Tapered Shirts

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question, when you guys are saying dress shirts do you mean a proper dress shirt (one you would wear with a tux) or do you just mean a shirt that is vaguely formal?

Reason I ask is that someone mentioned button downs. And to me a shirt with a button down collar is a casual shirt (should also never be worn with a tie as it looks awful.)

Not trying to be a dick, just trying to get the lingo straight.

As for European cut, yes expensive designers tend to use the tailored cut but for the most part cheapish shirts will be a similar box shape as the ones you get in the states.

best advice is go to Thailand on holiday. Not only because it is an amazing holday but also because you will be able to get a couple of suits and a load of shirts made to measure for a very small amount of money. Many of these places will keep your stats on file and then you can order more from them over the phone!

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If it’s not at Old Navy or Ross…Never heard of it. :slight_smile:

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[quote]Cockney Blue wrote:
Reason I ask is that someone mentioned button downs. And to me a shirt with a button down collar is a casual shirt (should also never be worn with a tie as it looks awful.)

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I didn’t mean button down collars,I guess dress shirts is what I meant, I wasn’t thinking tuxedo shirts, more like what you’d wear with a suit.

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A button-down, to many people, simply means a shirt that you button up the front (what I call a dress shirt). The collar could be button down, point, spread, etc.

Button down collared shirts can be worn with a tie, but it needs to be a trendy skinny tie, IMO. And you have to be able to pull off that kind of style.

My recomendation is just to find a good local tailor and get your shirts altered. It isn’t very expensive, and they will be made for you specifically.