Affordable Slim Fit Dress Shirts
 

Anyone here have some good advice for finding a dress shirt that actually fits?

I don't have much money to spend (at all) but I'm tired of the Marshmallow Man look.

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How much exactly is "not much"?

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Try Macys they usually have a rack or two hidden that have some decent shirts 50-70% off.

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The H&M slim-fit dress shirts have nice fits and are pretty cheap.

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How much exactly is "not much"?

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However little I can get away with.

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The H&M slim-fit dress shirts have nice fits and are pretty cheap.

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I'll have to give that a try next time I'm in Chicago. Sadly Kansas is an H&M-free zone.

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How much exactly is "not much"?

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However little I can get away with.

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The H&M slim-fit dress shirts have nice fits and are pretty cheap.

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I'll have to give that a try next time I'm in Chicago. Sadly Kansas is an H&M-free zone.

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Dillards at oak park mall in Overland Park sells a line of "Murano" shirts that are exactly what you describe. I almost always shop there right after christmas for 50-70 percent off. The Murano shirts i bought went for 12-16 bucks each and they are very nice quality. I'm pretty sure they're still around that price.

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wait are "slim fit" shirts for fat people or skinny people? I would have thought it was for skinny people...

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I don't think this thread means what you think it means.

troymclur, sounds promising, I'll go check them out tomorrow.

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I don't think this thread means what you think it means.

troymclur, sounds promising, I'll go check them out tomorrow.

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Get it?


His name is TOOF, which is F OOT backwards!

Hilarious!

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Try Macys they usually have a rack or two hidden that have some decent shirts 50-70% off.

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Agreed. They always have something decent on sale.

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How "dressy" are you talking? Going out to a bar on a friday and wear at a biz casual job? or for under a suit?

i'm tall and skinny and found that diesel and ben sherman button downs fit me best but those might be too expensive and/or not dressy enough

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I'm a thinner guy, esp now that I've dropped 25 lb in the past year (not a good thing). The best fitting shirts I have are all Hugo Boss which are made to be trim and more fitting than most.

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i'm tall and skinny and found that diesel and ben sherman button downs fit me best

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Ben Sherman's are not made for slim people. Not that they're designed for the overweight or anything, but they're def not made to be a slim-fitting shirt.

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WILL SOMEONE TELL ME IF WE'RE LOOKING FOR SHIRTS FOR SKINNY PEOPLE OR FOR FAT PEOPLE KTHX

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WILL SOMEONE TELL ME IF WE'RE LOOKING FOR SHIRTS FOR SKINNY PEOPLE OR FOR FAT PEOPLE KTHX

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They are skinny fit and would look bad on fat people.

Try TJ Max.

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Okay. I like the Pronto Uomo shirts at Men's Wearhouse. Back from when I was skinny of course. They look bad now.

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Alfani, which is one of Macy's many store brands - along with Taso Elba and Club Room - makes slim fit shirts (think they're called something different), and they're about $30 when not on sale.

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You can't beat Ben Sherman shirts in my experience.

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How "dressy" are you talking? Going out to a bar on a friday and wear at a biz casual job? or for under a suit?


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The wear it to work with a tie kind of dressy.

Looks like a lot of different suggestions. I'll have to make a list of places to try.

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You can't beat Ben Sherman shirts in my experience.

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THESE ARE NOT SLIM-FITTING.

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THESE ARE NOT SLIM-FITTING.

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Yeah, they are nice style and quality, but not slim. Also, not cheap.

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Try Macys they usually have a rack or two hidden that have some decent shirts 50-70% off.

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This is true. I'm also relatively skinny (5-9 145lbs) and I really dig Geoffrey Beene shirts. They fit me well, look good and are usually on sale for between $20-$30. You can also find a lot of them usually in their clearance section as quoted above.

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get fat?

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How thin are we talking here? 5'9" 155? Or is that average build?

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How thin are we talking here? 5'9" 155? Or is that average build?

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That is pretty much me and I'm definitely thinner than average.

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How thin are we talking here? 5'9" 155? Or is that average build?

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That is pretty much me and I'm definitely thinner than average.

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That's what I am too.

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6'0" 150-155, not a stick like I used to be but pretty small.

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6'0" 150-155

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Definitely don't buy Ben Sherman. I can barely get away with it and I'm same weight as you and 3 inches shorter. I'd go with Hugo Boss if you ever want to spend more than $50 on a shirt (some are less).

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6'0" 150-155

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Definitely don't buy Ben Sherman. I can barely get away with it and I'm same weight as you and 3 inches shorter. I'd go with Hugo Boss if you ever want to spend more than $50 on a shirt (some are less).

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GoT did you try the foie with Moet like i suggested?

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6'0" 150-155

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Definitely don't buy Ben Sherman. I can barely get away with it and I'm same weight as you and 3 inches shorter. I'd go with Hugo Boss if you ever want to spend more than $50 on a shirt (some are less).

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GoT did you try the foie with Moet like i suggested?

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I prefer my Moet with black truffles and white asparagus.

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Express Men's sells shirts that fit me best. I don't know exactly what slim fit means, but these shirts probably qualify. They're not billowy at the bottom, so you can just tuck them straight into your pants without having to untuck it a little or ending up with a million pleats where they're tucked. $25-40.

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6'0" 150-155

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Definitely don't buy Ben Sherman. I can barely get away with it and I'm same weight as you and 3 inches shorter. I'd go with Hugo Boss if you ever want to spend more than $50 on a shirt (some are less).

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GoT did you try the foie with Moet like i suggested?

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I prefer my Moet with black truffles and white asparagus.

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Break it up fellas. Take this [censored] to EDGF where it belongs.

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Express Men's sells shirts that fit me best. I don't know exactly what slim fit means, but these shirts probably qualify. They're not billowy at the bottom, so you can just tuck them straight into your pants without having to untuck it a little or ending up with a million pleats where they're tucked. $25-40.

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This was the exact shirt I was thinking of when I opened this thread. The 1MX shirt is the nuts.

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Van Heusen makes some pretty cheap, wrinkle free fitted dress shirts (~$25-$30). Most department store have them and they seem to be on sale a lot for about $20.

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Just got back from Macy's. They have a Clairborn line of shirts that exactly what you're looking for. I think they're called "Modern Fit" for like 25 bucks.

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I'm a fan of the Jos. A Bank fitted dress shirt, which is wrinkle-free as well.

Example:
http://www.josbank.com/IWCatProductPage....oduct_Id=281494

They're listed at 2 for $110 but they go on sale for $30-$35 every now and then.

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I have yet to find anything wrinkle-free that lives up to it in shirts. I've seen some pants that come reasonably close.

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This was the exact shirt I was thinking of when I opened this thread. The 1MX shirt is the nuts.

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What fabric is that made out of? I tried on an Express shirt once (I think it was the 1MX) and it was unbelievably stiff. It felt like I was wearing a fricking table cloth (and not one of those nice linen ones, I'm talking the piece of [censored] vinyl).

H&M and Zara for the win.