![]() The below example pics are quite old – I’ve stopped wearing these shirts for their bothersome collars, some months ago. They don’t sit so well under a jacket, though I’ve seen worse they will sit temporarily at least (long enough for a photo, but not much more). Something I noticed about the casual shirts is that the collars are a tad skinny. ![]() Cuffs and collars are fused, some with thicker interlining than others. The collar length is good and sits under jackets well, with tie or sans tie. Sleeve cuffs are two button cuffs by default, with French cuffs available as an option for some. There are pleats in the sleeves of all of the business shirts I’ve seen. The stitching seems solid and the construction fairly sturdy. I’m by no means an expert on shirt construction, but I did make a few notes regardless: See more on the chambray under the ‘Casual Shirts’ title in the next section. The short length combined with a lightweight interlining means these are a prime candidate for becoming fly-away collars. I don’t wear it much, however, as the collar is too short for my liking on the Weekend series of casual shirts (measures around 7cm collar point length). It is probably the best feeling of the fabrics I’ve tried from CT. The chambray shirt I have feels sturdy but still soft on the skin. The twills are a good choice for white shirting, as they are less likely to show an undershirt. They’re thicker and don’t show your undershirt’s presence, while still feeling good on the skin. I have found the twill fabrics to be quite good. One of my CT poplin shirts in various ensembles. They vary in texture I have one poplin casual shirt that feels like a thicker version of the business shirt fabric, and another that feels almost like denim. This is limited to the business shirts the poplin fabrics used in the casual shirts don’t suffer from this issue but also don’t feel as soft on the skin. As a caveat, this does make them better in the heat. For example, a sky blue CT shirt showed my undershirt collar while none of my other sky blue shirts do so. Even a coloured shirt will often show the presence of an undershirt, which is something I don’t usually see. ![]() One thing I noticed about some of the poplin business shirts is that the fabric is quite thin and light. I have also tried Egyptian cotton and non-iron modifiers. I’ve tried cotton shirts from CT in poplin, twill, chambray and linen. While CT offers a range of other clothing including polos, knitwear, suits and accessories I will keep this review centred on their primary product: shirts. I have a few CT shirts in my wardrobe, and have gone through the time and effort to find my fit and try a range of different fabrics to compose this review. Many in the menswear community consider them to be a good entry level shirt company. They offer a wide range of shirtings and often have sales that can see their shirts become a real bargain. Charles Tyrwhitt are a well known Jermyn Street shirtmaker.
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