Proper Cloth - Official Affiliate Thread

[shirtsnob]

don't know of a hard and fast rule...but 1.5" is quite common....

re no placket as being more dressy or casual,.......that too is all over the map as to what it really is.

 

[CLTesquire]

I have several PC shirts with plackets and they did strike me as narrower than usual the first time I opened a box with a placketed shirt. After 1 or 2 wears I stopped caring.

 

[shirtsnob]

I noticed...and after 1 wear I no longer cared...lol

 

[saurabh]

Ordered 3 shirts yesterday for the spring/summer season :
1. Portuguese Midnight Seersucker PCF1364.
2. Japanese Casual White Basketweave PCF1329.
3. Japanese Blue Slubweave PCF1210.
All of these on Soft Roma Cutaway collar.

 

[shirtsnob]

but which placket!!!!!!.....lol

 

[saurabh]

Soft placket on:
Portuguese Midnight Seersucker PCF1364
Japanese Blue Slubweave PCF1210

No placket on:
Japanese Casual White Basketweave PCF1329

 

[venividivicibj]

oh jesus, he got the placket.

 

[CLTesquire]

I have the following shirts arriving Thursday:

Thomas Mason Light Blue End on End Stripe PCF718
Mercer Light Blue Broadcloth PCF977

I ordered them with plackets.

 

[cnew]

Has anyone tried the Bleecker Beige Melange fabric? Looks interesting.

I ordered one with a button down collar as a casual shirt. It feels amazing and is very lightweight. However, the light weight means the shirt is very translucent. In addition, a white undershirt will show too easily. You might want to consider wearing a light grey/beige undershirt underneath. Uniqlo Airism shirts work well as they are equally breathable.

 

[mossrockss]

LOL what have I started?

If @Seph is paying attention, let it be known that there just may be dozens of us who want a wider placket option! Dozens!

Anyway, soft Roma cutaway is the bomb-dot-com. I got my (placket-less) linen-cotton shirt today and am super impressed. Also the long one-button cuff is perfect, too. As far as I'm concerned I guess I feel like I'll never need to buy another spread-collar dress shirt from anywhere else, ever.

Straight outta the box pics:

The collar is almost identical to the Eidos collar, by the way. Which is why I picked it (I compared measurements of my Eidos chambray before buying and sure enough, in person they match up almost exactly).

I'm now very curious to see just how slim they are. I can't imagine them ever being an issue for me, but I'll withhold a full opinion until I receive it.

Hold on. Wearing one now. I'll measure. You guys are too much.

What is considered normal?

Edit - Looks like it's 1.25" wide.

It's never occurred to me that the placket is narrow or too narrow. I'm not a huge fan of the standard, fused, placket, but that has nothing really to do with the width. I guess I'd echo @venividivicibj
 and wonder what would be considered normal. I do think that the soft placket that I use on more casual shirts is excellent, however. For my most dressy shirt I use the "no placket" option, which Proper Cloth describes as "casual" but which has never seemed so to me.

On another subject, I heartily recommend the Japanese Basketweave cotton fabric (PCF1329). I ordered a "OCBD-style" shirt in that fabric recently and wore it for the first time this weekend. It's lovely and soft, the texture is interesting, and the color is a very warm white. I think it's going to be a great summer casual shirt. I liked it so much I ordered a second one.

don't know of a hard and fast rule...but 1.5" is quite common....

re no placket as being more dressy or casual,.......that too is all over the map  as to  what it really is.

I have several PC shirts with plackets and they did strike me as narrower than usual the first time I opened a box with a placketed shirt.  After 1 or 2 wears I stopped caring.

I have the following shirts arriving Thursday:

Thomas Mason Light Blue End on End Stripe PCF718
Mercer Light Blue Broadcloth PCF977

I ordered them with plackets.

 

[venividivicibj]

Literally tens of people! Maybe even twelve!

 

[ericgereghty]

Cool stuff @mossrockss definitely looks great. It looks better sans tie than I would have expected. Always a nice plus.

Also, I'll be trying out the long 1 button eventually. So far all my non-FC PC shirts are 2 button cuffs

 

[CaptainTohm]

Long one button (soft or fused) is where it's at, for sure. I've only had one soft Roma, but I have two on order right now. It's definitely a nice collar, but I like it best when worn sans-tie with a jacket. One of these will also be my first no-placket shirt, so it will be interesting to see if I notice a big aesthetic difference... One way or another, at least I'lll know my placket is StyleForum approved. So that'll be nice.

 

[shirtsnob]

looks good.....

i usually get a soft 2 button cuff.....but Ill try the loooong 1 button too.

I asked PC a few yrs back about the narrow placket but then they had no plans to mod it....now I'm a fan of French!

I gotta submit some pics here....

 

[mossrockss]

to be honest the long one-button isn't really that long. but it's the curve that I like. i associate the notch you get from a curve like that (or a more deeply-cut mitered edge) with rakish and very stylish men. happy i found this