Tailor made shirts are the “haute couture” of men’s fashion. However, for those more wary with such terms and associations, it would suffice to say that tailor made shirts offer a far more longer-term practicality compared to mass-produced garments that can be found by the dozens in malls and shops open to the public.

What makes tailor made shirts a more practical option in the long run? One of the most important features of tailor made shirts is that they are made-to-measure. This means that the fit will be according to a certain customer’s precise measurements, body type, posture, and other physical characteristics that may affect the “flow” of the garment on the body. Compared to off-the-rack garments, made-to-measure shirts have no pre-set measurements; off-the-rack garments are made according to standardized measurements, so not all people will be satisfied by the fit of the clothes.

Taking this fortunate bit of a “perfect fit” into mind when it comes to tailor made shirts, what else could possibly add to the merits of choosing this procedure?

It just so happens that if you go by this method of acquiring your clothes, you get the additional option (call it artistic freedom, call it creative liberty, _____ whatever you may) to design your own shirts.

This means that not only can you get your shirts in a fit that’s measured specifically to your body size and type, you also get it according to your particular style specifications.

What are the examples of things you can work (your creative liberty, artistic freedom, fashion sense, stylistic tastes, whatever term you think most appropriate to use without cringing) on?

1.Buttons- although most average men wouldn’t really know the difference between a “well-buttoned” shirt from an “awkwardly-buttoned” one, or the difference between a high-brow-preferred material for buttons between an averagely-preferred one, most bespoke tailors allow their customers to choose the specific types of buttons to be used, the spacing of the buttons, and the exact number to be used. The consensus for the number of buttons to be used in a dress shirt is from about 6-8 buttons. The preferred material for buttons is always Mother-of-pearl for its elegance, smoothness and beauty; although if you aren’t too vain or purist, plastic buttons would do just as fine, functionality-wise.

2.Pockets- here too is another aspect to your clothing that you can modify according to your needs and preferences. Pockets can be placed in strategic places which can help enhance or mask a person’s physical endowments. For example, for men with short and slim body types, good tailors would put the flap pockets on the sides instead of at the back. For men with short and stocky body types, breast pockets are used to provide a streamlined appearance. Men with tall and lanky body types could use extra pockets (and an extra button too). The fabric used for the pocket can also be designed according to your needs and preferences- the option for having a monogram stitched is also made available to customers of tailor made shirts (although it is advisable not to have emblems stitched on the front breast pockets are this may be seen as too flashy or arrogant).

3.Collars- collars can help accentuate a person’s features from the neck to the face if designed masterfully. For example, people with broader faces would look better if collars were longer, while people with narrow faces benefit from collars with broader shapes.

There are other things that you can modify according to your specific needs and preferences, like the lining, your cuffs, etc. These three are just some of the most important aspects that can help you realize the benefits of going “made-to-measure” clothing. To top this all of, most tailors store this information about you and you won’t need to do the whole measuring and designing process all over again should you re-order from the same company. So there is no need for you to go shopping around, hunting for the perfect shirt and using up so much valuable time you could spend on other things. Custom tailoring, things are made easier and more instantly accessible to you after you have fulfilled the initial requirements and gone through the initial procedures of “profiling”.

You don’t need to be a true-blue sartorialist in order to understand, appreciate, or find the importance of tailor made shirts. Buying off-the-rack may at first seem the easier process, but (as seen through these examples) in the longer run, it will take some more time (as you try to find the perfect design, style, fit, color, etc., and in all the right combinations) compared to custom dress shirts that will me made accordingly to your specific needs.

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