How do I know if a long-sleeved, buttoned shirt is the right size for me.
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Kim Siever
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There are a few ways. When the collar button is fastened, you shouldn't feel like you are choking. Alternatively, there shouldn't be so much room that you can fit all your fingers in it. Your sleeves should be long enough that a 1/2 inch of cuff will extend beyond the cuff of a suit coat when worn, but not so long that it extends onto the base of your thumb. As well, the sleeve shouldn't pull on the cuff when the arm is bent at the elbow. The seam of the sleeve and the yoke (top part of the shirt that runs along the collarbone) should meet at your shoulders. If this seam is partway down your arm, the yoke is too long. If the seam is on your collarbone, the yoke is too short. In addition, a well designed shirt should show no material above the knot of a tie when a necktie is worn.
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All shirts are not measured the same. Just becuase a shirt claims to be a 15 1/2 34-35 doesn't mean it will fit like one. There are so many options and so many blunders to be made, so your best bet is to go to a reputable menswear outfitters, like Brooks Brothers and get measured. Then the tailor can assess your stylistic needs and accomadate you in size. For instance, you might be very slender. In this case, you may require a slim fitting cut on your dress shirt. I think the worst look on a man is a dress shirt that is too big for his shoulders and arms. Too blousey is a horrid look. Get measured, it will pay off.
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