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The dress shirt
A dress shirt is judged by how it fits at the collar, shoulder and cuff, and by construction details that decide how long it lasts.
A shirt is judged at the collar, the shoulder and the cuff, because those are the parts visible under a jacket. Its construction (how the collar is interlined, whether the sleeve is set by hand, the single-needle seams, the button quality) determines how it behaves and how long it lasts.
Fit, in three places
- The collar. A finger should slide comfortably between collar and neck. Too tight and it strangles; too loose and it gaps and the tie shows a gap at the knot.
- The shoulder seam. Should sit at the end of your shoulder, as with a jacket. Everything else on a shirt can be altered; this cannot.
- The cuff. Tight enough that it does not slide over the hand when the arm is lowered; that is what keeps the shirt cuff showing at the jacket sleeve.
Construction
| Feature | Better | Cheaper |
|---|---|---|
| Collar interlining | Sewn-in or unlined: rolls, softens with age | Fused: flat, crisp, can bubble |
| Seams | Single-needle, narrow, clean | Double-needle, wider, puckers |
| Sleeve attachment | Set by hand, eased at the head | Machine set at constant tension |
| Buttons | Mother of pearl, thick, cross-stitched on | Plastic, thin |
| Pattern matching | Matched at the yoke, front and pocket | Not matched |
| Split yoke | Two pieces, allowing shoulder asymmetry | One piece |
Collar shapes
The collar frames the face, and the useful principle is contrast: a wider spread balances a narrower face, a point collar suits a rounder one. Collar height matters more than most people realise: a taller collar sits better under a jacket and does not disappear.
The button-down is a specific case: an unlined collar, long enough to roll properly, buttoned to force the curve. Shorten it or fuse it and the roll disappears, which is what has happened to most button-downs currently sold.
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셔츠장인 Anna Matuozzo
Anna Matuozzo is a Naples shirtmaker, now run by the founder's daughters, whose custom shirts have unusually much hand sewing, including collars, sleeves and buttonholes.
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셔츠장인 Ascot Chang
Ascot Chang is a Hong Kong shirtmaker founded in 1953, with shops there and in New York, that cuts each customer their own pattern.
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셔츠장인 Budd Shirtmakers
A small London shirtmaker that has stayed a shirtmaker, in an arcade off Piccadilly.
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셔츠장인 Charvet
The first shop in the world to make shirts to measure for whoever walked in, and still the reference.
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셔츠장인 D'Avino
D'Avino is a shirtmaker near Naples making small numbers of custom shirts, known above all for how many steps are sewn by hand.
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셔츠장인 Emma Willis
A Jermyn Street shirtmaker with its own factory in Gloucester: an unusual degree of control.
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G. Inglese
셔츠장인 · 1955G. Inglese is a family shirtmaker in the small Puglia town of Ginosa, famous worldwide through specialist shops and online for heavily hand-sewn shirts.
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Luca Avitabile
셔츠장인 · NaplesLuca Avitabile is a Naples shirtmaker who cuts each customer their own pattern and sews nearly everything by hand, mostly meeting clients in London and New York.
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Simone Abbarchi
셔츠장인 · FlorenceA Florentine shirtmaker whose prices have made him the entry point to Italian bespoke for a lot of people.
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Siniscalchi
셔츠장인 · MilanSiniscalchi is a Milan shirtmaker making custom shirts that are cleaner and crisper than Naples shirts, with carefully built collars and a close fit.
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Turnbull & Asser
셔츠장인 · London · 1885Jermyn Street's best-known name, with a bespoke workroom behind the shop and a distinctive collar.
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Dege & Skinner
비스포크 테일러 · London · 1865Dege & Skinner is a family-owned Savile Row tailor known for military and ceremonial uniforms, and rare in making custom shirts in the same building.
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- A white dress shirt with a double cuff: Original art · Il Sartoriale · Il Sartoriale · Il Sartoriale original art
- Man's Off-White Cotton Dress Shirt Belonging to Charles Lindbergh: Photograph · Perfecto · Wikimedia Commons · Public domain
- An illustration of a shirt of the kind the house makes. Not a photograph of the house's own work.: Original art · Il Sartoriale · Il Sartoriale · Il Sartoriale original art
- KIMBERLY RD STORE EXPANSION 1961: Photograph · Shortmiracle · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0
- Piccadilly Arcade, December 2015 03: Photograph · Edwardx · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0
- Charvet store: Photograph · Racconish · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0
- An illustration of a shirt of the kind the house makes. Not a photograph of the house's own work.: Original art · Il Sartoriale · Il Sartoriale · Il Sartoriale original art
- An illustration of a shirt of the kind the house makes. Not a photograph of the house's own work.: Original art · Il Sartoriale · Il Sartoriale · Il Sartoriale original art
- An illustration of a shirt of the kind the house makes. Not a photograph of the house's own work.: Original art · Il Sartoriale · Il Sartoriale · Il Sartoriale original art
- An illustration of a shirt of the kind the house makes. Not a photograph of the house's own work.: Original art · Il Sartoriale · Il Sartoriale · Il Sartoriale original art
- An illustration of a shirt of the kind the house makes. Not a photograph of the house's own work.: Original art · Il Sartoriale · Il Sartoriale · Il Sartoriale original art
- An illustration of a shirt of the kind the house makes. Not a photograph of the house's own work.: Original art · Il Sartoriale · Il Sartoriale · Il Sartoriale original art
- Turnbull & Asser, St James's, October 2021: Photograph · No Swan So Fine · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0
- An illustration of the house's recorded cut: roped shoulder, full canvas chest, structured english, military bearing. Not a photograph of the house's own work.: Original art · Il Sartoriale · Il Sartoriale · Il Sartoriale original art
- A shirt collar opened to show its layers: Original art · Il Sartoriale · Il Sartoriale · Il Sartoriale original art
