Best Brand(s) for Athletic Build

[patmann03]

Hi,

I'm new to the forum and I've been reading around quite a bit and it seems that everyone is quite nice.

In the past I never wore clothes that fit, my parents always bought clothes too big so I'd grow into them and that way they wouldn't have to buy new ones often. I played soccer for 12 years competitively then hit college and quit, got kinda fat, decided I needed to get back in shape. I started running and lifting weights. I lost about 30 lbs of fat and gained a bunch of muscle. I would still wear shirts / pants that were too big, until I met my fiance who showed me what fit a lot better and now I love clothes (Except dress shirts!, can't find any that fit well).

I went to Hong Kong and got 3 tailored shirts that fit well. I stopped working out really hard and lost some muscle mass in the shoulders / chest, but not significantly that these shirts do not fit, the chest is a little looser than I'd like, but not too bad. However, I cannot live on 3 custom shirts.

I'm 5'6" (5'7" on a good day ), 39" Chest, 31" waist (shirt mid size). Shoulders are about 17.5 - 18" from end of bone to bone, when I measure my tailored shirts, they are 18", but the seem is a bit off the shoulder bone, so closer to 17-17.5 would fit better.. Neck is 15"-15.5". Shirt sleeves I typically go with are 32/33.

30x30 pants for the most part fit really well. Depending on the brand sometimes they are a bit too loose or tight in the waist but the length is quite good.

I'm having a real hard time finding shirts that fit well... If I go with Calvin Klein the 15" neck and slim shirt, the shoulders fit well and the chest fits well (I'd like it a bit tighter but not much). The issue I have is the midsection/waist. BAGGY, from reading here that seems to be the issue for everyone. If I do the "military tuck", it looks good from the side, but I still get a bunch of fluff in the back which I've come to hate.

Perhaps my only route is a tailor and/or MtM shirts, but I figured I'd ask here to see what others have found.

I read a thread about Brooks Brothers Extra Slim shirts, and I need to find some time to go try those on and see how they fit. The measurements people have given have varied a bit, but it seems that the chest would fit perfectly and the waist is tapered, so perhaps that is the shirt for me.. assuming it fits.

Any help is much appreciated.

 

[unbelragazzo]

Just get a tailor to put in darts. It's a simple and cheap alteration.

 

[Chulillo]

Hi,

I'm new to the forum and I've been reading around quite a bit and it seems that everyone is quite nice.

In the past I never wore clothes that fit, my parents always bought clothes too big so I'd grow into them and that way they wouldn't have to buy new ones often. I played soccer for 12 years competitively then hit college and quit, got kinda fat, decided I needed to get back in shape. I started running and lifting weights. I lost about 30 lbs of fat and gained a bunch of muscle. I would still wear shirts / pants that were too big, until I met my fiance who showed me what fit a lot better and now I love clothes (Except dress shirts!, can't find any that fit well).

I went to Hong Kong and got 3 tailored shirts that fit well. I stopped working out really hard and lost some muscle mass in the shoulders / chest, but not significantly that these shirts do not fit, the chest is a little looser than I'd like, but not too bad. However, I cannot live on 3 custom shirts.

I'm 5'6" (5'7" on a good day ), 39" Chest, 31" waist (shirt mid size). Shoulders are about 17.5 - 18" from end of bone to bone, when I measure my tailored shirts, they are 18", but the seem is a bit off the shoulder bone, so closer to 17-17.5 would fit better.. Neck is 15"-15.5". Shirt sleeves I typically go with are 32/33.

30x30 pants for the most part fit really well. Depending on the brand sometimes they are a bit too loose or tight in the waist but the length is quite good.

I'm having a real hard time finding shirts that fit well... If I go with Calvin Klein the 15" neck and slim shirt, the shoulders fit well and the chest fits well (I'd like it a bit tighter but not much). The issue I have is the midsection/waist. BAGGY, from reading here that seems to be the issue for everyone. If I do the "military tuck", it looks good from the side, but I still get a bunch of fluff in the back which I've come to hate.

Perhaps my only route is a tailor and/or MtM shirts, but I figured I'd ask here to see what others have found.

I read a thread about Brooks Brothers Extra Slim shirts, and I need to find some time to go try those on and see how they fit. The measurements people have given have varied a bit, but it seems that the chest would fit perfectly and the waist is tapered, so perhaps that is the shirt for me.. assuming it fits.

Any help is much appreciated.

I kind of have the same issue sometimes. Although I like to use shirts titghter than most of the people here would like. I guess it all depends on what part of the world you live in.

I have all types of shirts, I have more than a hundred of them, and I like dress shirts slim but not too tight, that is easy to find in RTW, at least here in Spain (Hackett, Suit Supply, Massimo Dutti, Ralph Lauren, Charles Tyrwhitt, etc...), but to wear with chinos or jeans with nothing else on top of it (spring, summer and most of the fall) I like a little tighter, for that I found that H.E. by MANGO (I don't know if you get this brand in your country) is perfect. Quality is not the best, of course but prices are just some of the lowest I have found.

Yesterday a got a new badge of MANGO shirts and I really like them.

 

[patmann03]

Just get a tailor to put in darts. It's a simple and cheap alteration.

I'll probably go that route with the shirts I own that are just too large for my liking in the waist.

Is it ok to get darts on all shirts / styles of shirts (strictly dress and by style I mean patterns/colors etc)? I've heard they don't look good on all shirts.