RL Dress shirt - wierd fit, a lot sticks out on the back

Macintosh · Apr 26, 2010

Hey, I got a RL dress shirt that I really like at a sale from Macy's.

The fit is good, but I find that I just have a lot of material sticking out on the back, as if there is a pole holding it up there or something. I'm wondering why it fits that way, and how I could fix it?

Also, anybody have any good NY spots to get dress shirts? or good brands?

sho'nuff · Apr 26, 2010

youre not going to get any well fitting shirts from macys. sorry. youll have to get them altered.

if you dont want alot of blousy material or extra shirt material hanging out of the tuck in area, start with some rlbl shirts, or go to kent wang, he has a website above. i have two shirts from him , fit very well.

dropout5 · Apr 26, 2010

you could take the shirt to your tailor and have him put darts in to fit your back better.

Macintosh · Apr 26, 2010

Oh man, I thought RL would be good stuff. I have a job interview at Apple soon, hope I could do something about this.

KW looks good but I'm just a college student, not balling enough to pay $100 a shirt. I thought $60 was pushing it lol

Could it be that this shirt was designed for people with big stomachs or something? I'm not exactly slim, but that's what it looks like.

Macintosh · Apr 26, 2010

Also, how do I find a good tailer, and how much time does it take?

dropout5 · Apr 26, 2010

Originally Posted by Macintosh

Also, how do I find a good tailer, and how much time does it take?

what city are you in? do a search on style forum for a good tailor in your city. darts shouldn't take too long for a tailor to do. a couple of days, depending on how busy they are.

Master-Classter · Apr 26, 2010

so... your username is Macintosh but you dont' yet have a job with Apple...? just checking

just joking. Take it to a tailor, check yelp.com or something like that. Do side seam slimming or darts if you want it quite fitted.

lynch_king · Apr 26, 2010

Originally Posted by sho'nuff

youre not going to get any well fitting shirts from macys. sorry. youll have to get them altered. if you dont want alot of blousy material or extra shirt material hanging out of the tuck in area, start with some rlbl shirts, or go to kent wang, he has a website above. i have two shirts from him , fit very well.
Calvin Klein body slim fit fits perfect on me right of the box. yeah yeah its a crappy brand w/e it fits perfect on me. Calvin Klein white label also has some pretty nice ties, have a black skinny one from them, a slim blue one. built better than the yves saint laurent one i have.

imatlas · Apr 26, 2010

Originally Posted by Master-Classter

so... your username is Macintosh but you dont' yet have a job with Apple...? just checking

just joking. Take it to a tailor, check yelp.com or something like that. Do side seam slimming or darts if you want it quite fitted.

Side seam slimming is not recommended if the shirt has a breast pocket. Only use darts in that case (otherwise the breast pocket will tend to be pulled over to one side, and possibly at a downward angle). In my experience, anyway. I ruined a couple of decent shirts that way. Of course I shouldn't have bought them in the first place because they were TOO BIG, JUST LIKE THIS GUY'S SHIRT!

Master-Classter · Apr 26, 2010

Originally Posted by imatlas

Side seam slimming is not recommended if the shirt has a breast pocket. Only use darts in that case (otherwise the breast pocket will tend to be pulled over to one side, and possibly at a downward angle). In my experience, anyway. I ruined a couple of decent shirts that way. Of course I shouldn't have bought them in the first place because they were TOO BIG, JUST LIKE THIS GUY'S SHIRT!

yep, breast pocket plus side seam is a fair point. I find if there's a lot of excess fabric it's the best place to start. Also leads well into slimming the arms. I find there's only so much I can reduce from adding darts. If it's that big that the pockets is moving drastically then yes, it's completely oversized. I either buy mine without pocket, or they're slimish and i'm just taking it down a bit further without any drastic changes

modagg · Apr 26, 2010

Classic fit polo ralph lauren dress shirts fit like garbage, but the custom fit ones work. I just don't understand why they're all not custom fit, who wants such blousy shirts?

Grenadier · Apr 26, 2010

Originally Posted by modagg

Classic fit polo ralph lauren dress shirts fit like garbage, but the custom fit ones work. I just don't understand why they're all not custom fit, who wants such blousy shirts?
Consumers at large.

lynch_king · Apr 26, 2010

Originally Posted by modagg

Classic fit polo ralph lauren dress shirts fit like garbage, but the custom fit ones work. I just don't understand why they're all not custom fit, who wants such blousy shirts?

i have one that is classic fit too....its not that blousey. im sure alot of people exagerate on here.

its only like 6" too big, Ike behar shirts are huge though. tom ford and jil sander shirts have more play then ralph blue label classic fit so whats that tell ya........

crinklecut · Apr 26, 2010

Just have the pockets removed and put back on (if you want them) after side-seam alterations. Some people insist that you can see the holes, but I doubt this very much since, for example, some shirts come with pins stuck in them (particularly at the top button) which leave no trace after a wash.

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