History of Formaldehyde in Textiles Formaldehyde resins have been used to treat textiles, particularly cotton since the 1920’s. Formaldehyde treatments are usually applied to combat wrinkling, improve stain resistance/colorfastness, and prevent mildew. Essentially, it has been used to make apparel … Continue reading →

Proper Cloth offers a variety of monogram styles that can be applied to your custom shirt order. Monograms are a great way to personalize your custom dress shirt by applying your initials in a bold or complimentary color. How to Add … Continue reading →

If you’re not 100% satisfied with a product or accessory, whether it’s a matter of fit, fabric or style, you can exchange it for another color, style or size, subject to our return policy. 1.) Email us the exchange details Send us … Continue reading →

If you’re not 100% satisfied with an item, whether it’s a matter of fit, fabric or style, you may return it for a full refund or store credit, subject to our return policy. 1.) Email us the return details Send us an … Continue reading →

If you’re not 100% satisfied with your order, whether it’s a matter of fit, fabric or style, you may return it for a free remake, subject to our return policy. 1.) Email us the return details Send us an email providing the following … Continue reading →

If you’re not 100% satisfied with your shirt, whether it’s a matter of fit, fabric or style, you may return it for a full refund or store credit, subject to our return policy. 1.) Email us the return details Send us … Continue reading →

Our Perfect Fit Guarantee allows customers a free alteration or remake of a shirt with updated size, style, and/or fabric specifications. After completing the alteration request process online (available in the Order History/Order Details section of your Proper Cloth account), customers should mail their … Continue reading →

Adding a Pocket to a Pre-Designed Shirt The ‘Shirt Gallery‘ features shirts that Proper Cloth has designed, produced, and photographed to simplify the ordering process. To add a pocket to one of the pre-designed Shirt Gallery shirts before adding it … Continue reading →

Creating A Style Profile Proper Cloth offers the ability to save your favorite collar, cuff, pocket, placket, yoke, button, and monogramming options as a ‘Style Profile’ in your account. Style Profiles can be created and modified in the Design-A-Shirt tool. After … Continue reading →

How to Measure Your Glove Size Lay your dominant hand flat, fingers together, palm facing upwards. Wrap the measuring tape around your palm, just below the knuckles, not including the thumb. Glove size should be measured in inches. Round up … Continue reading →

How to Measure a Belt Measuring a well-fitting belt you already own is the best way to determine your belt size. Lay the belt on a clean, flat surface. Start the tape measure at the hole you use and measure to the end … Continue reading →

What Are Darts? Darts are two seams sewn into the back of a shirt that together remove a total of 1.5” of fabric. Each dart takes out .75” at its widest point. Darts start just below the armpit, gradually becoming … Continue reading →

Converting to a Short Sleeve Size Proper Cloth provides a tool to automate the process of creating a Short Sleeve shirt size. Head to your Custom Sizes page, then click the “+ Create New Size” button to get started. Scroll … Continue reading →

Managing Your Sizes In your Proper Cloth account you can save several Shirt Size profiles. Perhaps for your casual shirts, you like a looser fitting shirt with a shorter body length, made to wear untucked. On the other hand, you … Continue reading →

With Proper Cloth you can order custom shirts in any size and style you desire. Perhaps you have your dress shirt fit perfected and are looking to create a casual shirt to wear untucked outside of the office. Below are … Continue reading →