Evolution of proper shirt fit

SanktDave · Apr 23, 2011

proper changes through time. Same as suit gorges, shirt collars, and other things. There is I think a sweet spot where if you never change a thing, you will at least be within the sphere of contemporary thinking.

I guess this was the response i was hoping for. After sifting through pages of the WAYWT Ive come to the conclusion that proper shirt fit is personal but since im new to the subject of style im naturely unsure. Some advocate the almost tight that your body buckles fit and others the looser fit where the shirt drapes around the body. It seems on sf that a looser fit almost means a coming of mature or older age. Other threads deal with what constitutes a perfect fit but they dont signify that a shirt fit is in truth truly personal and wheter the current need for tailored tight fit shirts are a fad brought on by ads and etc.

I apoligize for any grammatical errors, English is obviously not my first language.

6stringsakc · Apr 24, 2011

That picture seems choped or pinned on the back as most of the pictures of the catalogues.

Agree. The waist area looks absolutely painted on. With no stretch to the shirt, he won't be able to move his arms at all without pulling his shirt out.

texas_jack · Apr 24, 2011

maybe a little big- not huge, but not exactly tailored

this is about what i'd consider to be good fit

lol

edmorel · Apr 24, 2011

just to clarify the aesthetic i'm after, it's somewhere between dior homme and normality. I guess this probably runs counter to what SF usually looks for, if my shirts fit like this (but with shorter sleeves) i'd be happy

what does, uh, number 2 suppose to show

jcmeyer · Apr 24, 2011

just to clarify the aesthetic i'm after...if my shirts fit like this (but with shorter sleeves) i'd be happy

Seems you'd have to have little to no chest definition to get a fit like that. And even then you wouldn't be able to move your arms much, which would, i suppose, make it possible for you to keep said physique. Not that there's anything wrong with that.

Trompe le Monde · Apr 24, 2011

mrjames = hermes man?
a good fit is somewhere between that rl model whose shirt is painted on his body, and that dead hollywood twink everyone seems to worship

David Reeves · Apr 24, 2011

agreed that the sleeves are short, and maybe the waist could be taken in. But the arm holes are already as high as I think they can physically get, they do cut into my underarms! I'd have argued that the shoulders weren't wide enough, i prefer a more structured look- maybe one day i'll get shoulder padding put into a shirt

just to clarify the aesthetic i'm after, it's somewhere between dior homme and normality. I guess this probably runs counter to what SF usually looks for, if my shirts fit like this (but with shorter sleeves) i'd be happy

This "look" is sickening and so end of last decade.

David Reeves · Apr 24, 2011

maybe a little big- not huge, but not exactly tailored

this is about what i'd consider to be good fit

Kraftwerk?

oaw01 · Apr 24, 2011

maybe a little big- not huge, but not exactly tailored

this is about what i'd consider to be good fit

That fit only works with cotton/elastine mix shirts. I have a few 100% cotton shirts with that fit and I can't ******* move.

oaw01 · Apr 24, 2011

agreed that the sleeves are short, and maybe the waist could be taken in. But the arm holes are already as high as I think they can physically get, they do cut into my underarms! I'd have argued that the shoulders weren't wide enough, i prefer a more structured look- maybe one day i'll get shoulder padding put into a shirt

just to clarify the aesthetic i'm after, it's somewhere between dior homme and normality. I guess this probably runs counter to what SF usually looks for, if my shirts fit like this (but with shorter sleeves) i'd be happy

dude needs a steak

JakeLA · Apr 24, 2011

dude needs a steak

Through the heart

phxlawstudent · Apr 24, 2011

maybe a little big- not huge, but not exactly tailored

this is about what i'd consider to be good fit

Uh... no.

it's not unrealistic by any means (imo), skin tight but tailored so the seams line up perfectly with the joints, yeah it is probably pinned at the back, but the photos I posted are not that far off the RL fit. Yes there is a comfort tradeoff- and the tailoring is so hard to get right as 1/4 inch really makes or breaks the fit. But it is achievable without pins

Not at all the same fit.

phxlawstudent · Apr 24, 2011

Just to clarify the aesthetic i'm after, it's somewhere between dior homme and normality. I guess this probably runs counter to what SF usually looks for, if my shirts fit like this (but with shorter sleeves) i'd be happy

Good luck breathing and doing everyday activities, including driving.

GoldenTribe · Apr 24, 2011

a good fit is somewhere between that rl model whose shirt is painted on his body, and that dead hollywood twink everyone seems to worship
James Dean or Heath Ledger? And what did either of them have to do with shirt fits?

This "look" is sickening and so end of last decade.
Take out the "H" buckle and I don't see anything passÃ

about it unless the frame of reference is strictly limited to the runway.

Axel Ferguson · Apr 24, 2011

this is about what i'd consider to be good fit
http://www.ralphlauren.co.uk/graphic...ndard_t240.jpg

The newest in shirt technology, spray on shirts.

I couldn't actually do my job in that I think.

Evolution of proper shirt fit

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