Men Fashion: 7 Must Knows for Men Dress Shirts

The men's dress shirt is typical classic fashion. Other than becoming more fitted over time, men dress shirt has not changed a lot but there are tons of options when it comes to choosing a dress shirt. A typical dress shirt is a button-up shirt with a collar, long sleeves, and wrist cuffs. It is usually made from a dyed and cotton fabric woven into various colors and patterns.

The problem with dress shirts is that they are ready made garments and hence, are made to fit many. As a result, they might not fit anyone perfectly. It is important to know these 7 Tips that we are going to share with you before swap your credit card.



The most important part of a dress shirt is the neck and collar area. The purpose of a shirt collar is to properly balance and frame a man’s face. Do not underestimate the collar because it is this part of the shirt that truly accentuates your attractive facial features. There are whole lot ranges of collars to choose from so when shopping for custom men dress shirts, pay close attention to them.

When deciding on a custom dress shirt, notice if the sleeves are long enough that when you raise your arms the cuffs will not be pulled down the forearm. Notice if the sleeves are short enough that when your arms are down, you won’t have more than an inch of fabric gathering near the cuff.



The shirt’s cuffs are the only visible parts of a shirt—other than the collar—when a jacket is worn. Cuff links are divided into two types and are mainly for decorative purposes. Button cuffs are single cuffs that are most commonly found on readymade shirts. French cuffs are a double cuff and are the bulkier choice.

The type of fabric on a dress shirt determines comfort, quality and the durability of a dress shirt. The higher the grade, the softer the shirt is. However, softer shirts wear out faster than the heavier ones.



Believe it or not, the quality of the buttons on a dress shirt indicates the overall quality of the shirt. The best custom dress shirts have thick or triple stacked buttons. Plastic buttons break easily so the best alternative is the Mother of Pearl buttons.



Split yoke is used to adjust a shirt to fit a men’s build. Nowadays most shirt yokes simply match patterns and are not custom-made.

Gusset or tails is the triangular shaped material added to the area between the front and the back of the shirt. The gusset makes tucking dress shirts into pants easier.



The shirt speaks for the wearer and hence, every detail on your shirt matter. Pay close attention to the characteristics of the shirt and it will compliment you.

Mens Fashion: Do and Don't on Shorts

Men's shorts have come through a long way and wide variety of changes over the years. I am sure you have a huge plethora of choices open to your whims and fancies. Don't you? These include exotic fabrics, unassumingly comfortable and yet visually appealing textures, colors that fit the occasion just fine.

The range of customizability that is now made available to you by the various designers and fashion houses, include options to personalize the embroidery, number of pockets, length of the pockets, placement of the same, the choice of a zip or button up mechanism etc. The basic mantra to follow while investing in any garment is to follow some do and don't and of course you must comfortable wearing it.



So let us show you what we thoughts are the rule of DO and DON'T for various shorts.



Baggy

Do: Wear baggy shorts fitted at the waits.

Don't: Let them fall below your hips.

Denim Cut Off

Do: Keep the frays on your cut-off and make sure the cut off is fitted.

Don't: Let the hems fall below the knees.

Tailored Shorts

Do: Prefer to dress it up with a tie, bow tie or jacket

Don't: Never pair with a pair of dirty sneakers



Printed Shorts

Do: Keep the prints classy, not childish

Don't: Never suitable for formal party

Tight Shorts

Do: Keep your tight shorts knee length, it adds the illusion of height. :)

Don't: Let it hug your family jewels

Ultra-shorts

Do: Make sure your legs are tanned, muscular and well-groomed before you think of getting one yourself.

Don't: As we said, never consider this if your legs are fair, shapeless and hairy.

Cargo shorts

Do: Dress it up with a cardigan or military shirts.

Don't: Don't be sloppy and pair it with a dirty tee and flip flops.

Over-knee shorts

Do: Wear slouchy tanks with your over-the-knee shorts

Don't: Never over accessorize with jewellery or rapper swagger.



Fashion is about being you, not looking like your favorite star so start defining your own style sense through shorts that make you feel free.

Will You Design Your Own T-shirt?

Yes, is men t-shirt again! If you are fed up of buying a T-shirt which it seems that every other person you see is wearing, good news is that clearly shows you have bought a fashionable one. However if you want to stand out from the crowd and perhaps make a fashion statement then perhaps you should consider designing your own T-shirt.

You’ve probably seen outlets that allow you to do just this when you have been on holiday, but for one reason or another you didn’t find the time to venture into the shop. Now you can create your own design and have it incorporated into a T-shirt for you online.



Some sites have design templates which you can start off with, you choose a T-shirt from one of their designs and customize a template. You can use clipart or you can have a design copied for you from a photograph. You need to think about how many colors your design will need, (4 are usual but less is cheaper) which colors you want and the style of T-shirt. You can get T-shirts made to your design for under $20, but again it depends on your choice of design.

You can also get iron-on designs, but these will probably not last as long as designs that are printed on the fabric. Some sites online offer you next day delivery and allow you to draw your own design online or to upload photographs or to use templates and describe what you want. You don’t have to be an artist to design your own T-shirt .

It’s not just T-shirts that you can have your own designs printed on either, hoodies are popular as well as jeans and numerous other accessories. You can start with free clipart designs and add your own comment, and choose the font you want on your T-shirt.



You can say whatever your want on your T-shirt as the design companies do not censor comments. You can be cute, cheeky, flirty or downright obnoxious; whatever best goes with your character, or your mood.



So what are you waiting for? Go online and design the T-shirt you have always wanted, but never been able to find in the shops.