New fabrics keep showing up at Proper Cloth these days. Today we’re excited to announce five more custom dress shirt styles to choose from. The first is this navy and white stripe broadcloth. It’s a great quality 80s two-ply that any cubicle-working-from-8am-8pm man will love. Goes great with khakis and dark slacks. Goes great with [...]
Categories: Dress Shirts
Tagged: Broadcloth, Custom Dress Shirt, Dress Shirt, Fabrics, Frosty Blue, Gingham, Navy University Stripe, Oxford Cloth, Pinpoint, Stripes
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- September 20, 2010 – 9:12 am
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- By Seph
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- September 14, 2010 – 1:18 pm
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- By Seph
Call them what you want: sample sales – flash sales – private sales. We’re doing them. Basically, the idea is: Every day, starting at midnight, we’ll put a new dress shirt design on sale. The design on sale will not be customizable, but the shirt can be ordered in ANY size, including custom sizes. Discounts [...]
Categories: About Proper Cloth
Tagged: Custom Dress Shirt, Custom Fit, Flash Sale, Private Sale, Sample Sale
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- June 23, 2010 – 11:00 am
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- By Seph
Tessitura Monti, is located about an hour drive North of Venice. According to the company, “thanks to his experience and foresight” it was founded in 1911 by Giorgio Monti. (Note to Proper Cloth’s PR department 100 years from now: You officially have permission to use this exact phrase to describe how Proper Cloth was started.) [...]
Categories: Dress Shirts
Tagged: Custom Dress Shirt, Monti, Tessitura Monti
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- May 5, 2010 – 12:48 pm
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- By Seph
This blog does not assume any fashion sense, so I’m going to state something that may be obvious: Tattersall is in style. If you haven’t noticed yet, you will soon enough as we move into fall and winter. Introducing the Proper Cloth Black and Red Tattersall dress shirt. What you are about to witness is [...]
Categories: Dress Shirts
Tagged: Broadcloth, Custom Dress Shirt, Dress Shirt, Red and Black Shirt, Reverse Check, Shirt Porn, Tattersall
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- September 29, 2009 – 6:33 am
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- By Seph
From the letter box: Dear Proper Cloth, I’ve always bought my dress shirts from Brooks Brothers, size 16-34 Slim Fit. I believe this means my collar size is 16 and my sleeve size is 34. I’m now thinking of switching to custom tailored dress shirts, so I went to a tailor to be measured. According [...]
Categories: Dress Shirts,Fashion Advice
Tagged: Custom Dress Shirt, Dress Shirt, Men's Dress Shirt, Shirt Sleeve, Sleeve Length
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- August 21, 2009 – 10:06 am
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- By Seph
Dear Proper Cloth, I am a second-year MBA candidate at [top business school] writing to request an interview for an Investment Banking Associate position with Proper Cloth. I understand the Associate position will require strong analytical skills and the ability to work well in teams. I am confident my background and personality will allow me [...]
Categories: Career Advice
Tagged: banking, Career, cover letters, Custom Dress Shirt, Dress Shirt, finance, investment banking, job, job application, summer associate
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- April 28, 2009 – 10:08 am
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- By Seph
Even the best quality dress shirts need to be properly cared for. Here are some tips that can really make a difference. 1.) Iron the collar right Some dry cleaners will get this right for you and some won’t – but the point is that the collar should have a smooth curve around your neck. [...]
Categories: Dress Shirts
Tagged: Collar, Collar Stays, Custom Dress Shirt, Custom Fit, Dress Shirt, Iron a Shirt, Tips
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- February 27, 2009 – 9:30 pm
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- By Seph
We’re not sure if Brad Pitt deserves the credit for how well he dresses, but (at least on screen) the guy can make an outfit work. One of our favorites is Mr. and Mrs. Smith – where he demonstrates how to really wear the men’s dress shirt with style. Here we’re going to examine what [...]
Categories: Dress Shirts,Fashion Advice
Tagged: Brad Pitt, Custom Dress Shirt, Dress Shirt, Men's Dress Shirt, Men's Style, Quality Dress Shirt, White Dress Shirt
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- December 10, 2008 – 5:09 pm
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- By Seph
Here at Proper Cloth, we like to think we’re pretty fashionable. Even if we don’t actually dress super trendy, we try to pay attention to what’s going on. Sometimes we really like the trends we see – and other times we’re just left scratching our heads. Like for example, the current Prada ad campaign where [...]
Categories: Dress Shirts
Tagged: Custom Dress Shirt, Double Collar, Dress Shirt, Prada, Prada Collar, Removable Collar
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- December 8, 2008 – 7:14 pm
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- By Seph