Comments on: How a Man’s T-Shirt Should Fit: A Visual Guide

By: Jon

Jon — Sun, 02 Jun 2024 13:28:40 +0000

I prefer Ts that do exactly that – expose a bit of body (I groom away navel fur and have a firm belly).
I am 6’1 and 180 and detest long Ts.

By: Thomas

Thomas — Tue, 07 Feb 2023 01:10:57 +0000

In reply to Dan Shive. A lot of koreans wear loose clothing, like hip-hop style. loose t-shirts, even woman wear loose clothing unless their super fit.

By: Reed

Reed — Wed, 01 Feb 2023 18:24:07 +0000

Unfortunately, I’ve accepted that off-the-rack shirts are a series of compromises. My dress shirts are custom-made, and as a result, they fit great. But the company I buy dress shirts from, even though they have a large selection of styles and designs, doesn’t create the fun, unique shirts of retailers like Taylor Stitch and Todd Snyder, two of my favorites at the moment. My dress shirt size is 16 1/2″ x 36″, and my suit sizing is 40L or 42L, depending on the brand. In most brands these days, a medium fits me best in the body, but the sleeves are comically short. Todd Snyder calls their medium a 42 and their large a 47! I am 6’1″, 180 lbs, and I accept that shirts that fit best are too short in the sleeves by an inch. I am 55 years old and grew up shopping in stores and buying shirts based on neck and sleeve length. Granted, back then the body was almost always too big, but now we trade off the correct neck and sleeve length for too-short sleeves and a large neck. Online shopping with alpha sizing has ruined the clothing industry. The good thing is I pay quite a bit of attention to fit and dressing nicely, so I look more put together than most guys in my community. Tee shirts are no different, and usually, the best-fitting tee has sleeves that are too short for me. Since I have heavily tattooed arms, too-short sleeves are lost in translation and not that big a deal. But I am beyond frustrated by shirt sizing for men’s long sleeve shirts that are cool and different.

By: Singh

Singh — Mon, 21 Mar 2022 00:05:19 +0000

Hi mate. Nice article.
Just a point of note – as a male, 5’11 who is approaching 50, although I am moderately slim build like a lot of men I have a slightly protruding tummy. And slightly pigeon chested.
Problem with a lot of T’s is that they are fitted to the point of being uncomfortable in those clingy areas.
Relaxed T’s are fine for chaps like me me, especially in the office

By: Bryan

Bryan — Wed, 24 Nov 2021 20:24:38 +0000

IMHO the fit in the shoulders in most of these pictures does not look good. If the shirt fits you properly in the shoulders you aren’t going to get those weird little triangle peaks. Just one man’s opinion.

By: Sam

Sam — Thu, 22 Jul 2021 09:43:26 +0000

In reply to deanitaliano. Ive just wasted more money on t-shirts that don't fit. I buy medium and it fits in width but too short. I buy large and it's now far too wide. Seems like clothes are made for steroid users who are under 5'10. Not sure where you've found clothes that favour tall and skinny People.

By: Dan Shive

Dan Shive — Tue, 22 Jun 2021 22:05:11 +0000

In reply to deanitaliano. Tee shirts that fit too tight look cheap and and made for ballerinas. I prefer a looser fit with sleeves almost to the elbow. I’m from the South and men here have better tastes!

By: Brock

Brock — Fri, 18 Jun 2021 14:07:39 +0000

Internet troll gets comment deleted; no one notices.

By: Abhinav

Abhinav — Wed, 05 May 2021 01:27:03 +0000

In reply to Anant Aggarwal. I really researched and measured the golden ratio of dresses that i find pleasing in men and celebrities and what you said is exactly right. Irrespective of what size man or women is those who wore to golden ratio is exactly attractive. I owe you a big thank that this was life saving. Golden ratio and perfect fit was the key to attractiveness

By: Abhinav

Abhinav — Tue, 04 May 2021 23:14:03 +0000

Thanks brock, looking at you i realise how aesthetically pleasing 5’6 men are. I totally agree with what you told about oversized shirts are. You really helped me know the fitting of the shirt.