Advice for Mytailor shirt appointment

[Gradstudent78]

I have an appointment with Joe Hemrajani from Mytailor.com coming up and I was wondering if anyone could offer any advice off of their experiences.

Any advice on fabric choices? Cuff/collar stiffness? Interlining options? Button choices? Do they offer gussets as an option if you request them?

After looking at their site I'm probably going to go with the following options:
Classic Spread
3'' Point length
1 5/8'' back height
Classic 1/4'' stitching
SC-1 button cuff rounded corners, 2 1/2'' cuffs
Side Pleats
No Pocket
Placket Front
Removable collar stays
Regular Tail

Anything I should ask for that they don't specifically request?
I've heard there is a two shirt minimum, is that true?
Any advice would be helpful. Thanks.
--Grad

 

[Twotone]

I have a few mytailor.com dress shirts that came out OK. I suggest having one shirt made as a test from one of the lesser expensive fabrics. Wear it, have it laundered a few times, then see how it fits in a few weeks. No matter who makes your MTM shirts, the first one will not be the best one. It usually takes one or two iterations to get it right. Start with one, improve on the second, then add as many as needed.

During your first meeting, go through the fabric books and make notes on which materials you will select for subsequent orders. Seeing (and feeling) fabrics first hand is much better than images on their web site.

Options are personal -- go with what works for you. I added a split yoke 1) for style and 2) to correct for a off-set shoulder due to a long ago broken collar bone.

Hope this helps,
Twotone

 

[ziggysnorkel]

1. If you plan on only getting shirts, make sure to bring your best fitting shirt possible. Joe will take measurements both of your body and of your shirt.
2. Also, be prepared to get your photograph taken shirtless. This is so that the people making the shirt can get a sense of your posture.
3. If at all possible, book your appointment during a part of the day where other people are not booked. Some people have had appointment crashers.
4. Fabric choice? Well you'll quickly see why there are MTM shirts that are as cheap as $59 on his website. You'll want to opt for the shirts that are at least $89 to get some decent in quality. The stuff that is $59 is really rough.
5. Hmm....as for all those other optional things you are asking about, I'm not sure if you want to spend the money on it considering the first shirt is a tester shirt.

 

[Threadbearer]

Originally Posted by GreenPlastic

I've heard from people on AAAC that you have to specify which interlinings you want. Otherwise he assumes you don't care and will give you the baseline (cheap) option.
I've heard that, too, but I met with Mr. M. Kenny (of MyTailor.com) in person yesterday and he told me that there are no options for interlinings. He said he could stiffen collar and cuffs with extra fusing, if I really wanted it, but he didn't recommend doing so because it shortens the life of the shirt. According to him, however, different grades of interlinings are not an option.

 

[Gradstudent78]

That's funny Green, hopefully we'll both have great appointments. That's weird about the interlining, I've heard a number of people mention it, I'll have to specifically ask about it.

 

[Threadbearer]

Originally Posted by GreenPlastic

Interesting. Maybe he was talking about no options within a certain fabric price range?
That's certainly possible. For the record, Mr. Kenny and I were discussing a two-ply superfine cotton white herringbone shirt ($79) when he told me that other interlining options are not available.

 

[unagiluva]

I had an appointment and inquired about upgrading the interlining/buttons. They said there were no options for upgrades, but you could choose between a fused and non-fused collar. I opted for the non-fused.