Taylor Stitch

The Yosemite was a bit more trim in the sleeve width and stomach than I thought. Had to send the 40 back for a 42.

No long sizes on the blazer? Fuuuuuuuuuuuuck...

If you're familiar with Gustin button-downs as a yardstick, the TS shirts are, generally speaking, a little more generous in the shoulder width and arm openings and quite a bit trimmer through the midsection. I have four TS shirts, and the fit varies a bit between them - so check the fit guide every time. I have a Glacier Chambray (collab with Fair Ends), a Railroad Stripe Utility Shirt, a brushed flannel Hyde Shirt, and an Everyday Chambray that just arrived yesterday. All of them have different fit guide specs.

The RR Stripe and the Hyde came in right around the fit guide or slightly smaller and then shrank a fair bit in sleeve and body length after a cold wash and hang dry. Chest and other circumferential measurements were largely unchanged. The Glacier came in very close to the fit guide, except for body length which was significantly longer than expected (a plus for me because I'm tall), and it has not shrunk much at all after washing. I haven't measured or washed the Everyday yet, but I ordered it based on the working assumption that I should err on the side of "sizing up" in the straight TS shirts (i.e., not collaborations), and it fits brilliantly out of the box with a little bit of leeway for post-wash shrink.

I am hesitant to give you much more in the way of generalized fit advice without knowing a bit more about your measurements, how you like your shirts to fit, and which TS shirt(s) you're interested in. For example, I have long arms so I'm more sensitive to sleeve length than most guys. I'll usually accept a little looser fit in my chest area so I can get sleeves that are the right length for me and, depending on the shirt, enough body length to stay tucked in. The advice I'd give myself if I was looking at a TS dress shirt or oxford would be very different than the advice I'd give someone with a less lanky build who was looking at one of their flannels or heavy twill shirts.

I have found the TS fit guides to be accurate.  The nice thing here is that unless its a project funded item, you get it in a couple days, and can return it if you don't like the fit.  Also, you can call the store, and get advice if you think you might be in between sizes. 

I have a 200$ gift card to a local store that sells Allen edmonds. Was gonna use that. My mom gets me gift cards to the worst stores.

He did ask for a coupon code for a PS4 earlier, so he might actually find that useful.

*TAYLOR STITCH UTILITY SHIRT KLAXON*



Indigo Jacquard Dot

Indigo Ticking Stripe

EDIT: Interestingly, the fit guide for these is almost identical to the Glacier shirts. If they do sew up like my Glacier, that would make them a little longer and trimmer through the torso than my RR Stripe Utility Shirt.

I'm leaning towards the ticking stripe, which has a sweet little wabash sorta thing going on. It's also the heavier of the two: 10oz compared to 7oz on the jacquard dot. Both are awfully nice-looking fabrics, though. Gun to head, I think I'd prefer the jacquard dot in a design like their Everyday Chambray; it's almost too pretty for the Utility Shirt. The ticking stripe, on the other hand, just screams workwear.

I'm thinking the Ticking Stripe. The Jacquard Dot is just a little to pretty but it may make a decent layering shirt.

You know, I read this, thought 'what's wrong with the big fella?' and then went and looked at the detailed photos. Turns out I hate them too. Would have backed one with normal pockets.

At first I thought the same thing, don't like the pockets. But TS does it right, vintage inspired but not over the top (like there RaiRoad shirt). So I'm getting one.
There is some practical aspect to the Acorn pockets.