Made to Measure shirt question......

I would only go with 100% Egyptian cotton. It breathes, its comfortable, and looks good with a suit and can be worn for less formal occasions too. I suppose if you live in a tropical area, you might consider linen, but I've never liked linen. I don't care for its appearnace, its texture, or how wrinkled it looks if its 100% linen. I am also not a fan of silk for a men's shirt. I find them too casual and a bit sleezy looking with a suit. You should definitely talk to the shirt maker about what your needs are, and to discuss your concerns about shrinkage due to laundering. Also if you use starch request very very light starch, because it breaks down fibers and is not really good for finely made dress shirts.

Best regards,
Dino

 

+1 on the starch.

I have always stayed with cotton only.

 

Anto in Beverly Hills. Massive selection of Swiss and Italian fabrics. They work worldwide and do laundry as well. By the way no starch in custom shirts. Ask for Jack Sepetjian he and his brother own the shop. They also do the shirts for almost every movie made. I have been using them for years and they are tremendous. They have roots going back to the 50's with Nat Wise who was on Sunset and was shirtmaker to the stars.

 

100% cotton. The funny thing is the nicer the fabric, the easier it wrinkles. Wear your watch when you get fitted so the cuff fits. I use Ascot Chang.

 

Be careful, because once you do this there is no going back ;-) The one thing I really noticed when I first went for MTM shirts were the fit of the collar both in size and in height on the neck - a small detail which is hardly ever mentioned but really gives a much better look to the shirt when fitted properly. Okay now how about those Bears.

 

They take into account shrinkage.

 

I use a tailor in BKK that specializes in suits for the Secret Service and other agencies.

 

A Chang is amazing. They don't only do MtM, but also bespoke (route I chose).

Big choice of fabrics as well.

 

Wow 39 bucks where did you buy from?

 

I've had shirts made in Korea that worked really well for every day wear, nice but not perfect. I spluged on the last MTM shirt and had a Kiton shirt made. Absolutely the best shirt I ever owned fit and detail wise, but it cost me close to $600. Iron them yourself, the hacks down the street are trying to turn around clothes and destroy them in the process.

 

I was quoted $140-up for custom made shirts. Fair price? I've heard many many good things about the company.

 

It depends a lot on the material and on the work performed. Some companies in europe use a machine to make "made to measure" shirts.

The question is a bit like saying, got an offer for a new car, $ 45k, is it a good price ?

 

Any updates on how the shirts worked out?

 

Fair? Absolutely not!!

 

Pics?

 

Thank you for the update. My biggest concern was how well they would hold up

 

I ordered custom shirts once. Midgrade stuff, about $100/each... Ordered through Marshall Fields (I think) in Chicago...

The shirts didn't last a long time. Stitching kept working its way loose, around the collar, button holes, etc... Fabric was very nice, don't remember the type...

Went back to off the rack, as it wears better...