Comments on: Understanding the Dress Shirt: Custom Shirt Giveaway

By: Have Pack, Will Travel

Have Pack, Will Travel — Sat, 18 Apr 2009 03:00:40 +0000

I’ve been dying to get a custom tailored shirt and suit for a while. Just need to come up with some extra money to SUIT UP!

Thanks for setting up this contest. Here’s my entry.

Fabric: #4-6-62
Medium Spread Collar
Contoured French Cuff
Contoured French Cuff

By: Allen Lightfoot

Allen Lightfoot — Sat, 18 Apr 2009 02:36:31 +0000

Great article, I just finished Life’s little Instruction book, and one of the things it said was to own a tailor made shirt, so I would like to own at least one shirt that was made for me and me only.

Fabric: ID# 4-6-47
Medium spread collar
One button rounded edge cuff
No pocket.

By: Jason

Jason — Sat, 18 Apr 2009 01:25:14 +0000

Just lost 30 pounds, so it would be awesome to wear a dress shirt that finally fits properly! Here are my specs:
Fabric: 4-6-25
Collar: business point
Square french cuff
Diamond cut pocket

I love this blog!

By: jeff

jeff — Sat, 18 Apr 2009 01:21:37 +0000

Fabric: 4-2-1
Collar: Medium Spread
Cuff: Square Edge French
Pocket: None

By: Daniel Rosenthal

Daniel Rosenthal — Sat, 18 Apr 2009 00:50:41 +0000

1. Fabric #4-6-30
2. Straight Point Collar
3. One Button Cut Corner Cuff
4. No breast pocket

Awesome giveaway…
thanks guys

By: Joshua

Joshua — Sat, 18 Apr 2009 00:33:54 +0000

For me, the classic look can’t be beat. Fashion trends come and go, but the classics endure forever. Also, my sense of dress clothing is deeply ingrained from watching the Bond films too many times growing up. So, keeping that in mind, my ideal dress shirt would be:

Fabric #4-2-2 Blue
Classic spread collar
2-Button, square-edge cuff (since I don’t see my preferred cuff)
No Pocket!
Panel Front
Side Pleats
A fit somewhere between form and regular.

By: Martin Schwartz

Martin Schwartz — Sat, 18 Apr 2009 00:06:54 +0000

White #4-1-1
Narrow straight point collar
square edge french cuff
no pocket
panel front
center box pleat
regular fit
1 important thing if this is really a custom shirt: the collar must fit to hide a long neck so that, when I’m wearing the shirt, the back of the collar is displayed properly.
And, no matter what, a white shirt calls for a light grey undershirt ,invisible under the shirt, unlike a white shirt, which usually “shines” through.

By: Jim N

Jim N — Fri, 17 Apr 2009 22:36:22 +0000

My ideal dress shirt:

1. Fabric ID# 4-6-48
2. Straight Point Collar
3. Contoured French Cuff
4. No Pocket

I can only imagine the feeling and confidence of sporting a perfectly fit shirt. I have never owned a custom tailored shirt. Reading your article was eye opening and inspiring as usual. I wait with fingers crossed.

By: Mike Cavanaugh

Mike Cavanaugh — Fri, 17 Apr 2009 22:33:13 +0000

My ideal shirt would be a bit classy but versatile:

1) Solid White Herringbone ID# 4-6-64
2) Classic Spread Colar
3) One button square edge barrel cuff
4) No breast pocket

Thanks for all the gentlemanly advice.

By: Marc

Marc — Fri, 17 Apr 2009 21:43:56 +0000

My ideal shirt:

Slim Fit
Reference #4-6-68 (the light blue herringbone)
2 Button cut-corner cuff
Medium spread collar
No pocket