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We’re approaching the summer, where mens short sleeve dress shirts should be a wardrobe goto. Many men choose not to incorporate short sleeve shirts within their attire as obtaining the right fit / look can be difficult.  Short sleeve shirts also get a bad rap as being strictly for casual wear — a myth which we’ll […]

A Guide To Tuxedo Shirts And Styles If you find yourself invited to a black (or white) tie gala event this holiday season, making sure you dress the part is paramount. In this guide, we’re going to go over various tuxedo shirts and styles. These types of events are generally the most formal, and have

Most men overlook the importance of functionality in favor of aesthetics. While this notion may seem easy to digest at first, our inherent quest for comfort eventually bears a striking influence on the choices of everyday garments, with dress shirts being no exception. The decision making process when purchasing a dress shirt is often focused

Learn How to Measure Dress Shirts in 9 Simple Steps Buying a dress shirt off the rack can be a gamble. Manufacturers create their sizing according to certain “average” measurements that may vary from brand to brand. In this guide, we will go over how to measure dress shirts, in detail. The problem is, most

Daniel Craig’s Spectre Dress Shirt – Deconstructed & Remade. Recently, we were tasked with a really interesting customer request — replicating the beautiful pinned collar Tom Ford shirt that was popularized by Daniel Craig in the James Bond film Spectre.  While this ‘Spectre Shirt’ is commercially available, its $600 price tag is a bit steep for

Necktie knots can vary from the simple to the complex.  It’s the one accessory that almost every man has and will wear on semi-formal to formal occasions.  The use of accessories to portray an embellished ensemble is a practice that dates back to our long gone ancestors. From tribal tattoos to the flamboyant wigs and

A Study in Menswear: How the Italians Deconstructed and Remade British Style To say Italians (and by extension Italian dress shirts) are stylish is an understatement. They’ve given the world plenty to see on social media, from their non-chalant style aptly termed “sprezzatura” to their composed flair. We keep wanting to see more and more.

Enter the one piece collar or as it’s also known, the California Collar or Ludo Collar. An early 20th century classic, this collar was popularized in the 40s/50s by Hollywood icon Gary Cooper. Consequentially, it’s sometime also referred to as the Cooper Collar. At first glance you’d probably look and think this collar is a

Malmö, Sweden – Home to to our latest Look Book and menswear influencer / blogger Aleks Jovanovich You’re probably all used to fashion ads and magazines that feature glossy models looking less than authentic. This season, we sought to create something different. We wanted to create a look book that was not only visually honest

Weak collar.  As professional shirt makers, it’s one of our biggest pet-peeves, i.e. a collar that falls apart or collapses when worn with a suit or blazer, sans tie.  No shirt is immune from the dreaded weak collar.  Believe it or not, higher thread count / finer ($$$) weaves (i.e. 2ply 120s Poplins / Broadcloths)