How to Make a Fitted Men’s Dress Shirt

Filed Under (Blogging) by theauthor on 25-07-2010

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 You need to determine first the kind of outfit that works on your body type, if you want to know the type and fit of a mens dress shirts fitted for you.    The style and cut of mens dress shirts depends on the look you wanted to project. The body measurements is also necessary to obtain the perfect fit. ï»¿ If appropriate steps are executed to fit your dress shirt correctly, you will turn to be fashionable while staying comfortable.

The things that you just need is to have is a measuring tape, necktie, dress pants, and jacket or blazer. First, find out what certain type of dress shirts are you looking for by their cut that works well on your body type. A tailored custom dress shirts are more on a form-fitting defining your body, while a standard fit has a looser fit and the athletic style shirts has a full chest with narrowed waist.

Secondly, choose a straight or point collar that is narrower and conservative fit or a collar with a slightly bigger lapels at the front of the coat.  ï»¿ You may also try a banded collar for a more casual look. This type of collar will not fold down and is not meant to be worn with a tie.

Third, measure your neck starting from the nape with a measuring tape. This will allow to have a good fit when worn with or without a necktie. Check the collar if you can insert two fingers inside to ensure comfort that it will not choke you if you put a necktie.

Fourth, take the measurement of your chest to determine the size and style of dress shirts. To achieve a nice fit, you need to ensure that the shirt should slightly form the chest and the back is not protruded.

Lastly, measure the length of your arms with a measuring tape to make an appropriate size of the sleeves. The sleeves should fall about one inch below the wrist bone, and approxiamtely ¼ inch of the shirt sleeves seen underneath a jacket or suit.

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