For the Broad/Wide shouldered gentlemen....

dtk_King · May 11, 2010

What do you do about shirts? I recently went down to a local clothing store and tried on a marvelous APC denim shirt. The medium fit me perfectly, except the shoulders were too small. The large i tried on fit me perfectly in the shoulders, and about nowhere else. Would it make sense in my scenario to purchase a large and have the sides, sleeves, and length taken in?

HEWSINATOR · May 11, 2010

You gotta make the shoulders fit and alter the rest.

JayJay · May 11, 2010

Originally Posted by dtk_King

What do you do about shirts? I recently went down to a local clothing store and tried on a marvelous APC denim shirt. The medium fit me perfectly, except the shoulders were too small. The large i tried on fit me perfectly in the shoulders, and about nowhere else. Would it make sense in my scenario to purchase a large and have the sides, sleeves, and length taken in?
Does slim-fit work for you? I have broad shoulders and find that slim-fit works fairly well.

glowell222 · May 11, 2010

Yes-buy to fit at the shoulders and neck and then have your shirts altered. If the shoulders fit but the sleeves are too long or too short, then you have to make the choice of buying to fit the sleeves and neck and then having the sides altered (with shoulders too wide), or having your shirts made to measure.

domenickb · May 11, 2010

Originally Posted by glowell222

Yes-buy to fit at the shoulders and neck and then have your shirts altered. If the shoulders fit but the sleeves are too long or too short, then you have to make the choice of buying to fit the sleeves and neck and then having the sides altered (with shoulders too wide), or having your shirts made to measure.

I had to go MTM.

I never could get the right fit by altering a off the rack shirt.

globetrotter · May 11, 2010

bespoke

dtk_King · May 11, 2010

Originally Posted by JayJay

Does slim-fit work for you? I have broad shoulders and find that slim-fit works fairly well.

I do believe APC shirt cuts are already rather slim.... am I really in the minority of individuals with a V-shaped torso?

Thanks for all the suggestions, chaps! While the MTM and Bespoke options seem like no brainers, I'm rather interested in the different possibilities available with a good tailor. I just wasn't sure if I should be making it fit elsewhere besides the shoulders.

MasterOfReality · May 11, 2010

Nah, I have a V shaped torso and getting shirts to fit right is simply a pain **********.

I usually go for slim fit and make sure the shoulders fit first and foremost. The rest can be altered.

Nicola · May 12, 2010

IMHO buying an OTR shirt and then paying even more to have it fixed doesn't make a great deal of sense. Unless you get a great deal it won't be much cheaper then MTM. It might actually be more expensive. So what's the point? The label?

Slim fit might work better but it's not perfect. The local shops have a new cheap brand in. Fits fairly well but the upper arms are tight. The older brand they used to stock was fine in the upper arms but too small in the forearms. The odds of finding perfect OTR are so low .

MasterOfReality · May 12, 2010

I always stock up when the sales are on and I'm probably fairly lucky in that most slim fit shirts that fit me on the shoulders and chest only need the sleeves shortened, which is not too expensive.

oDD_LotS · May 12, 2010

I either go for MTM or buy something that fits my neck and shoulders and have the rest altered to fit. Truthfully, even doing OTR with alterations usually isn't 100%. If it fits in the neck, it's a hair too wide in the shoulders or way too baggy around the waist, even after alterations. I still buy OTR, since I like the collar shape and patterns (which aren't available in the price range I'm shopping in MTM), but the fit is almost always better with even a lower cost MTM service.

Lurch · May 12, 2010

I found that getting OTR still looked like a pile of pants for me. It might be that I used a shoddy tailor but for some reason in england, if you get the tall fit then they some how assume you also need a poncho sized shirt to go with it.

You literally can make another shirt with the excess! So trying to tailor that is just beyond the price tag of the shirt.

MTM from somewhere like thetailorstore was so much more cost effective, took two shirts to get right but I took the ones they got wrong to get tailored and are now spot on.

Now I just wish they'd stock some nice looking fabrics

or I my paycheck rose enough to visit turnbull to refill my wardrobe!

Kentishman · May 12, 2010

After years of either too-tight-in-the-shoulder shirts, or hang-like-a-tent versions, I've finally solved the issue by going MTM (used TailorStore too – but second the comment on limited fabric choices). If I see something in a store that I particularly like though, I'll buy large and get it tailored down where necesary.

asdf · May 12, 2010

when one of the twinks around here comments:

"omg i bought this slim fit shirt but it doesnt fit me in the shoulders, its really more of an athletic cut that slim, i was misled *sob*"

You want that brand

FWIW, as far as cheap stuff goes, I've said it before and will say it again that land's end tailored fit work for me, and also come with sleeves as long as you could possibly want.

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