JonM
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Hey everyone, this is my first post. I was planning to do a little more lurking actually, but I got into a situation where I could use some quick advice...
I just ordered three dress shirts from Brooks Brothers, taking advantage of a sale that was in effect until midnight. I guess I was a little rushed, because I meant to include a couple of non-iron oxfords, and I ended up getting regular oxfords instead. I was planning to get this, and I got this instead.
So I was thinking of calling them up and asking them to replace the regular oxfords with the non-iron ones. They would still give me the sale price even though the sale ended at midnight, wouldn't they?
But then I noticed that the non-irons aren't available in the exact size I was gonna get, which is 16.5/36. I could get them in 16/36. And actually, I'm not a hundred percent sure of my neck size. I know 15.5 is too small, and 17 is too big.
The other thing is that the oxfords were sort of intended to be semi-casual. I would probably be wearing them with the top two buttons unbuttoned most of the time, so it wouldn't be the end of the world if the neck was a little tight. Then again, why eliminate the option of wearing them buttoned with a tie unless I have to?
So anyway, my question is, what can I expect from the regular Supima oxfords if I just let the order stand? I don't really want to have to iron them. Are they very wrinkly? I think of oxford cloth as not wrinkling very easily in the first place, but then again, most oxfords I've worn up till now have been cotton/polyester blends.
I guess I'm thinking if the regular oxfords are nice and don't wrinkle much, I'll go with them, but if they're not gonna look good without ironing, I'd prefer to go with the non-iron ones, even if that means I have to compromise a little on the size.
Can anyone help? Thanks!
I just ordered three dress shirts from Brooks Brothers, taking advantage of a sale that was in effect until midnight. I guess I was a little rushed, because I meant to include a couple of non-iron oxfords, and I ended up getting regular oxfords instead. I was planning to get this, and I got this instead.
So I was thinking of calling them up and asking them to replace the regular oxfords with the non-iron ones. They would still give me the sale price even though the sale ended at midnight, wouldn't they?
But then I noticed that the non-irons aren't available in the exact size I was gonna get, which is 16.5/36. I could get them in 16/36. And actually, I'm not a hundred percent sure of my neck size. I know 15.5 is too small, and 17 is too big.
The other thing is that the oxfords were sort of intended to be semi-casual. I would probably be wearing them with the top two buttons unbuttoned most of the time, so it wouldn't be the end of the world if the neck was a little tight. Then again, why eliminate the option of wearing them buttoned with a tie unless I have to?
So anyway, my question is, what can I expect from the regular Supima oxfords if I just let the order stand? I don't really want to have to iron them. Are they very wrinkly? I think of oxford cloth as not wrinkling very easily in the first place, but then again, most oxfords I've worn up till now have been cotton/polyester blends.
I guess I'm thinking if the regular oxfords are nice and don't wrinkle much, I'll go with them, but if they're not gonna look good without ironing, I'd prefer to go with the non-iron ones, even if that means I have to compromise a little on the size.
Can anyone help? Thanks!
