WWHG
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Hello all
I am - despite my wearing suits on average 5-6 days per week - still looking for the holy grail work shirt. My requirements are pretty basic:
1. French cuffs
2. Semi-cutaway collars
3. Slim but not tight fitting cuts
Over the years I have toyed with the following slim fit shirts:
Harvey and Hudson: Far too loose fitting for me even in the slim fit range. The fabrics and stitching/finishing have become noticeably worse over the past three years or so in my opinion (loose threads and misfired stitches)- I had a cuff practically detach itself from the sleeve after a couple of wears.
Emmett: Great all round shirts in terms of fit and finish. However, I cannot help but feel that at £130 a pop for shirts without any significant thread lengths/counts or other distinguishing factors, I am being ripped off. Emmett provide very little information as to the quality of their shirts other than tedious stories about the company's formation.
Eton: At first I was impressed with the white signature twill shirts but I cannot shake the feeling that with the integrated collar stiffeners and anti-wrinkle finishes, I may as well be wearing a non-iron shirt from Next - hardly acceptable when paying £125. I also found the collars to be too thin and flimsy - possibly because of the integrated collar stiffeners.
As things stand I have settled for a mixed wardrobe of Emmett and Eton shirts which I am making do with.
My budget is around £100 - 140 per shirt. Given my thoughts above, can you kind people please recommend any other shirt makers that wold be suitable for work and available to order or purchase in the UK? I feel I need to shake things up somewhat.
Many thanks in advance.
WWHG.
I am - despite my wearing suits on average 5-6 days per week - still looking for the holy grail work shirt. My requirements are pretty basic:
1. French cuffs
2. Semi-cutaway collars
3. Slim but not tight fitting cuts
Over the years I have toyed with the following slim fit shirts:
Harvey and Hudson: Far too loose fitting for me even in the slim fit range. The fabrics and stitching/finishing have become noticeably worse over the past three years or so in my opinion (loose threads and misfired stitches)- I had a cuff practically detach itself from the sleeve after a couple of wears.
Emmett: Great all round shirts in terms of fit and finish. However, I cannot help but feel that at £130 a pop for shirts without any significant thread lengths/counts or other distinguishing factors, I am being ripped off. Emmett provide very little information as to the quality of their shirts other than tedious stories about the company's formation.
Eton: At first I was impressed with the white signature twill shirts but I cannot shake the feeling that with the integrated collar stiffeners and anti-wrinkle finishes, I may as well be wearing a non-iron shirt from Next - hardly acceptable when paying £125. I also found the collars to be too thin and flimsy - possibly because of the integrated collar stiffeners.
As things stand I have settled for a mixed wardrobe of Emmett and Eton shirts which I am making do with.
My budget is around £100 - 140 per shirt. Given my thoughts above, can you kind people please recommend any other shirt makers that wold be suitable for work and available to order or purchase in the UK? I feel I need to shake things up somewhat.
Many thanks in advance.
WWHG.
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