Collars Proper Cloth offers over 30 collar style options. We offer business and casual styles in stiff, fused, or casual, unfused construction styles. Custom Shirt Collar styles and descriptions Cuffs We offer many custom shirt options–several … Read
Getting a perfect-fitting custom dress shirt on the first try is not always possible. For many people, the absolute perfect fit will require a remake (or two). Some aspects of a shirt fit are hard to … Read
Measuring a dress shirt that fits you well is an excellent way to get started creating your first custom dress shirt size. The following explanations and videos will clearly explain how to measure a dress shirt. … Read
At Proper Cloth, we offer a wide range of shirt styles, and depending on the type of fabric used for the shirt, the care instructions will be different. Washing your shirt according to the suggested care … Read
Our President Collar Series is a group of collars that feature versatile shapes and universally flattering proportions. We designed these collars to be both modern and timeless, with premium construction techniques and materials that will last … Read
The Camp 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 Connery as James Bond circa Thunderball—men with … Read
The origins of the Aloha shirt can be traced back to 1920s and early 1930s Hawaii. It was inspired by and first made out of Japanese work kimono fabrics, and took the name “Aloha” from the … Read
All Proper Cloth Collar Styles Choosing a collar style can be difficult if you’re not aware of your options. In this post, we break down all of the collar styles you might encounter on a dress … Read
Proper Cloth provides a wide range of custom design options for our shirts, pants, jackets and suits. Virtually any shirt, pant, or tailored jacket on the site can be modified both in terms of size and … Read
If you’re new to Proper Cloth and are thinking about ordering your first custom dress shirt, you may find all the various size methods a bit confusing or daunting. Here is the general advice we give … Read
How the chest should fit 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 … Read
Updated 2/21/2023 Most shirts are expected to shrink by some amount and at Proper Cloth we take this into account. It is generally not necessary to understand why or how this works. The important thing to … Read
To order a short sleeve shirt, you’ll first want to create a short sleeve shirt size in the Custom Sizes section of your account. You can use our handy tool for converting your long sleeve dress … Read
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 … Read
We offer a few different short sleeve design options: (Plain) Short Sleeve, Cuffed Short Sleeve, and Polo Short Sleeve. Each design option has particular use cases you might consider when designing your short sleeve shirt. (Plain) … Read
While we do our best to sew each garment precisely to its specification every time, hand sewing and different fabric types naturally result in small variations. Following are the tolerances that we consider acceptable for each … Read
The overshirt as a casual layering piece has had a surge in popularity in recent years. It can be worn as a mid layer, as light outerwear, and works well in a relaxed approach to tailored … 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
The Very Tailored Shoulder/Armpit Fit is a new Shoulder/Armpit Fit option that can improve the fit of your shirts. If you’re looking to achieve a slimmer bicep fit (Sleeve Width) without compromising on Chest Width, the … Read
Standard White Resin Buttons Our standard buttons are great. Made from a high quality plastic resin, these are incredibly resistant to cracking. The material is a whiter color than the golden hue of a mother of … Read