Buying Dress Shirt in Calgary?

[4X4]

I feel so cheap. I buy most of my shirts at Guess in Westhills. But then again, I'm an untucker.

[Winsor_Pilates]

Originally Posted by flamestalker

Thanks for all the input, the custom made shirts intrigue me. But there are a lot of good suggestions here, so I've gotta do some research.

So for a nice quality one, $100-150 is a good range?

Depends how you like them to fit as well, and you body shape. In that price range, I'd go to Harry Rosen and try on some Boss shirts. They should be around $120 and fit very well if you're in good-decent shape.
If you're out of shape, save the money and buy cheeper shirts. Fit is 90% of the battle, and value of more expensive shirts.

[Hi-Psi]

My only concern with the guy that comes to Calgary from Hong Kong is, how do they fit? A true fitted dress shirt usually needs to be adjusted after it's made, sometimes to take in certain parts or let out certain parts. What do you do if the shirt doesn't fit properly?

I understand that sometimes these alterations aren't needed but a lot of the time they are as with anything you get custom fitted.

I got all my shirts made in Hoi An, Vietnam at a place called "A Dong Silk", one of the most recommended places to get suits and shirts made in Asia. They usually make you do up to 3 separate fittings for each article to make sure the items fit exactly as they should. I have absolutely loved my suits so far, the quality is amazing, although this place does charge a little more due to that fact.

[Rathji]

I love the no-iron Pronto Umo (sp?) Shirts from Moores. Not the nicest shirts I own but at $70 or so a pop they give me the best bang for my buck. The only shirt I have that is nicer, was apparently a $250 one from Italy that my brother in law got but it didn't fit him right. I like the shirt, but I would much rather have 3 of mine. The no iron part is a nice bonus as well.

[Ace Handy]

Hey man, I live in Edmonton. This is the shirt I wear out to nice restaurants and job interviews:






I know it might be a little too nice, but I like to be the best dressed when I go out. I got it at a really nice strip mall down the street from my townhouse. I can pick one up for you and send it down if you want?

[Winsor_Pilates]

I don't really understand the need for non-iron shirts. Doesn't everybody get their shirts laundered anyway, so they're ready to go straight from the dry-cleaners anyway?

[_Q_]

I find that the most important thing with a dress shirt is getting a proper fit. Most shirts you get will not fit properly. So buy a shirt that isn't too big on you and take it to a decent tailor to get it fitted properly. Oh and if you buy a shirt from Holt Renfrew, don't get it tailored there, especially from the asian guy there, he's terrible.

[DrJ]

You can get some really nice shirts at the Bay for a reasonable price, especially if they have a sale going on. H&M and Banana Republic are also great and Holt if you want to drop an arm and a leg.

[jtfrogger]

Originally Posted by Hi-Psi

My only concern with the guy that comes to Calgary from Hong Kong is, how do they fit? A true fitted dress shirt usually needs to be adjusted after it's made, sometimes to take in certain parts or let out certain parts. What do you do if the shirt doesn't fit properly?

I understand that sometimes these alterations aren't needed but a lot of the time they are as with anything you get custom fitted.

I got all my shirts made in Hoi An, Vietnam at a place called "A Dong Silk", one of the most recommended places to get suits and shirts made in Asia. They usually make you do up to 3 separate fittings for each article to make sure the items fit exactly as they should. I have absolutely loved my suits so far, the quality is amazing, although this place does charge a little more due to that fact.

Mine fit perfectly when I got them. However, if they don't there is a local tailor that they work with. For your first fitting, they only send you one of everything in your order and send the rest after you have been properly fitted. This really surprised me, since I have never had a suit fit properly after the first tailoring before.

[yads]

Originally Posted by Winsor_Pilates

I don't really understand the need for non-iron shirts. Doesn't everybody get their shirts laundered anyway, so they're ready to go straight from the dry-cleaners anyway?

No.

[kermitology]

Shirts from Banana Republic fit me perfectly.

I like Supreme Men's Wear, but the shirts I don't always stay happy with. Ties on the other hand, that place is fantastic for.