Dress Shirt Fit Comparison Ralph Lauren, J. Ferrar, and Charles Tyrwhitt

[rjc149]

@Jmr928 Thank you for giving me specific steps to attain a great fitting dress shirt. You state, "Instead of focusing on shortening sleeves or getting sleeve lengths different, if you were altering anything I’d just alter the button placement on the cuff. The cuff controls where the sleeve sits. A longer sleeve will give you greater movement." Do you mean that I should I use the button that gives me a tighter sleeve when there are two buttons? I looked at the Proper Cloth website and I may try them. Their website contains negative thoughts on Brooks Brothers made-to-measure dress shirts.

@Shirtmaven Thank you for the feedback. " You say, "Don't quote John Malloy!" Why is this?

@rjc149 I am glad to see someone who is a fan of Charles Tyrwhitt. My Charles Tyrwhitt shirt is technically more formal than the other two shirts with its one button and rounded cuffs. May I ask your height and weight? I am 5'9" and 135 pounds. How do the armholes on your shirts fit? Are they tight? How long will it take for the sleeves to shrink?

It seems to be the consensus that the Ralph Lauren shirt is the best fit. This is the only shirt of the three that I ironed before taking the photos. The shirt was still wrinkled in parts, even after ironing. The cuffs in particular give me trouble.

I’m 5’10, 170 lbs.

The arm holes fit me perfectly, as does the shoulder/chest area. I would actually say there’s some overall roominess, which for an everyday work/business shirt, I like as it’s more comfortable.

I have not actually noticed any appreciable shrinkage in 2 years, other than slightly in the collar, which was roomy to begin with.