Characteristics of a High-Quality Custom Made Dress Shirt

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How to check the quality of a custom shirt

1. Check the fabric content of your custom shirt. Finer dress shirts are made of two-ply, which make the fabrics stronger, softer and wrinkle less.
2. Inspect the seam running down the side of the shirt for smoothness and make sure it does not pucker. A high-quality custom shirt has only one line of stitching visible on the side seam, while most commercial shirts have two visible rows of stitches.
3. Examine the shirt sleeve a couple of inches above the cuff for a gauntlet button that closes up the sleeve. A gauntlet button and a horizontally placed buttonhole also usually indicate good craftsmanship.
4. In Custom striped shirts, check how stripes are aligned. They should match, making a straight line.
5. The collar of a great fitting custom shirt should be firm and crisp. It should not be limp and under no circumstances it should have any wrinkles or bubbles (puckering)
6. The design of the fabric should match where any two pieces of fabrics meet. For example, where sleeves meet the shoulder.
7. A well made custom shirt should have removable stays or built in stays for a crisp, firm look.
8. The collar of a fine custom dress shirt should be constructed in two pieces and hand turned.
9. The buttons of a high quality custom shirt should be sewn with a cross locked stitch to ensure your buttons stay firmly attached.

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Two-piece yoke

Top quality custom men's shirts have a two-piece yoke (the part that covers the shoulders). This creates more work but allows for a better fit and more natural drape.