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How to Look Sharp With the Right Fit in a Men's Dress Shirt
Whether you are a slender young man in your teens or early 20s or a middle-aged or elderly gentlemen, you want to look your best, feel good in your clothing and have your expensive dress clothing last as long as possible. All of these objectives are best served by buying smart and making sure you have the best possible fit. Shirt fitting is one of the least known and trickiest of all articles of clothing. Unless you can afford and are willing to purchase custom-made shirts (which is rarely a significant benefit unless one or more of your measurements is excessively large or small), knowing what to look for makes an huge difference in your wardrobe management. Does this Spark an idea?
Instructions
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Take careful measurements at home instead of at the store. Most retail clothing salespeople are not as committed to proper measuring and many don't know what they're doing. Having a good mirror is important, and a good helper is even better. Get into the right mood, find the right time and place with good lighting, and exercise patience. Record each measurement clearly and precisely. Don't expect your measurements to remain exactly the same, so repeat this exercise at least a few times a year and certainly before you go shopping for clothing.
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Measure your neck. Drape the tape measure around your neck loosely as if it were cloth, somewhat high on the back of your neck and pinch the end of the measure together against the tape in front. Adjust the tape as if it were the actual collar of a shirt around your neck, which will require you to look closely in the mirror. Tighten the measure all the way down to where two fingers slip comfortably between your throat and the tape. Mark the spot on the tape and carefully read the inches. Write down the exact measurement to the nearest 16th of an inch. For example, if the measurement is anywhere between 16 and 16.5 inches, then you are likely to fit into either size, depending on the shirt. In fact, you might well fit into a shirt somewhere between 15 and 17, depending on the shirt and your body type, though it is unlikely you would have that kind of range.
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Measure your arm length. This measurement is extremely difficult to manage along, so hopefully you can locate a dependable assistant. Place the end of the tape at nape of the neck in the precise center with the metal tip of the tape perpendicular to the floor. Gently drape the tape along the top of your shoulder (again as if it were cloth) and allow it to hang down, then press down on the shoulder to hold the tape in place while you change hands so that you can pull the tape along the outside of your arm hanging loosely at your side. If you are doing this alone, you should get the same measurement by holding your arm slightly bent and horizontal to the floor. The hardest part of this measurement is perhaps where to mark the wrist. This point is very subjective and not dependable to allow anyone else to do it. A sure way is to bend your hand back against the wrist to form a 90 degree angle if possible. Mark the length in the corner of the angle, allowing for the wrist to be somewhat concave in that corner. Another good way is to turn over your wrist and measure to the first line in the skin at heel of your hand (base of the thumb). Record the measurement on the note card to the closest quarter of an inch. The arm measurement is not as precise as the neck, so the nearest inch instead of half-inch is the target. Expect to go the next highest length instead of down. You want to make sure the cuff covers your watch, and extends past your suit or sport coat arm by a quarter or half inch. It's better to be a little too long than too short by any degree at all.
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Now you're ready to shop. If you are going to purchase a dress shirt, wear well-fitting dress pants, belt and undershirt so you can try out the tuck properly. Go to a good store and pick a quality dress shirt. Select a shirt you like in your size range, and let a salesperson know you want to try it on so they have an opportunity to open it up and pull out the pins. If he wants to measure you, be firm that you already have taken care of that.
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Take your time in the dressing room to make sure the shirt fits well and spend lots of time in front of a three-way mirror making sure it drapes down over your body generously and elegantly front and back. Note the length of the shirt and make sure it is long enough so that it won't come out of a tuck no matter how high, long or often you stretch. Look at the way the cuff hangs down over your hand-just a little too long. A good cuff will button tightly enough to keep it from being annoying, but you want it too long because it allows you to stretch easier, and after about five of six washings it is going to shrink ten percent despite what they tell you or the label says. Blooming around the shoulder seam like many high quality shirts do will allow for a lot of the shrinkage, but it won't be enough to compensate over the entire lifetime of the shirt.
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Lift up your arms in front of the mirror and notice how much play there is under your arms. If the material hangs too loosely there, you probably won't be happy with the fit. Anything less than three to four inches is acceptable. You can have a shirt tailored to remove the extra material, but the shirt won't last you as long and will restrict your movement. If you're ordering a custom-made shirt, the fit will be tighter, but in general the difference is negligible over time. The important decision is whether the shirt folds or bunches over the chest when you put on a jacket or hold your arms close, which indicates it is too large in the chest and you will need to find a smaller or different fit.
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Look closely at the neck. In fact, you'll do better to pick a nice necktie and try it on. Men often practically cut of their circulation to their heads with collars and ties that are too tight. It's better for your health and looks better as well if you allow the collar and tie to be as loose as possible up to the point where if you tighten the tie the collar will fold over itself. But that's a personal decision, and often you will get a much better fit if you understand the upper limit and work your way back from there.
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If you're unhappy with the fit but like the shirt, try a different size. But never accept anything less than the best possible fit because you like the material or style. However, avoid trying on a lot of different sizes to see which is best. That never helps and drives the salesman crazy.
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