The Internet is a tremendous asset to men that, like me, would otherwise have limited access to world-class clothing. That said, shopping online requires care.
Take, please, the chambray dress shirts I received the other day. I intended to request two of them in light blue, but I specified a fabric number that was no longer valid when I sent the order in. My shirtmaker sent me a confirmation using the name of a not-what-I-wanted color rather than the fabric number, and I didn't notice that it was wrong. So here I sit with two useless-to-me dark blue shirts with a violet cast.
They are useless because in classic dressing the dress shirt is lighter in color than the jacket and necktie it is paired with. That is obviously impractical with these, leaving me nothing to do with them except wear one under a sweater once in a while. I might as well send them directly to charity.
A disappointment like this one is my own fault but whining about it helps me feel better. Order with care.
Friday, July 31, 2009
Order With Care
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Luckily, my mistake was not quite so bad. I did not realize on my shirtmakers website when you leave the screen to add more cloth, certain items revert back to the default. Thus, instead of the monogram being in the label area, it's on the cuff. The absolute last place I want it. Of course, I didn't find out until the shirt arrived. I rechecked my order on the website and, sure enough, it said "cuff".
I think size is a real issue too. I see lots of shoes online, but sizes are so different. It's tough with shoes in particular.
It's a shame you won't get use of the shirts Will, they look good. I'd agree that with a tie they would look a little odd.
Upside though; there's little better than having the best to amble around at home.
Upside II; they haven't a monogram on the CUFF! Turling, it's a simple job to have a cuff turned. Hopefully it could recover something for you.
The shocking thing here is such a thing was even an option.
Pleasant weekend all.
So, Will, One day you should decide not to dress in the classic style and put on a Navy or Gray suit with one of those shirts and ties and see the comments/stares or looks that follow. Maybe they won't be that bad. Or maybe they will be good. Step out of the box and be daring!
wanna trade?...size dependent of course...i'm hording some new-&-almost-new-colors-u-seem-to-require,.. various high quality (T&A, Charvet, Truzzi, etc)...various sizes (16"-17.5")...that blue-violet biz is eggceptional for my eggistance; even my gal goes for it...
I wound up with a too blue linen shirt once. I wear it with cream trousers and a spectator loafer. But mostly in tropical climes.
Turling, who's your shirtmaker, if I may ask?
I take it they were made to order / made to measure so no return is possible?
Great combination easy. Sadly, these are dress shirts.
I already have several dark blue linen casual shirts.
Besides, the color is really not my taste.
Ask Andy Trad Thift Exchange is always willing to take them of your hands and supply them to young university students.
I'm not a fan of the dark blue and the same thing happened to me. I really couldn't do without that money. I had to do a fire sale with 2 of the 6 shirts I ordered and replace them. Thank goodness for the Trad Thrift Exchange. I would have been shy a few shirts without the exchange.
Elegantologist,
I use Hemrajani for my shirts. It appears to be a quirk in their system, as I don't know if it's intentional or not, as I haven't asked. Once you have created all of your particulars for a style, you can save it to use in future orders, which is actually quite convenient. However, one thing it does not save is the monogram placement. It defaults to "cuff", because it starts with the letter "c", I believe. Good thing you don't get trousers monogrammed, I would hate to see what area would start there.
Now, that I know about it, it's not a big deal; however, I do have a couple of shirts that are relegated to duty beneath a sweater.
Although, I may look into what Mr. Brown recommended.
It is certainly a ghastly kind of a dark blue Will. For the sake of economy I suggest you could do worse than to use them with a linen odd jacket in natural, of course, charcoal trops and a navy and burgundy repp stripe bow. Quite refreshing!
I think it would be a quite nice shade with a navy sweater.
While this wouldn't be my first choice of fabric, I think these could look okay with a black or dark navy knit tie.
I have found many vendors "checkout box" to be lacking. I ordered one item and instead received three. The final checkout was so small/vague I did not notice the numbers, and I'm an auditor for goodness sake. I still do not understand how it happened. I was charged nevertheless and not refunded. If I made that mistake, many others must.
Too bad about the shirts. Since you don't care for the color, just donate them to charity unworn and take their full value as a tax deduction.
Disclaimer: I neither an account nor a tax attorney.
Brian: If possible, try on shoes by the same manufacturer locally and get the size right, then order what you want online.
Tonyp & mark: That shade of blue is too dark to pair with navy. It might be OK with a mid or light gray; it's too casual for charcoal. It would be hideous with black. It would probably work best either on its own or under a sweater.
Really, anyone could buy bad ready to wear - you have every right to be complaining since it was custom and you waited for somethign you designed yourself. I would be annoyed at every free moment for some time.
They'll look great underneath a black Armani suit - sans tie ;)
What a shame about the colour. Everything else about the shirt is flawless, especially the collar. I wouldn't mind seeing the cuff as well.
I suggest that you wear the shirts with a very dark navy blue suit or blazer and an appropriate dark tie. e.g. plain grenadine or madder silk from Drake's.
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