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Please comment my shirt!

Bates

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I just received my second shirt from tailorstore.
I want to make a new order as soon as possible so please give me comments about the shirt!
My biggest problem with the shirt is that its kind of tight in the area where I made a red circle.
Any advice to make it less tight there? Is it the shoulder measurement that is too small or is it the chest measurement?

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mrchapel

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Shoulders are too tight. I'd adjust my 1-2". Chest looks okay.
 

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I also think the shoulders are too narrow.

Increasing the chest measure will also help with movement, especially if the armholes are too large.

You didn't ask about this but I would prefer longer collar points, especially with those huge cuffs (which I like). Also, on the next shirt the cuffs should be made narrower to keep them off your hands.
 

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Also,

Don't know if it's because you're leaning, but in addition to being way too small, the shoulders don't appear symetrical.
 

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Fire your tailor.
 

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Do you intend to wear it untucked like that? If not, it probably needs an addition two inches or so of length.
 

Bates

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Wow thanks for the comments! Wider shoulders, ok got it!
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Here is a picture of my first shirt I ordered from tailorstor:
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(is the shoulders a tad too small on this one too?)
(The fabric looks strange up in that area)

The changes I made for the new shirt was:
made the shoulders 2 cm (4" ?) smaller (apparently a big mistake)
1 cm shorter arms
3 cm slimmer upper arm
1 cm slimmer cuffs
1 cm smaller chest
added back darts and made the waist smaller
(I also made some minor design changes)

What changes was for the better?

shirtdb.jpg
 

epic raccoon

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Originally Posted by Falstaff
Do you intend to wear it untucked like that? If not, it probably needs an addition two inches or so of length.

This.
 

Bates

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Originally Posted by Falstaff
Do you intend to wear it untucked like that? If not, it probably needs an addition two inches or so of length.
I tried to find a lenght where I could use it both tucked and untucked!
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But for a "suit shirt" I would add 1-2 cm!
 

Bates

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Originally Posted by Pawz
Fire your tailor.

Originally Posted by sho'nuff
shirt looks really good in my opinion.

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Any comments on the changes in the new shirt, compaired to the old one (smaller pic)?
 

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Originally Posted by Bates
Any comments on the changes in the new shirt, compaired to the old one (smaller pic)?
Rather than asking about one ill-fitting shirt versus another, I suggest you get the shoulders fixed and then ask if there's anything wrong (an absolute, rather than the comparative "better"/"worse") with the result. There may not be, as your latest looks good excepting the shoulders.
 

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