www.moderntailor.com Custom Tailored Clothing Official Thread - Page 16

Hey all, just wanted to report my recent 1st time experience with MT. I ordered the $20 promo shirt in white. What I like:

• Nice material
• Stitching neat and straight
• Nice MOP buttons (paid $2 extra)
• Lots of customization options

What I don't like:

• Button holes are really tight!
• Feminine cut(more on this below)

I have a 40" chest and 30" waist, which is a sizable drop and requires a slim cut to a shirt. As I mentioned in the above list, though, the cut in the MT shirt is drastically feminine ) ( , rather than masculine \\ /. The shirt, since it flares out at the belt line, makes me look like I've got big love handles. It's not very flattering and will probably be relegated to wear beneath a sweater or waistcoat. Maybe I should have just gone with their recommendation and measured my best-fitting shirt? Anyone have some experience with this? Edit: I was just thinking...maybe it's out of whack since they don't ask for a length to waist measurement? Meaning- if the flare out hit a bit closer to my actual hips, perhaps the cut wouldn't look so severely hourglass-shaped?

I have a similar ten inch drop (42 to 32). I don't feel like my shirt came out feminine looking, but I'll let you judge. I just received my test shirt from MT yesterday. Below are my pre-wash/iron pictures of the shirt.

I seem to have the same issue others were reporting regarding the collar points not touching the front of the shirt, but I'll wait until I iron the shirt myself to judge.


Side view looks pretty good to me. I want to see if the sleeves shrank at all in the wash, otherwise I'll probably adjust the measurements a bit.


I'm not sure what's going on in the back shot. Again, I think I'll have a better idea once the shirt is washed/ironed.


Any feedback regarding fit is welcome.

Cheers!

Dude, the "cut" you describe is entirely dependent on the measurements you provide.

Good to hear someone else is trying to figure this out too.

Attached is a photo. In addition to any other comments people might have, I am trying to figure out why it pulls uncomfortably at the front/bottom of the armhole. It is not bad when I am just walking around, but annoying when I have my arms extended forwards (like when I am typing).

Is the problem: 1) I just made the armhole much too small 2) the yoke is too small so that the armhole is too far toward the back rather than the front 3) I chose 'average' back rather than 'bent'?

Thanks everyone.

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I believe that in your case it's pretty obvious that the shoulders are too wide. You might want to try to decrease both the yoke and shoulder measurements by a small amount. Other than that, I think the shirt fits really well and very few people would think there's something wrong with it. Try increasing the armhole measurement by no more than half an inch. Maybe that will help with the pulling you described. It might be a great idea to you take the shirt to a tailor who makes custom shirts himself and ask him/her.

Because the chest is too tight across the back (if that makes sense) and the armhole is too small. When you put your arms forward your shoulders move forward too. Essentially, the front-to-back ratio of your body changes. The shirt can't do that, so it has to have enough excess material in the back -- that means a looser fit or pleats, or both. A larger armhole would also give it a little more flex.

Thanks, I appreciate the responses, although I feel like the first answer was that the back is too big and the second that the back is too small. Am I misreading? In any case I experimented by making the armholes bigger on my next shirt and will report back when I get it.

The idea that the back being too big causes the shirt to pull is absurd. More than anything, you need to add pleats.

If you don't believe me, get a couple mirrors so you can see your back. Raise your arms up and forward like you would if you were typing at a desk. You'll see what I mean.

Thanks, I agree and I'll try that. I had been using slim fit instead of normal fit, and they don't allow pleats for that. I appreciate the suggestion all the more as it wasn't even on my radar screen as a potential source of the problem. Hopefully going slim->normal won't create new problems.

There's no reason why they can't add pleats to a "slim fit" shirt. Make a special request and I'm sure they'll accomodate you.

My understanding is that if you use specific measurements, then the slim/normal option isn't even considered. They make the shirt to the measurements you input.

If you want pleats, select "normal" fit so you have that option. It shouldn't change anything else with regard to how the shirt is cut.

Thanks, I'll definitely try that. I'm looking forward to trying again now.

and by that I mean shirt measurements, not body measurements.

I think the normal/slim option is there for the people who submit body measurements and want MT to "figure the rest out" for them. Then I think that selection matters as it helps them decide how closely the shirt dimensions should follow your body's shape.

Pulling is not due to large shoulders. The bunching up of fabric near the shoulders is.