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Slimmer than BB Slim Fit?

Sartorially Challenged

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Are there any RTW dress shirts that are slimmer than Brooks Brothers "Slim Fit" and about the same price level?

I fit "medium" well everywhere, but my neck is 16 to 16 1/2. When I get shirts that fit my neck, every other part fits too big!
 

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Anyone? Surely there must be RTW shirts that are slimmer than BB "Slim Fit"?

How does Polo's "Tailor Fit" fare?
 

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SC, I've had a lot of luck with the Charles Tyrwhitt "fitted line" shirts. I have both BB "slim fit" and CT "fitted" and I've found that the CT "fitted" shirts have a much slimmer fit than the BB shirts. I still like the BB shirts because sometimes in the summer I like a shirt with a little bit more room in it, but not as roomy as regular RTW shirts.
 

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Originally Posted by DocHolliday
I've given up on trying to find shirts cut slim enough, and now just buy what I like and have them tapered. Much easier, and only costs $15-$18 or so.

I've even given up on this and gone MTM/custom. My altered shirts still had armholes too large fof me and never fit quite right. I never found anything that looked quite right on me.
 

The Grapist

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IIRC, Polo Custom Fit is in fact slimmer than BB's slim fits, but my experience with BB is only try-ons at the store, while I own a few Polo shirts.
 

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Ralph Lauren Black Label shirts are very very slim. Slimmer than 'custom' fit I believe.
 

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Anyone know of ANY manufacturer that has an OTR shirt with a 17-17.5 neck and a chest measurement of 42-45" (or at least a chest measurement that wouldn't look ridiculous on a 40R)? I would be eternally thankful if anyone has any suggestions, seeing as MTM isn't really cheap or easy or quick.
 

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I have a similar issue - a 17.5 neck, 42R..

Finding shirts that don't look like tents on me is a complete pain **********.
 

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I have the same issue. Land's End Custom serves me very well for day to day workhorse shirts.
 

Thomas

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Have you tried T.M. Lewin shirts? I prefer their cut over all others - uniformly slim, with a little taper at the waist. For the record I'm 15-34, 40L, so I don't know how the size scales upwards.
 

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