• Hi, I am the owner and main administrator of Styleforum. If you find the forum useful and fun, please help support it by buying through the posted links on the forum. Our main, very popular sales thread, where the latest and best sales are listed, are posted HERE

    Purchases made through some of our links earns a commission for the forum and allows us to do the work of maintaining and improving it. Finally, thanks for being a part of this community. We realize that there are many choices today on the internet, and we have all of you to thank for making Styleforum the foremost destination for discussions of menswear.
  • This site contains affiliate links for which Styleforum may be compensated.
  • We would like to welcome House of Huntington as an official Affiliate Vendor. Shop past season Drake's, Nigel Cabourn, Private White V.C. and other menswear luxury brands at exceptional prices below retail. Please visit the Houise of Huntington thread and welcome them to the forum.

  • STYLE. COMMUNITY. GREAT CLOTHING.

    Bored of counting likes on social networks? At Styleforum, you’ll find rousing discussions that go beyond strings of emojis.

    Click Here to join Styleforum's thousands of style enthusiasts today!

    Styleforum is supported in part by commission earning affiliate links sitewide. Please support us by using them. You may learn more here.

Please critique BB Extra-slim fit shirt on me (Added new pics)

Liquidus

Distinguished Member
Joined
Mar 7, 2009
Messages
1,672
Reaction score
68
edit: Please take a look at my last post in this thread for 15/32 pics. I bought some BB Extra Slim Fit shirts in 15.5/32. Please take a look and tell me if this is the right size. 15 neck felt a little too snug buttoned up so I went with the 15.5 since it'll probably shrink a bit after washing. This shirt is before washing and tailoring.
img20110226171233.jpg
img20110226171321.jpg
img20110226171305.jpg
img20110226171314.jpg
My tailor could probably take care of the extra room in the waist, but the arms seems to be pretty roomy too. I'll also have the pockets taken off. Any other alterations I should ask for? Thanks.
 

imschatz

Senior Member
Joined
Apr 26, 2010
Messages
855
Reaction score
32
My BB extra-slim's didn't shrink at all. But ya, first thing I noticed is the arms are a big roomy.
 

acecow

Distinguished Member
Joined
Dec 18, 2009
Messages
4,042
Reaction score
699
Size-down or find another maker. Better yet, go MTM.
 

Yika

Senior Member
Joined
Jul 2, 2009
Messages
552
Reaction score
9
Your right shoulder seam seem to be falling off your shoulders. Some like it there, i prefer to have it abit higher up.

Like you mentioned - waist, arms.
 

david3558

Senior Member
Joined
Sep 26, 2007
Messages
898
Reaction score
73
Maybe you should consider MTM shirts - I find MTM stuff to be better. I'm tall and skinny and find it hard to get slim fits to fit well.
 

Liquidus

Distinguished Member
Joined
Mar 7, 2009
Messages
1,672
Reaction score
68
I have small arms so I guess MTM might be the only way for my shirts to accommodate that. I've actually gotten 2 shirts from Mytailor before but I need another fitting and they won't be in San Francisco until May.
plain.gif
 

Taxler

Senior Member
Joined
Feb 7, 2007
Messages
616
Reaction score
5
Do all BB shirts have the box pleat? Seems wrong for a slim fit shirt.
 

JayJay

Stylish Dinosaur
Joined
Jun 25, 2007
Messages
24,297
Reaction score
439
Originally Posted by acecow
Size-down or find another maker. Better yet, go MTM.
This. The shirt looks too full.
 

Liquidus

Distinguished Member
Joined
Mar 7, 2009
Messages
1,672
Reaction score
68
If I'll never be wearing OCBD shirts with a tie, and hence never buttoning the collar button, could I get away with getting a shirt with a smaller neck size (that would be too tight if buttoned)?
 

Yika

Senior Member
Joined
Jul 2, 2009
Messages
552
Reaction score
9
Originally Posted by Liquidus
If I'll never be wearing OCBD shirts with a tie, and hence never buttoning the collar button, could I get away with getting a shirt with a smaller neck size (that would be too tight if buttoned)?

If you don't mind me asking, how much are your paying for them ?

Unless on a deep discount, you might want to consider one of the online MTMs ?
 

cbbuff

Distinguished Member
Joined
Apr 12, 2010
Messages
1,251
Reaction score
45
It's not horrible, but it's too big. Especially the sleeves. Without seeing the top button done, it's hard to tell if you can go down a size, but I suspect that you can.

Either way, I think that with your slight build, MTM would provide much better results. You can try Modern Tailor or the like for about the same you would pay for a BB shirt.
 

cbbuff

Distinguished Member
Joined
Apr 12, 2010
Messages
1,251
Reaction score
45
Originally Posted by Liquidus
If I'll never be wearing OCBD shirts with a tie, and hence never buttoning the collar button, could I get away with getting a shirt with a smaller neck size (that would be too tight if buttoned)?

Yes, but again why when you can get a MTM shirt at the same price?
 

Viral

Distinguished Member
Joined
Aug 7, 2009
Messages
5,302
Reaction score
1,420
don't laugh, but have you considred the BB boy's line? A sz 18 or 20 might fit you better than any of the men's stuff. The shirt in your pic is too big on you.

Just saying.......
 

Liquidus

Distinguished Member
Joined
Mar 7, 2009
Messages
1,672
Reaction score
68
The BB shirts were $63 each before tax. I would normally try MyTailor Thomas Mason Silver Line but they won't be in the area until May.

I could actually stick with polo shirts until that time as I only intern 2 days a work in a business casual environment. I think I'll see how a smaller size would fit and base my decision on that. I doubt there would be much difference in arm size though.
 

greyinla

Senior Member
Joined
Mar 19, 2008
Messages
273
Reaction score
0
There's about a 2" circumference difference in the chest between a 15 and a 15.5; even if you stuck it in the drier it wouldn't shrink that much. I'd suggest sizing down or MTM, esp. given what you're going to have to spend for alterations.
 

Featured Sponsor

How important is full vs half canvas to you for heavier sport jackets?

  • Definitely full canvas only

    Votes: 55 35.5%
  • Half canvas is fine

    Votes: 60 38.7%
  • Really don't care

    Votes: 17 11.0%
  • Depends on fabric

    Votes: 27 17.4%
  • Depends on price

    Votes: 28 18.1%

Forum statistics

Threads
505,172
Messages
10,579,191
Members
223,888
Latest member
RoseBenif
Top