Shirts, in particular, have never enjoyed
such popularity and importance in a man’s attire as nowadays; whereas suits,
jackets, overcoats and shoes have always held a predominant place in a primary
canvas, shirts New York were often overlooked as background, a complement to the full
look. With the current re-evaluation of the value of a perfect dress shirt, it
seemed only appropriate to not only provide you with shirt reviews but also to
dedicate a post to an exhaustive look at what truly makes a quality dress shirt
shirts New York have a seam on either side, and if
it’s too big, a tailor can take it in for you. When you’re getting pinned up,
make sure the tailor isn’t overzealous. A svelte look is one thing, but a shirt that is
too tight will make you look fat after even the lightest meal. Men's shirts are
sized in crazy ways. Sometimes its sleeve length and neck dimensions, sometimes
they're in chest dimesions like a suit, and often, just the unpredictable
small-medium-large. Men too often have to buy for certain body measurements -
length, sleeve, neck sizes, chest girth and have other aspects not fit. It's
why most men's button down shirts are baggy with big sleeves, and that weird
muffin-top thing that billows out when we tuck them in.
The collar of a shirt has three parts: front,
back and interface. And they are sewn together in that order. This part of the
collar is sewn by hand, all piece work. Imperfects are rejected, not paid for
and fixed. The next stage is where the collars are inverted, pressed, the
perimeter sewn, then trimmed and sent to inspection. This part is
semi-automatic. The machine that does all this is amazing and it must be
retrofitted for each different cut of shirt. The blade onto which the collar is
inverted and then pressed is machined to the precise cut of the collar of this
shirt. Maintenance needs to be summoned to change the blades when this operator
sees, on that bar-coded card, that the new batch has a different cut of collar.
Your sleeves should, when buttoned, hit at
the break of the wrist and no further. If they don’t then your tailor can
shorten them. Make sure your sleeves are consistent, along with your suit
jacket sleeves so that the optimal amount of 1/2″ cuff is showing at all times.
If you want to turn a long sleeve shirt into a short sleeve one, your tailor
can do that.
Collars and cuffs see the highest amount of
stress in a shirt which is why haberdashers have been replacing them for
decades. In fact, this is where the contrasting white collar and cuff tradition
comes from. If the maker still has the original fabric available, then you can
have it replaced with the same, but if it’s unavailable, you can always go with
white. Over a dozen upper body measurements will be taken by our shirt makers
so that your shirt is a perfect fit. It will match the precise contours of your
shoulders, your preference for cuffs & collars as well as your habits of
watch wearing.
