clothingfun
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Hello @dauster and I hope you and everyone else is doing well.
For several years now I have had shirts made by a business called Anto and have been very happy. They have made me everything from conservative/classic "plain Jane" suit and tie shirts, to bolder one piece collar designs, to short sleeve linens to be worn untucked by the pool, and everything in between. I have been very happy with them all. Just a real pleasure to wear. Unless things have changed, as a first time customer they have a six shirt minimum and one fitting is standard. However, if you desire a second fitting they will accommodate you (I didn't find a second fitting necessary.) They make one shirt and then you go away for awhile and wash and wear it a few times. If you are happy, they proceed with the rest of the order. If adjustments are necessary, they make the second shirt with said adjustments and repeat the process.
My experience was they nailed the fit very quickly. The second shirt required slight adjustments but that was largely due to my personal preferences and not inadequacies with the maker. I make the drive out to California once a year to update my pattern (if necessary) and place an order. Overall, outstanding shirts made in house by genuinely great guys who are very serious about customer satisfaction.
The Dege and Skinner suggestions by others are probably solid. I have never had any shirts made by them. However, I am in the process of having a garment (sport coat and britches) made and their shirt cutter Tom Bradbury accompanies the suit cutter to their U.S. trunk shows. I have had the opportunity to chat with him a few times now and he is a very amiable and knowledgeable young fellow who clearly enjoys and takes pride in his work. I have seen his shirts, him wearing them as well as trunk show samples, and they appear to be very nice. I don't know anything about minimum order numbers or prices however.
Anyways, I hope this information is somewhat useful to you. Best of luck and whatever you decide please let us know how it turns out!
For several years now I have had shirts made by a business called Anto and have been very happy. They have made me everything from conservative/classic "plain Jane" suit and tie shirts, to bolder one piece collar designs, to short sleeve linens to be worn untucked by the pool, and everything in between. I have been very happy with them all. Just a real pleasure to wear. Unless things have changed, as a first time customer they have a six shirt minimum and one fitting is standard. However, if you desire a second fitting they will accommodate you (I didn't find a second fitting necessary.) They make one shirt and then you go away for awhile and wash and wear it a few times. If you are happy, they proceed with the rest of the order. If adjustments are necessary, they make the second shirt with said adjustments and repeat the process.
My experience was they nailed the fit very quickly. The second shirt required slight adjustments but that was largely due to my personal preferences and not inadequacies with the maker. I make the drive out to California once a year to update my pattern (if necessary) and place an order. Overall, outstanding shirts made in house by genuinely great guys who are very serious about customer satisfaction.
The Dege and Skinner suggestions by others are probably solid. I have never had any shirts made by them. However, I am in the process of having a garment (sport coat and britches) made and their shirt cutter Tom Bradbury accompanies the suit cutter to their U.S. trunk shows. I have had the opportunity to chat with him a few times now and he is a very amiable and knowledgeable young fellow who clearly enjoys and takes pride in his work. I have seen his shirts, him wearing them as well as trunk show samples, and they appear to be very nice. I don't know anything about minimum order numbers or prices however.
Anyways, I hope this information is somewhat useful to you. Best of luck and whatever you decide please let us know how it turns out!
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