I concur with the point or spread collar. I like the Brooks Brothers ones a lot. My favorite are the Hackett french cuff shirts with a spread collar.
French Cuff shirts
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I've never seen one on the shelf but I saw one on a hipster at one of the local watering holes. Some of the young folks wear french cuffs without a tie and most cases without a jacket.
+1, although I've never seen it. I refuse to wear a button down collar of any kind, even casual. I do not know why, but I do not like them.
+1, but ...
... do any manufacturers out there actually DO that?
I'll confess to sometimes wearing french cuffs without a tie (like today), primarily because my supply of business casual shirts has dwindled through attrition and I haven't replenished it yet. The idea of a french cuff shirt with a button-down collar, however, is too horrifying for words, and I wish it had never been brought up.
I'll confess to sometimes wearing french cuffs without a tie (like today), primarily because my supply of business casual shirts has dwindled through attrition and I haven't replenished it yet. The idea of a french cuff shirt with a button-down collar, however, is too horrifying for words, and I wish it had never been brought up.
I have a couple of French Cuff shirts that are primarily for casual use. Or at least they are to me. They would be fine for dress, I suppose, but do not feel right to me.
Same here!!!
Banana Republic has for awhile been pushing a line of somewhat dressy shirts with french cuffs.
(They sell them with regular buttons in them as a "place holder' for the cufflinks.)
They are mostly not a style one would consider wearing with jacket and tie.
At least I wouldn't.
I think the old Custom Shop shirtmaker out of New York might have sold button downs with french cuffs, but I don't know that I've ever seem them.
(They sell them with regular buttons in them as a "place holder' for the cufflinks.)
They are mostly not a style one would consider wearing with jacket and tie.
At least I wouldn't.
I think the old Custom Shop shirtmaker out of New York might have sold button downs with french cuffs, but I don't know that I've ever seem them.
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I'm going to order a couple of shirts from them. They seem to have some nice prices and the quality looks very high.
I like Brooks Brothers and Ralph Lauren. But I like MTM shirts even more. Don't like the price of course.
I got two shirts on sale at http://www.tmlewin.co.uk/ at $40 per shirt, that's a pretty good deal.
http://www.hamiltonshirts.com
Very excellent shirts, if you can stomach the price. Not as bad pricewise as SOME though.
Very excellent shirts, if you can stomach the price. Not as bad pricewise as SOME though.
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As a student there is no way I can afford bespoke shirts. However I will go and buy a good quality shirt (Gloweave are my current favs) and take them to a shop that specializes in alterations. The lady there alters my shirts to make them fit better. It works out at less than $100AUD for the shirt and alterations.
Pete
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+3
I can't stand a button down collar.
And I can't wear a shirt without a pocket. I write to much during the day and I need to have a pen handy. My shirt pocket gets to showcase my finest pens.
I've pretty much got a shirt AD and recently tried Charles Tyrwhitt on a suggestion from Doc4.
Their Sea Island cotton is on sale for $115US and is the best bang for your buck I've run into in a long time of buying shirts.
I've got shirts by Zegna, Armani, Brooks Brothers, Ricci, Behar, Brioni, Frey and many others. I've had custom made in past as well.
The CT Sea Island shirts are clearly very high quality cotton. Like "oh wow" quality. Only the Ricci and Frey are better quality cotton in my shirt wardrobe imo. You don't want to know the price of the Ricci (but I did get it way marked down).
If that $115 seems too pricey, buy one CT instead of two of something lesser and see for yourself.
Their Sea Island cotton is on sale for $115US and is the best bang for your buck I've run into in a long time of buying shirts.
I've got shirts by Zegna, Armani, Brooks Brothers, Ricci, Behar, Brioni, Frey and many others. I've had custom made in past as well.
The CT Sea Island shirts are clearly very high quality cotton. Like "oh wow" quality. Only the Ricci and Frey are better quality cotton in my shirt wardrobe imo. You don't want to know the price of the Ricci (but I did get it way marked down).
If that $115 seems too pricey, buy one CT instead of two of something lesser and see for yourself.
