How our dress shirt patterns were developed
The goal was to create the best possible fitting dress shirt. This is very hard to do when there are so many different sized people in this world. Therefore the best option is to create something that is a trendy and a popular fit with many options of the fit. We decided to offer sizes from XS to XXL. We also decided to create two different fits, fitted and modern fit. 26 total pattern pieces to create one dress shirt. See the finished styles in our Designer Collection.
The Fit
Our shirt sizing is fairly standard to the shirt market in terms of neck and sleeve size in correlation to size XS-XXL. The trendy aspect of the fit is the more tapered cut around the entire body.
The Bottom Of The Shirts
The bottom is tapered more on the sides and hangs just low enough to tuck the shirt in or can be left untucked as a style as well. Both fitted and modern fit are the same.
The dress shirt collar
Barrel cuffs
The Dress Shirt French Cuffs
Compare fastening options and wrist fit in our French cuff vs barrel cuff guide. To plan accent fabrics, see our contrast collar and cuff guide.
Difference Between Fitted & Modern Fit
For help combining fit, fabrics and finishing details, start with our custom dress shirt guide. For a focused comparison of the two cuts, see Fitted vs Modern Fit.
The sizing is based off of the current trendy and more popular European shirts and generally fit more “fitted” regardless. Of course the modern fit is a bit more relaxed.
Arm circumference: Fitted is 1″ smaller around the arms than Modern Fit in the same labeled size.
Chest: The Fitted is 1″ tighter in the chest compared to the modern fit.
Waist: Fitted is 2½″ tighter at the waist than Modern Fit in the same labeled size.
Shoulders: Fitted is ¾″ tighter. Hip: Fitted is 1″ tighter. See the current sizing specifications for the complete comparison.
Neck: No difference
Sleeve Length: No difference
As you can see the biggest difference is in the waist. If you decide to purchase one of the sizes and find that it does not fit. We understand it is tough to get sized up online, even with all the digital sizing guides on the market. We will make sizing adjustments necessary as many times as we need to for free until we get your sizing right. Then we will keep your information on file for future orders. We focus on customer satisfaction, and will do our best to make the shirts fit you perfectly.
These shirts have no shortcuts on the attention to detail. We purchased all new computerized Juki industrial sewing equipment to be able to craft the best possible quality in the fit and finish.