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Post by Deleted on Oct 7, 2014 12:01:39 GMT -6
actually i think the comments regarding the cut have been well communicated for a while...especially when some of us saw what their idea of a slim cut was. as far as quality, i'm guessing everyone is hoping that this 'other sew shop' will churn out some good stuff. i know that's my hope for the postal h-bone. this was also at a time before LD was offering a semi-customizable WS at a lower price. Maybe because the messages were subtle... and quiet...... over there...... the slim cut commentary wasn't very terribly subtle, but with that live thread over there things get buried if you step away for more than 20 minutes. |
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Post by Deleted on Oct 7, 2014 12:04:27 GMT -6
Maybe because the messages were subtle... and quiet...... over there...... the slim cut commentary wasn't very terribly subtle, but with that live thread over there things get buried if you step away for more than 20 minutes. Yeah. I think I was not reading between the lines enough. |
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Post by ickes on Oct 7, 2014 12:18:05 GMT -6
I have a closet full of Gap Lived In plaid shirts. I usually get them on clearance for $25. Imported, yes, but the fit is great, the fabric is nice-ish, they are well constructed, they pair well with denim, and if I find that I don't like the pattern/color as much as I thought I would, I pass it on to someone else. i hate that the jcrew, h&m, or gap shirts in my closet are all constructed with fewer issues than my G shirt. i like a lot of the G fabric selection, but won't keep paying the premium for a lower quality product. my drop is 6-7" depending on time of year and my activity cycles...compound that with my 'short' 5'8" height and sizing shirts can be a bit of a nightmare. G might have reeled me back in if the slim fit was more of what we were hoping for...but i think they missed that boat as well. ickes i'm guessing the sizing works for you because of your preferred style. it seems, as far as i can tell, that you're more on the relaxed/untucked side of the fence than myself. i tend to tuck at least 50% and prefer a trimmer cut in most shirts and pants. David that is exactly right. I never tuck....I can literally count on two hands the amount of times I have tucked in a shirt in my life. For one it's just not my style and two, it looks silly because if I do it get's all bunchy/blousy around the waist and all this extra fabric sticks out. I would definitely have to tailor my shirts if I tucked. |
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Post by Deleted on Oct 7, 2014 23:27:19 GMT -6
I have 8" which is why I want to try another maker. Gotta be custom or semi for me. Every now and then I get lucky with off the shelf, but not often... Do you guys with the crazy chest to waist drop off have to get your shirts tailored to fit/tuck properly? That sounds like a lot of extra fabric to tuck in. Yeah, usually. Thing is once you get a good tailor and do a few shirts, it's the only way to go. I never expect a perfect fit from an off the shelf shirt now. I buy most of my shirts online at a discount these days so the tailor fee (20-30 bucks) is a wash and I get a really dialed in fit, tucked or untucked. |
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Post by Ambassador on Oct 25, 2014 4:14:06 GMT -6
Even on ad photo, you can see that collar is small and points of stress that not looking good.  |
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Post by jamesr on Oct 25, 2014 10:15:35 GMT -6
While I like most of my Gustin jeans, to me the shirts are a let down.
In most cases I wear a slim Medium (or 15.5). My first Gustin shirt was a Medium. Like others have experienced, there was a noticeable fabric stretch from chest to shoulder. Tried a Large and the chest/shoulder problem disappeared but the waist is very billowy. The new Slim doesn't help as a Large Slim has the chest size of the Medium, putting me (and I assume others) right back in the chest/shoulder problem area. I am not sure what they were thinking with the Slim, unless they are seeing factors I am not, which is highly likely. Compounding this, they even have this chest/shoulder pull problem themselves as evidenced by pictures in recent shirt offerings (as pointed out by Ambassador above).
The scoop, as I have mentioned elsewhere, is far too deep and looks odd, particularly from the front. I have also noticed that, if I tuck in a Gustin shirt, the sides can be tough to keep tucked whereas the front and back seem to stay tucked fine.
Pattern matching is where the attention to detail goes out the window. This is where the "$175 to $300" claim really bugs me. There is no pattern matching from yoke to sleeve. The front placket is off and I even have one with the pocket slightly off. No "boutique" would be able to sell these things at $237.50 (taking the median of the supposed price range).
Although they seem to be fixing the buttons, the ones on my shirts are less-than-impressive. I have not seen the new ones.
Another area consider is Stitches-per-Inch. I count 12 on my Gustin shirts. That is definitely below shirts I have seen in the "$175 to $300" range. For example, I count 17 stitches-per-inch on a JCrew Thomas Mason shirt I have (and I wouldn't really call that shirt high-end). I count 18 on an Italian-made Barba shirt I own.
I am not trying to have a go at Gustin here. As I said, I really like the jeans I have from them. It's just the shirts are a real disappointment, particularly given the awesome patterns they offer.
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