| Selecting the proper fit, size and style in a dress | | | | will be wider in the shoulder and body. For those |
| shirt is an important part of maintaining a | | | | with a trimmer body, designer’s mared for a |
| professional image and looking good on the job. | | | | tighter fit. |
| Along with he suit and the tie, the dress shirt is | | | | Neck sizes 141/2 to 18 are easily |
| the man article of clothing that creates the proper | | | | found, larger sizes are available in big and tall |
| look for a businessman. Dress shirts vary by | | | | shops, sleeve length vary from 30 to 37. Many |
| style, size, fit and features. | | | | manufacturers combine two lengths into a range, |
| | | | | such as 30-33. Difficult to find sizes may require |
| DRESS SHIRT STYLE | | | | that shirts be custom made. |
| Under almost all circumstances, a dress shirt for | | | | Make sure the neck size is large |
| business that is worn with a tie should have long | | | | enough so that you can comfortably button the |
| sleeves. In some offices, or outdoor work sites, | | | | top button if a tie is worn. Sleeves should be long |
| shirt sleeves may be appropriate. Look at the | | | | enough to cover the wrist when the arm is |
| example set by your supervisor and respected | | | | extended. |
| colleagues. If these people wear short sleeves, | | | | |
| then it may be okay in that situation. | | | | WRINKLE FREE SHIRTS |
| Collars come in different styles, | | | | A fairly recent innovation is shirts |
| usually a normal pointed collar and a spread collar. | | | | that promise to be wrinkle resistant, no-iron or |
| Spread collars are newer and show a | | | | even wrinkle-free. These shirts can be machine |
| contemporary fashion. The spread accents the | | | | washed and will shed most wrinkles in the dyer |
| tie, and therefore, looks better with a wider tie. | | | | and remain looking good if hung up immediately. |
| Some shirts have different color | | | | After a few washings, these |
| collars than the shirt, which appears bolder. | | | | shirts will still bunch up on the collar and near the |
| Long sleeves are closed by | | | | buttons, and will need pressing to look perfect. |
| straight cuffs with buttons, and French cuffs hat | | | | Wrinkle free shirts look almost as |
| require cufflinks. French cuffs have or add more | | | | good as laundered shirts in the morning, and |
| flair to the look, but may be too fashionable for a | | | | wrinkle less as the day goes along. |
| more conservative setting. | | | | A well-made and fitted dress shirt |
| | | | | should retain the proper look for a few |
| DRESS SHIRT SIZE | | | | dozen-machine washings. Rotating a new shirt in |
| Dress shirts are generally sized in | | | | each morning or month will provide the |
| two areas, neck size and sleeve length. Neck sizes | | | | businessman with a great wardrobe, and allow for |
| impact the overall shirt size, so a larger neck size | | | | gradual change in sizes and style. |