Folded Up Shirt Appreciation

Shirtmaven · Oct 24, 2010

Originally Posted by clarinetplayer

My first shirt ordered from Blank Label. Thought I would give them a try. The shirt arrived in a tote bag. Nice touch. Good advertising. And, it really is a "blank" label! (Five line music staff???)

the collar is awful the buttons on the BD ar not even. follow the line of the check across the shirt.

Made in California · Oct 24, 2010

Originally Posted by voxsartoria

I'm surprised that you've found a tailor willing to do all that to a RTW shirt without charging you a lot...but since you have, more power to you.

Maybe it is worth doing that to some of my favorite old RTW shirts. We'll see.

- B

I just factor in an extra $60 for every shirt I buy since not a one of them doesn't need serious alterations. Recently I went through my old RTW shirts and decided for all of them to either get them altered or send them to GoodWill. Having a shirt in my closet that doesn't fit perfectly is just creating clutter. I also do this with polos.

Made in California · Oct 24, 2010

And yeah, lol at that Blank Label shirt. I remember going on their website and feeling REALLY unenthusiastic about it. They have literally 38 fabrics to choose from and cartoon cash register.

jessis · Oct 28, 2010

Originally Posted by clarinetplayer

That would be my preference, also. I'm going to take it to a local tailor and see what might be possible. This shirt was an experiment. It will be fine for casual wear.
That is very poor - you might be happy to wear it but why should you? Send it back or take your measurements elsewhere.

apropos · Oct 28, 2010

Originally Posted by R.O. Thornhill

Probably a combination. The collar points are 3" and the neckband at the front is 1.5"

They are taller than my bespoke T&A, but work much better as a consequence. I have quite a thick neck for my size, and the taller collar makes it seem more proportionate
I have a thick neck too and have arrived at the exact same conclusion, and oddly enough, the exact same measurements. The angle of your spread even looks similar to mine.

I like to think how it's similar to putting a ******** in a tight skirt - it only makes her look fatter. Put her into a fat-sized skirt, and she's just fat. Which is still an improvement over fatter.

SmartCasual · Oct 28, 2010

This is how we fold shirts, and what I see everyday...

brax · Oct 28, 2010

I just picked these up yesterday.

Here is a closeup view of the fabrics:

comrade · Oct 29, 2010

Originally Posted by Shirtmaven

the collar is awful the buttons on the BD ar not even. follow the line of the check across the shirt.

+1 !!

andreyb2 · Oct 29, 2010

Despos? Hmmm... I thought the guy is a tailor...

Andrey

BlackBrumel · Oct 29, 2010

Originally Posted by gdl203

Interesting - I've always thought about this the other way around. Tall collars for thin or elongated necks.

that's what I heard.

forex · Oct 29, 2010

Despos shirts are really nice,great collars, I like them a lot.

nmprisons · Oct 29, 2010

Here is a closeup view of the fabrics:

[/quote] The second from the bottom looks just like the lining on Panta pants. I like it!

coolpapa · Oct 29, 2010

Color's not showing up well, but this is sage green with brown stitching.

Gray chambray:

NewYorkIslander · Oct 31, 2010

New collar design for me...much stiffer as well.

Sea Island...yum. Got one of these made for my dad too for his Christmas gift.

riverrun · Oct 31, 2010

Nice. Does ercole do their own shirts or contract out?

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