So sometime in Sept-Oct 2011 I went to a Gitman Custom shirting event at an undisclosed location (I am not going to mention the shop name here because the issues has nothing to do with that shop). I met a representative from Gitman, X, and he took measurements of me. I bought 3 shirts of different patterns and was told that they would arrive by the beginning of November.
I waited. November. I called and was told they would be in soon. December. I called again. New years.
I JUST got them today, Jan 12th, after 3 long months of waiting. If I knew that ordering these shirt would take this long, I would have just waited for the end of season sale. (By the way, I saw 2 of my shirts, my size, being discounted at 50% off at Barney's last week). How can Gitman take so long to make 3 shirts? Don't they make thousands of them per season?
So I went back home and tried them on. As far as I know, I am not particularly big or skinny. My fit is quite common (Wings and Horns size L). I had surgery in December and I lost quite a bit of weight. To my surprise, I found the fitting at the shirts too tight at my chest level. When I stand up straight I can see the fabric around the button at my nipple level being stretched very tightly. I remember X taking measurements of only my neck and my arms. He told me that a standard fitting will be scaled according to these measurements. I wear Gitman all the time and I honestly feel they are indeed too tight around my chest. If I tried these cuttings in a store, I would definitely not have purchased them.
To my utter disappointment, I found a manufacturing defect with one of my shirts. One particular shirt has its sleeves openings at the front of the sleeve!
I am completely speechless. (Take a look at the screenshot). Did anyone have a similar experience?
