How a Dress Shirt Should Fit (20)

Try It On (with other key pieces) It sounds like common sense, but be sure to try on the shirt at home in a way that closely represents how you plan to wear the shirt outside. … Read →

General Custom Short Sleeve Shirt Tips Custom short sleeve shirts are a great way to elevate your casual style. We’ve made it easy to get a great-fitting short sleeve shirt and to customize it.  Before ordering … Read →

The Camp shirt, sometimes called “camp collar” or “revere shirt,” is an easy casual piece that’s made a comeback in recent years. It calls to mind the carefree style of icons like Ernest Hemingway and Sean … Read →

The Polo Shirt Fit: Relaxed and Not Too Slim Since polo shirts will fit differently from your typical dress shirts, we recommend you adjust your usual shirt size and save a separate size specifically for polo … Read →

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 … Read →

Your first custom dress shirt is likely to be the best fitting shirt you’ve ever owned. If it’s the right fit in the collar, the sleeves are the right length, and the body isn’t too baggy … Read →

What does ‘Shoulder/Armpit Fit’ do? The Shoulder/Armpit Fit option will adjust the shape of the top of the sleeves and the angle at which the sleeves attach to the body of the dress shirt. Based on … Read →

What do Forearm Pleats Do? Forearm pleats are very subtle .5″ folds of fabric at the cuff of the shirt used to determine the rate at which the sleeve tapers from the bicep (sleeve width), through … Read →

How it should fit The collar should fit comfortably on your neck when you stand up straight with your arms at rest. There should not be a bump behind the collar or a gap between the … Read →

How it should fit A perfect fitting dress shirt should drape smoothly across the upper chest, without any pull lines from the center button out to the shoulders or from the armpits towards the back of … Read →

If you’re adjusting the cuffs of your dress shirt to be fairly tight to your wrists and consistently wear a watch on your left or right wrist, you may want to consider specifying a watch allowance. … Read →

How tight should dress shirt cuffs fit? The cuff should fit comfortably around your wrist but be tight enough that when buttoned it doesn’t slide over your hand.  A proper fitting cuff is just as important … Read →

How it should fit This is a matter of taste and a bit subjective.  Generally speaking, the sleeves should be slim enough to look clean, but not so tight as to cause discomfort under the armpit … Read →

Selecting the optimal back length Selecting the optimal (shirt) back length depends primarily on if you plan to wear the shirt tucked-in or untucked.  Other factors such as how high you wear your pants, the size … Read →

How it should fit The optimal bottom width will depend on how the midsection width fits and if you plan to wear the shirt untucked or tucked in. For untucked shirts, it should be loose enough … Read →

How it should fit The fit of the midsection is a matter of personal preference.  If you prefer a more relaxed fit, you can make the midsection as loose as you like. If you desire a … Read →

The perfect fit of a dress shirt at the chest is a matter of personal preference.  If you prefer a more relaxed fit, you can make the chest as large as you like.  If you desire … Read →

How it should fit This shoulder width or yoke should be sized so that it ends right where your shoulders end and your arms begin. How the measurement works The yoke of the shirt is the piece … Read →

How the sleeve length should fit With your arms hanging relaxed at your sides and the cuffs of the shirt unbuttoned, the sleeves should come down to the center of the back of your hand (or … Read →

How the dress shirt collar should fit The dress shirt collar should fit comfortably without being too loose.  As tight or snug as possible without being uncomfortable.  You should be able to fit 1-2 fingers between … Read →