Critique My suit shop shirt

[jml90]

Okay my first "custom" shirt My suit shop. I see some problems and perhaps getting the trim fit could fix some of them. I think I need to shorten the sleeves.

 

[drizzt3117]

Sleeve length doesn't look too bad, but it's way too big and doesn't look like a custom shirt at all, but a RTW.

 

[Studio27]

second drizzt. it also looks like it's on crooked - may at least appear to fit better if it was lined up?

 

[mack11211]

I like kitty.

 

[lawyerdad]

What they said ^^.
You've got way too much fabric there in the back. Based on the last photo, it looks like you should probably have them narrow the arm-holes as well. If they do that, the sleeves may hang better too (less baggy).

 

[marc237]

Kitty seems rather fascinated by the cuff link.

I think that in addition to the body, I would want to narrow the sleeves, raise the arm holes and narrow the cuffs. I was noticing that in a recent photo of the Prince of Wales, the cuff, even with links, fit far more closely to the wrist. I would be concerned that the amount of cuff on the featured shirt would distort the jacket sleeve.

 

[jml90]

So, I cut down on the waist chest and wrist added some length (Chronic front of shirt coming untucked syndrome) cut down on wrist siZe my two inches on right wrist and 3.4 inch on left. Request high cut armholes and trim sleeves. Anything I missed?

 

[lawyerdad]

Originally Posted by jml90

So, I cut down on the waist chest and wrist added some length (Chronic front of shirt coming untucked syndrome) cut down on wrist siZe my two inches on right wrist and 3.4 inch on left. Request high cut armholes and trim sleeves. Anything I missed?
How did you come up with those wrist measurements? Two inches is a hell of a lot to reduce a wrist, much less 3.4". (I haven't used My Suit Shop, but I have to imagine that the measurement they're using is an inside measurement - basically the circumference of your wrist -- and not an outside measurement.) And why the big discrepancy? Are the wrists wildly uneven? Note that since you wear your watch on your left wrist, you may want a bit more room on that side than on the right.

 

[jml90]

Sorry I meant 3/4 inch. I wear a large watch.

 

[lawyerdad]

LOL, that makes a lot more sense. But do you really have two inches of play in the right wrist?

 

[jml90]

I think so, I measured my wrist as 7 inches. With the watch around 9

 

[Kasper]

Your French cuffs look as if they have too much fabric at the ends. This might make the cuffs of your jacket stand out too much.

 

[lawyerdad]

Originally Posted by jml90

I think so, I measured my wrist as 7 inches. With the watch around 9
Well, that sounds reasonable - I have a 7-inch wrist myself. (Not that I'm the standard of reasonableness, but whatever.) Most of my wrist size tweaking with Jantzen has been of the .5" or 1/4" variety, so it just struck me as a big adjustment.

 

[jml90]

Originally Posted by lawyerdad

Well, that sounds reasonable - I have a 7-inch wrist myself. (Not that I'm the standard of reasonableness, but whatever.) Most of my wrist size tweaking with Jantzen has been of the .5" or 1/4" variety, so it just struck me as a big adjustment.
So, about how much should I be taking off? (Chest,stomach)

 

[Aaron]

Originally Posted by jml90

So, about how much should I be taking off? (Chest,stomach)
I would say a couple of inches in the chest and try to get the arm holes as high as possible. The shoulder seam isn't bad you just have too much fabric around your arms. Because you have no pleating in the back they may be able to get some darts in there to clean up the back. What I would do is go to an alterations place and have them pin and highten the arm and see if they can clean-up the back. Have the alterations done and then use the measurements from that shirt for your next one. A