| How to check if your custom shirt fits? | | | | high-quality custom shirt has only one line of stitching |
| While the shirt is buttoned, you should be able to | | | | visible on the side seam, while most commercial shirts |
| slide two fingers between your neck and collar. | | | | have two visible rows of stitches. |
| When you move your arm in your custom dress | | | | Examine shirt sleeve a couple of inches above the |
| shirt, the sleeves should be long enough so that cuffs | | | | cuff for a gauntlet button that closes up the sleeve. |
| do not ride up your wrist. | | | | A gauntlet button and a horizontally placed buttonhole |
| The cuffs of your custom made shirt should just be | | | | also usually indicate good craftsmanship. |
| tight enough that they do not hang over your hand. | | | | In Custom striped shirts, check how stripes are |
| You should not be able to slip into shirt sleeves | | | | aligned. They should match making a straight line. |
| without first undoing buttons on the cuff. | | | | The collar of a great fitting custom shirt should be |
| To make sure your custom fitted shirt is comfortable | | | | firm and crisp. It should not be limp and under no |
| and not too tight, check that the shirt does not pull | | | | circumstances it should have any wrinkles or bubbles |
| uncomfortably across the shoulders, chest or waist. | | | | (puckering) |
| Check the buttons of your custom shirt; they should | | | | The design of the fabric should match where any |
| be secure, no loose threads and well-placed with no | | | | two pieces of fabrics meet. For example where |
| gaping holes exposing your chest or waist. | | | | sleeves meet the shoulder. |
| To check the proper shirt length of your custom | | | | A well made custom shirt should have removable |
| shirt, raise your arms and make sure that shirt tail | | | | stays or built in stays for a crisper and firm look. |
| does not come out of your pants. | | | | The collar of a fine custom dress shirt should be |
| Tip: | | | | constructed in two pieces and hand turned. |
| It takes up to 9 washings for a custom dress shirt | | | | The buttons of a high quality custom shirt should be |
| to fully shrink. For this reason, make sure the collar of | | | | sewn with a cross locked stitch to ensure your |
| a brand new shirt has a half inch extra room or it will | | | | buttons stay firmly attached. |
| become too tight. | | | | Tip: |
| How to check the quality of a custom shirt? | | | | Two-piece yoke |
| Check the fabric content of your custom shirt. Finer | | | | Top quality custom men's shirts have a two-piece |
| dress shirts are made of two-ply, which make the | | | | yoke (the part that covers the shoulders). This |
| fabrics stronger, softer and wrinkle less. | | | | creates more work but allows for a better fit and |
| Inspect the seam running down the side of the shirt | | | | more natural drape. |
| for smoothness and make sure it does not pucker. A | | | | |