Are MTM shirts worth the money?

I can get MTM for around $85 per shirt.

Shirts you buy at retail are never slim enough, and require around 15-20 in tailoring. I'm thinking of just going the MTM route instead. My only concern is how long the shirts will hold up (washing, ironing, daily use, etc...)

 

Yes. Mainly because retail shirts will never fit me, regardless of how much I drop on tailoring. Main problem is that the armholes will always be gigantic.

I would buy a couple, then wait for a sale on indochino and buy 6 or so more.

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For me yes, because I have yet to find a shirt that fits me properly without tailoring (product of being short and slim). The fatter America gets... the harder it will be to find clothes.

MTM shirts should hold up just as well, if not better, than off the rack shirts. They usually specify the fabrics as well, so you can stay away from any cheaper ones.

 

I blow through elbows in 4-6 months and have no idea where people are finding decent MTM shirts for 85 bucks. I was paying at least 200 for mine and felt stupid having to buy new ones twice a year. Now I do brooks brothers extra slim; can't beat it for 70 bucks a pop.

All that said, the MTM were miles better. I just didn't find they were worth it for me in the long run. Ymmv.

 

Charles Tyrwhitt slim fit non-iron shirts are fucking incredible for what you pay (5" 10"; 150). They are equivilent to the extra slim fit Brooks Bros.

---Personally, I'm not a fan of the Brooks Bros collars and pockets they put on their dress shirts. CT shirts have more of a modern look to them.

 
BTbanker:
Charles Tyrwhitt slim fit non-iron shirts are fucking incredible for what you pay (5" 10"; 150). They are equivilent to the extra slim fit Brooks Bros.

---Personally, I'm not a fan of the Brooks Bros collars and pockets they put on their dress shirts. CT shirts have more of a modern look to them.

I liked CT shirts until I realized they don't do anything to the armholes and sleeves on their slim fit and extra slim fit shirts. The shirts are slimmer in the chest and lower torso, but the sleeves are still massive. My arms practically drown in the sleeves (I'm 6 feet even and about 140 pounds...yeah, I'm pretty much a toothpick). A proper slim fit shirt should have smaller sleeves and higher armholes. After doing a bit of reading on StyleForum, it seems like TM Lewin and Hugo Boss are the way to go for shirts like this if you want to buy off-the-rack. I don't own any shirts from those brands, but I really don't want to, to be honest. The price for MTM shirts are really low these days, depending on where you look. I'm inclined to get myself measured and see how an MTM shirt turns out.
 

Rocked the Brooks Extra Slim over my first SA gig. Put on 10+ lbs. of muscle that year, had to switch to the Slim to gain some room in the chest. Still wasn't good enough, went the MTM route. Regret not doing it earlier. The caveat can be that if you ruin one (indelible stains, tear, etc.) it's a real kick in the nuts because of the cost, but the fit can't be beat.

I am permanently behind on PMs, it's not personal.
 

Completely agree that MTM shirts are the way to go. But then again I wear a 17.5" neck with 37in sleeves...only shirt that comes in that size is the Nordstrom's regular fit at $90 and I have to get it tailored anyway to fit my greek god like physique. So the $75 I pay for it to be custom fit is way better.

 

Absolutely. Since there are so few Greek gods in the marketplace, brands can't afford to mass-produce for you: they can't earn a decent ROCE on the "long tail" of the inventory distribution.

That said, **most normal mortals can find multiple mass-produced brands that fit them well. ** They can then apply the principal of healthy competition, and get great quality shirts for

 
WardrobeEssentialist:
Since the fabric is more than half of the production cost of a shirt, be highly skeptical of "too good to be true" pricing from new online MTM brands. You don't want to wear a shirt with perfect fit but cheap fabric that don't last.

This. I know my custom shirts cost more but they have been through many launderings and still look fantastic.

Get your facts first, then you can distort them as you please.
 

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