What's the consensus on shirt cuff monograms? Tacky or not?

[HRoi]

Originally Posted by Phat Guido

- the only one I have on file is of my GF's nick name.. She is gone now.. & so are all my Jantzen shirts.. LOL

i like this. good idea for my next mtm order

 

[AscotMcPocketsquare]

Originally Posted by luftvier

+1.

It's like wearing a clapboard that says: "Hey ASSHOLE. Yeah, this shirt is CUSTOM. What, you got yours at JC Penny? Ha! I wipe ****** shirts that cost more than yours. I bet your suit isn't bespoke, either! Ha. Plebeian!"

Tacky. Like having a brand name emblazoned all over your outfit.

Insecure much. Who even thinks about things like that?

 

[David Reeves]

Originally Posted by wgiceman

Why should anyone really care one way or the other? If a person likes the monogram on the cuff, they should get it. If not, then don't. It seems many are obsessing over things that really don't matter. (My humble, but accurate opinion.)

I think your right about this.

 

[David Reeves]

Originally Posted by jessis

Inside the yoke is nice touch I think - why?.....why not?

Putting the clients initials in the inside of their shirt is standard issue on my custom shirts. Nobody has complained or asked me to remove them although on occasion I get people asking for no brand label on the inside.

 

[trotsky]

Only had one shirt made so far (gorgeous light blue herring bone button down long sleeved double buttoned cuffs since you ask) and had initials in the same colour on the cuffs. I had a lovely time pointing this out to all my friends at a party. As long as you enjoy the 'I'm a flash harry' bit then its cool.
Of course there will always be individual limits but i think its all about what suits your manner. Some can handle the cheese better.
Perhaps the excitement will wear off after the tenth shirt but I'm smiling even now.

 

[luftvier]

Originally Posted by AscotMcPocketsquare

Insecure much. Who even thinks about things like that?

If I purchase custom shirts, no one else needs to know. If I want them to be monogrammed for the sake of not having them confused at the cleaners, then a discrete place, e.g. tail, inside by tag, or breast, where it's covered by my jacket.

It's just tacky, otherwise.

 

[sho'nuff]

Originally Posted by whymakemedothis

why aim so low? go into finance. they hand titles out like candy.

maybe at where you work.

 

[AscotMcPocketsquare]

Originally Posted by luftvier

If I purchase custom shirts, no one else needs to know. If I want them to be monogrammed for the sake of not having them confused at the cleaners, then a discrete place, e.g. tail, inside by tag, or breast, where it's covered by my jacket. It's just tacky, otherwise.
Do you honestly think people are looking at your cuff / care? You are taking this way to seriously. It's cool if you need to feel superior about something to get through the day I guess you can have this.

 

[luftvier]

Originally Posted by AscotMcPocketsquare

Do you honestly think people are looking at your cuff / care? You are taking this way to seriously. It's cool if you need to feel superior about something to get through the day I guess you can have this.
Ha, let's agree to disagree here. Not trying to assert any false superiority

 

[TheWraith]

Originally Posted by wgiceman

Why should anyone really care one way or the other? If a person likes the monogram on the cuff, they should get it. If not, then don't. It seems many are obsessing over things that really don't matter. (My humble, but accurate opinion.)

+1

 

[Roikins]

What I learned from going to the Pebble Beach Concours D'Elegance this weekend is that small-timers worry about monograms on their shirts.


Big timers get them on their cars.




They also decorate the inside with ostrich and wood.

 

[bigasahouse]

In Dressing the Man by Alan Flusser, on page 143, there is a picture of Fred Astaire with his jacket off, and he had his monogram on his left forearm. I loved the picture and always planned on getting my monogram there once I got my first MTM shirt. Tried to find a image of it online, but I couldn't.

 

[luftvier]

Originally Posted by bigasahouse

In Dressing the Man by Alan Flusser, on page 143, there is a picture of Fred Astaire with his jacket off, and he had his monogram on his left forearm.

I loved the picture and always planned on getting my monogram there once I got my first MTM shirt.

Tried to find a image of it online, but I couldn't.

Fred Astaire = Pinnacle of Class.

 

[the law]

Originally Posted by luftvier

+1.

It's like wearing a clapboard that says: "Hey ASSHOLE. Yeah, this shirt is CUSTOM. What, you got yours at JC Penny? Ha! I wipe ****** shirts that cost more than yours. I bet your suit isn't bespoke, either! Ha. Plebeian!"

Tacky. Like having a brand name emblazoned all over your outfit.

"Yeah, the guy wearing the $4,000 suit is holding the elevator for the guy who doesn't make that in four months. Come on!"

+1. Extremely tacky.

(AD reference FTW)

 

[TheWraith]

Originally Posted by bigasahouse

In Dressing the Man by Alan Flusser, on page 143, there is a picture of Fred Astaire with his jacket off, and he had his monogram on his left forearm.

I loved the picture and always planned on getting my monogram there once I got my first MTM shirt.

Tried to find a image of it online, but I couldn't.

I think the bottom line is, if you want a monogram, go for it. Just because some people think it's tacky doesn't make it so. Do what you want. There's nothing wrong with following the likes of Fred Astaire. If anyone thinks he was tacky, they're clearly insane.