-winning designer’s penchant for quality — is a downright steal, as we tend to say here. For reliable marksmanship in matters of form and function, and for nearly unbeatable savings, the Billy Reid Shoals Denim Shirt is your prime pick right now.