Fit Advice (63)

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 …

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 number of buttons on the front of your shirt is a function of the Top Button Placement, the Back Length, and your Posture setting. Generally speaking, longer shirts or shirts with a higher Top Button Placement …

Proper Cloth offers the ability to adjust how high or low you’d like the first button below the shirt collar to be placed, but it may not be obvious why you would like to adjust this part …

Problem description The dress shirt is too tight at the stomach, causing it to pull uncomfortably or simply look unflattering. This could be a problem at all times or primarily when sitting. Solution The answer to …

History Flash back to the 1960s, the New Haven-based brand Gant took the standard sport shirt and made some interesting tweaks. Ending the placket at the bottom of the chest was a bold move and ended …

Problem description There are noticeable lines running from the armpits up towards the back of the collar.  Generally, this will be most noticeable when the shirt is worn buttoned all the way up.  This is frequently …

Problem description You like to move around but you feel trapped – raising your arms over your head causes the shirt to move up considerably.  This causes it to come untucked too frequently, making you feel …

The Problem You have visions of wearing your shirt open-collar and looking as sharp as Clooney/Pitt/Beckham, but for some reason your collar isn’t on the same page. It’s folding over, flopping to the side, or sliding …

Problem description The placket of the shirt just below the collar button seems to pop out slightly. Potential Solutions It’s difficult to say exactly what causes this in all cases, but some adjustments that have worked …

Problem description It feels like the sleeves are coming down too far over your hands.  Perhaps when you wear a jacket you are showing too much cuff, etc. How the sleeve length should fit With your …

Problem description Standing straight up, with your arms at your sides, the sleeves of the shirt are not quite reaching the large wrist bone. How the sleeve length should fit With your arms hanging relaxed at …

Problem description You want to wear the shirt untucked, so you are going for a shorter shirt length, but somehow it just feels too short. How it should fit Generally speaking we think the shirt tail …

Problem description The dress shirt comes untucked during the day.  Even with just a little bit of moving around you notice that the shirt is coming out of your pants and looking sloppy. Lengthen the shirt …

Problem description When you tuck the shirt in, at the very front the two sides of the shirt tails separate and make for a gap in the shirt right below your belly button. The lack of …

Problem description While your shirt may look great when you’re standing straight with your arms at rest, you feel unable to move around like you want. Primarily, reaching forward causes the shirt to feel tight across …

The Problem When the shirt is fully buttoned up, the front of the collar is pushing hard against the front of the neck uncomfortably, but at the same time there is a gap between the back …

Problem description When the shirt is fully buttoned up, the fabric just below the back of the collar bumps up and comes up over the collar slightly. Potential solutions This is a tricky problem that can …

Problem description With your arms at your sides, you notice an excess of fabric and lines running diagonally over the front of the shoulder and down across the bicep. Switch from Full Upper Sleeve Fit to …

Problem description For some reason or another, you just consistently put holes through the elbows of your shirt. Solutions Repeatedly ripping your elbows through your sleeves is not necessarily a sign of a poorly made shirt …