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I've decided I should get a white dress shirt with contoured French cuffs. I currently don't have one, and I figure it's kind of a staple. Finding a generic formal white with French cuffs is not terribly hard, but I'm specifically looking for one that is a blend. Something like 65% cotton / 30% polyamide / 5% elastane or something.
My reasoning is as follows: I don't dress up for work so when I wear this shirt it will be exclusively at social gatherings, parties, clubs, going to that pizzeria in Hollywood that has the incredible garlic bread, passing the time with friends, running errands and things of that nature. As a result, about 50% of the time I'm wearing a dress shirt I have the sleeves rolled up because it's hot, I'm eating, etc. My primary concern with a dress shirt is rolling the sleeves back down and it being wrinkled because of being worn up. I want a blend because it will cause this to happen less.
I have had difficulty finding a RTW shirt that is a blend and also has double cuffs, so I am prepared to go MTM. Since being on SF I have found a slew of MTM shirtmakers. Most have a white cotton/poly blend fabric option and some have multiple fabrics of this variety with only slight variations between them. It's very difficult to choose, especially not being able to see/feel the fabric IRL. One thing I had considered was that since MyTailor is going to have reps in LA on Oct. 29, I might want to get a shirt made through them in person.
My question to SF is this:
What RTW or MTM shirt would you recommend given the following criteria?
My reasoning is as follows: I don't dress up for work so when I wear this shirt it will be exclusively at social gatherings, parties, clubs, going to that pizzeria in Hollywood that has the incredible garlic bread, passing the time with friends, running errands and things of that nature. As a result, about 50% of the time I'm wearing a dress shirt I have the sleeves rolled up because it's hot, I'm eating, etc. My primary concern with a dress shirt is rolling the sleeves back down and it being wrinkled because of being worn up. I want a blend because it will cause this to happen less.
I have had difficulty finding a RTW shirt that is a blend and also has double cuffs, so I am prepared to go MTM. Since being on SF I have found a slew of MTM shirtmakers. Most have a white cotton/poly blend fabric option and some have multiple fabrics of this variety with only slight variations between them. It's very difficult to choose, especially not being able to see/feel the fabric IRL. One thing I had considered was that since MyTailor is going to have reps in LA on Oct. 29, I might want to get a shirt made through them in person.
My question to SF is this:
What RTW or MTM shirt would you recommend given the following criteria?
1) Is white with a very small amount of texture (i.e. herringbone weave, extremely light white on white patterning)
2) Does not wrinkle easily (100% cotton or blend, doesn't matter)
3) Light or medium fabric
4) If RTW, no placket, no pocket, French cuffs
5) Not cheaply made, I hope to keep this shirt for a while
2) Does not wrinkle easily (100% cotton or blend, doesn't matter)
3) Light or medium fabric
4) If RTW, no placket, no pocket, French cuffs
5) Not cheaply made, I hope to keep this shirt for a while