Plaid dress shirts for fall. via Fuck Yeah Jake Gyllenhaal
Categories: Fashion Advice
Tagged: Check, Dress Shirt, Plaid
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
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
Austria. A truly amazing country. Nestled in the Alps, it’s the kind of place you dream of when city life becomes overwhelming. And it’s a beautiful dream… you’re surrounded by green fields and blue sky, high in the mountains, gently running your hands over the tops of the long grass (like that scene in Gladiator [...]
Categories: Dress Shirts
Tagged: Austria, Broadcloth, Cotton, Dress Shirt, Fabric, Getzner, Pinpoint, Satin, Shirtings, Tattersall
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
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
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
Fancy yourself a pretty cool bloke? Consider yourself on the bleeding edge of fashion? Think you have the confidence to pull off the truly original? Then, maybe you’ve considered wearing your watch on the outside of your cuff? Ridiculous right? Well, apparently some people think it’s cool. According to fashion guru the Sartorialist, this is [...]
Categories: Dress Shirts,Fashion Advice
Tagged: Cuff, Dress Shirt, Fashion, Gianni Agnelli, Italian Style, Jackie Kennedy, Men's Dress Shirt, Men's Style, Mens Shirt, Watch
2009 is coming. Next Thursday actually. Yes, we are celebrating. What you should wear on New Years Eve depends entirely on where you’re going and what you’re doing. Here are some ideas. Lying Low – Nice Dinner (Not Our Plan) If your NYE plans are to simply take your girlfriend out to dinner. NY Magazine [...]
Categories: Fashion Advice
Tagged: black tie, Dress Shirt, man, men, new years eve, New York, nice shoes, party, what to wear
Are you an aspiring “entrepreneur, investor, executive, or technologist making waves in the New York digital business community” with no idea what to wear to the next networking event? Suppose you’re an “entrepreneur” headed to the next New York Tech Meetup. As you get dressed, you’re torn. You’re supposed to be a young, independent, creative [...]
Categories: Dress Shirts
Tagged: Best Dressed, Button Down Collar, Dress Shirt, Entrepreneur, Point Collar, SAI100, Silicon Alley Insider, Spread Collar, Technologist