Comments on: How Dress Shirts are Constructed Using Reverse Engineering http://www.tailorinstyle.com/54/how-dress-shirts-are-constructed-using-reverse-engineering/ The Guide To Men's Clothing Fri, 30 Jan 2009 07:58:38 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Jeff Collins, Professional Haberdasher http://www.tailorinstyle.com/54/how-dress-shirts-are-constructed-using-reverse-engineering/comment-page-1/#comment-50 Jeff Collins, Professional Haberdasher Thu, 24 Apr 2008 16:01:46 +0000 http://www.tailorinstyle.com/?p=54#comment-50 We all know that when looking for a shirt at the store you either go to your letter (M, L, XL) or you look for your neck & sleeve length (16"/34"). Hopefully it fits and isn't too blousey in the midsection. But what is involved in custom making a shirt? Here are the measurements taken: 1) Neck (to the 1/4") 2) Tie space opening (where the front collar meets @ the top) 3) Back Collar height (1/4") 4) Front Collar height (1/4") 5) Collar point length (1/4") 6) Collar spread distance 7) Left shoulder slope (1/4") 8) Right shoulder slope (1/4") 9) Left sleeve length (1/2") 10) Right sleeve length (1/2") 11) Left cuff circumference (1/4") 12) Right cuff circumference (1/4") 13) Chest (1") 14) Shirt waist (1") 15) Shirt seat (1") 16) Length (1") Once these items are accounted for you can talk styling: Pockets or not, pleated shoulders, cuff styles, rounded bottom, etc. The other wonderful thing about buying custom shirts is that, when you are not limited by the selection in your size, every fabric fits you so shopping is merely a matter of finding your favorites. Most custom tailors have 200-400 fabrics from which to choose. My Best, Jeff Collins Professional Haberdasher http://www.MyHaberdasher.com We all know that when looking for a shirt at the store you either go to your letter (M, L, XL) or you look for your neck & sleeve length (16″/34″). Hopefully it fits and isn’t too blousey in the midsection.

But what is involved in custom making a shirt? Here are the measurements taken:

1) Neck (to the 1/4″)
2) Tie space opening (where the front collar meets @ the top)
3) Back Collar height (1/4″)
4) Front Collar height (1/4″)
5) Collar point length (1/4″)
6) Collar spread distance
7) Left shoulder slope (1/4″)
8) Right shoulder slope (1/4″)
9) Left sleeve length (1/2″)
10) Right sleeve length (1/2″)
11) Left cuff circumference (1/4″)
12) Right cuff circumference (1/4″)
13) Chest (1″)
14) Shirt waist (1″)
15) Shirt seat (1″)
16) Length (1″)

Once these items are accounted for you can talk styling: Pockets or not, pleated shoulders, cuff styles, rounded bottom, etc.

The other wonderful thing about buying custom shirts is that, when you are not limited by the selection in your size, every fabric fits you so shopping is merely a matter of finding your favorites. Most custom tailors have 200-400 fabrics from which to choose.

My Best,

Jeff Collins
Professional Haberdasher
http://www.MyHaberdasher.com

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