Poorly sized dress shirts

[eprex]

please delete

 

[eprex]

Found this site off 'ask andy'

http://custom.luxire.com/collections/dress-shirts

 

[ktown]

I say keep your dress shirts and wear them casually only. If the sleeve length bothers you a lot, get them altered. I am also 5'9" and 150 lbs (40 chest, 32 waist) so I understand that it's difficult to find the right size.

For future shirts, I would recommend either going MTM (moderntailor, tailorstore, mytailor) or getting shirts that fit as best as possible and getting them altered. I like going the second route. You can get shirts anywhere from $30 (Nordstrom Rack) to $70 (Brooks Brothers on sale, Charles Tyrwhitt, TM Lewin) and then pay for additional tailoring. Darts should be about $10-$15 and taking in the sides should be $20 or so. I usually have to take in the sides and get darts which makes the tailoring job for each shirt $30.

 

[eprex]

Thanks for the reply. It's damn hard to find proper sizing!

I noticed people had good things to say about luxire.com. And I agree my best bet is to probably buy OTR on sale, then pay for good tailoring. I'd spend the same $100 but with a shirt that fits way better.

 

[biged781]

Over the course of a few months I bought a bunch of decent dress shirts not really paying attention to how well they fit anywhere but my midsection. I'm 5'9 and 150 pounds. I was more than happy buying shirts in a size Sm slim fit as they fit my midsection well.

You went about it completely backward. Find a shirt that fits in the shoulders and chest and have it darted by a tailor to fit your midsection. These shirts will never fit you. Buy new ones.

 

[Nicola]

If you're buying shirts S/M/L then you'll get whatever the company sticks you with.

Dress shirts are sized by collar size. Do you know your collar size? Then start looking for brands with a body similar to yours.

 

[Quadcammer]



get plenty of compliments.

no you don't

 

[eprex]

Haha I was waiting for some clown to come in and say that. Right on time

 

[eprex]



If you're buying shirts S/M/L then you'll get whatever the company sticks you with.

Dress shirts are sized by collar size. Do you know your collar size? Then start looking for brands with a body similar to yours.

I'll be heading to a tailor to get sized up. The consensus seems to be two fingers worth of room with the color buttoned, but I've also seen just 1 fingers worth of room.