A Custom Shirt, or Why You Don't Look Like James Bond In The Office

2024 Author: Malcolm Clapton | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-17 03:44

If you look worse in a shirt than without it, then you have violated the rules for the selection of this element of your suit. How not to repeat mistakes and save your wardrobe with an online tailor shop, learn from this post.

They knew a lot about shirts in Ancient Egypt, and something similar was worn in the Middle Ages as underwear. In its modern form, the men's shirt, which is unlike all its predecessors, appeared at the end of the 19th century. Since the time of the pharaohs and the dark Middle Ages, only one thing has not changed: not everyone has a good shirt.

Only the reasons differ. At the dawn of time, you had to work all your life as a loader on the construction of pyramids in order to earn a white shirt for your grandson. Today, many can afford a high-quality shirt. But men often have no idea how to choose a shirt. As a result, we observe how the shirts either hang like a bag on the thin ones, or bristle on the thick ones. And some shirts are best worn without taking off your jacket.

Therefore, let's figure out what you need to pay attention to when buying.

Size and its meaning

To begin with, let's decide that shirts come in different sizes, which is usually determined by the girth of the neck so that the collar does not sting (a finger should pass freely between the neck and the collar). In Russia and Europe, they are measured in centimeters, in the USA - in inches, international size designations are given in letters.

Russia	USA	Europe	International designation
37–38	14, 5–15	37–38	S
39–40	15, 5	39–40	M
41–43	16–17	41–43	L
44	17, 5	44	XL
45	18	45	XXL

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However, one measurement is not enough to find a shirt. Sometimes the numbers show that the size fits, and the shirt hangs on the wearer, as if he is wearing the clothes of his older brother, or, conversely, tightens the belly, creating horizontal folds.

Therefore, in the fitting room, look at yourself with a picky look. It seems that you can hide a pillow under the shirt, both in the front and in the back? On a deep breath, are the buttons ready to come off with a bang? Wrong size.

Try to lift your arms up and bend over. After such actions, the shirt should remain in the same place where it was, and not break free from under the belt. If this still happened or you did not manage to raise your hands, then you again did not hit the size.

Keep the style

The vast majority of women know their body type and imagine which styles to give preference to. At the very least, all sites dedicated to fashion and clothing are crammed with this information. It's more difficult for men. Not everyone realizes that the same shirt looks different on two figures.

Perhaps your fitness is so good that a dress shirt will evoke a straitjack shirt just because of the difference in volume between your pumped-up shoulders and a slender waist. No problem: we have created fitted models for such cases. As a rule, these shirts have small cutouts on the sides. They are not invented to accentuate the muscles, but to avoid blistering the back and abdomen.

And if you have a "callus" on your stomach, then you should pay attention to the loose fit.

Detailed analysis

When choosing a shirt, some details are critical.

Shoulder seam length. It should end where your shoulder is. Trust me, it has a huge impact on the fit of the shirt and the look.

Cuffs. They are rounded, straight and cut. They differ, obviously, they are in shape. See how they fit around your hand: you should feel comfortable looking at the watch, but the cuffs shouldn't be loose. When in doubt as to which is best, pay attention to the cuffs with two buttons, which can be used to adjust the length of this element of the shirt.

Sleeve. Measuring the length of the sleeve on your own is another quest that rarely anyone succeeds in successfully completing. The shirt should look 1, 5–2 cm out from under the jacket (we are talking about cuffs and sleeves). When trying on, the arm must be bent and check if the cuff rises more than 2.5 cm from the starting position.

Buttons and loops. It is better to suffer a little, trying to push the button into the narrow hole of the loop, than to shine a hairy chest in the slots of the loops. And it is unacceptable when a buttoned shirt is deformed in the area of the loops due to the fact that the buttons are sewn somehow. Therefore, the quality of the execution of the little things is so important. A sign of good processing are the mother-of-pearl buttons, hand-sewn with goosefoot stitches and with a foot.

Seams and stitches. It is clear that threads sticking out in different directions do not add elegance, even if these threads are silk. Pay attention to the seams. By the way, on a good shirt there are 7-8 stitches per one centimeter of a line.

Textile. The quality of the materials determines a lot: from the appearance to the characteristics of the wear. Choose a dense, opaque fabric so you don't have to wear a beige T-shirt under your shirt. And if you are confused by the price, then remember that shirts made of fabrics of dubious quality behave unpredictably after washing.

Personal qualities

In fact, clothes should be suitable not only for the occasion, but also for you personally. Literally - you need to choose the shape of the collar in accordance with the type of face and the shape of the head. For example, if you have large features, then you need to avoid small details that will visually only enlarge the head.

Elongated collars stretch round faces and save them from turning into a kolobok.

But with narrow faces, on the contrary, wide and rounded collars are combined.

Owners of an oval face also do not have everything, contrary to popular belief.

Well, the classics, of course, suit the absolute majority of people.

Custom shirt

Oddly enough, the fit of the shirt depends on the laws of genetics. One of them says that variability is an indispensable property of all living organisms. We have different heights, arms of different lengths, different shapes of muscles, even beer bellies stand out in their own way. Is it any wonder that garment factories cannot account for everything at once.

The way out is to sew custom-made shirts from tailors. It only sounds difficult, in fact, you can order a shirt that will take into account the peculiarities of your figure while sitting in front of the monitor.

At the Tailor-made shirt online atelier, for example, you can design a custom made shirt online. Moreover, there is such an opportunity for both women's shirts and polo shirts. You need to go to the site and place an order. Choose fabric, style and details, enter dimensions. The shirt will be sewn in nine days.

Three styles, fitting to varying degrees, collars of different shapes and sizes, buttons and even embroidery: you can create a shirt as you wish.

If you don't understand anything about the nuances that prohibit wearing a certain type of cuff with a fitted silhouette, you still won't make a mistake. In the constructor that the store offers, such trifles have already been taken into account. You will simply not be allowed to make the wrong combination.

Your measurements will be saved in the profile, so you only have to take them once (unless you decide to change your proportions with vigorous workouts).

If you're worried about making a measurement error, don't worry. The "Custom Shirt" service achieves a perfect fit and makes a replacement without any problems. In addition, for the first order from 6,000 rubles, you will be sent a white test shirt free of charge. Using it, you can check the measurements and continue working with the service.

Life hack for all time

It doesn't matter if you made a custom-made shirt or found it in a ready-to-wear store. If this shirt sits on you, buy two: a good thing is never superfluous.