| The handmade shirt has a long history worldwide and | | | | creation of a handmade shirt is second to none, the |
| its popularity in recent years demonstrates that there | | | | sewing is beautifully accurate - no loose ends and |
| is still a wealth of individuals who like the tailored look. | | | | probably the most important factor is that the shirt is |
| Perhaps they're businessmen who need to make an | | | | comfortable to wear because it's made-to-measure |
| impression, or they're just people who take pride in | | | | for the individual. |
| what they wear, but no matter what their | | | | You can choose the fabric, collar and single or double |
| motivation, the handmade bespoke shirt is here to | | | | cuff designs so that you can design your perfect |
| stay. | | | | mens shirts, which for those that like to look good is |
| However, at times the cost of a tailor made shirts | | | | perhaps as much a perfect proposition as it is a |
| has been well outside the realm of possibility of many | | | | perfect shirt. |
| men, but in recent years the rise in popularity of the | | | | But aside from the perfect fit, perhaps the biggest |
| handmade shirt has meant that prices aren't quite so | | | | motivation for getting yourself kitted out in a tailor |
| steep, with shirts now available under £75.00. | | | | made shirts is the desire to stand out from the |
| Most famously Jermyn Street is at the hub of the | | | | crowd. If you walk into any bar you'll see dozens of |
| handmade mens shirts industry and sat in the district | | | | men wearing the same type of jermyn street shirt. |
| of Westminster. It's part of an area that has been | | | | They'll all be a similar style, fit, and cut. They'll also |
| termed the 'Gentleman's Streets' on account of it | | | | probably all be from the same shop. |
| being a place where a man can literally get 'kitted out' | | | | Wouldn't it be nice to be the one man who's wearing |
| with a new wardrobe and pick up a shave at the | | | | a completely original, hand-made shirt that fits like a |
| same time. | | | | glove and looks truly amazing? A shirt that skims |
| They can go to Savile Row to have their suit | | | | your shoulders perfectly, with sleeves that fit your |
| measured then take a leisurely stroll around the | | | | arms to the millimetre, and a collar that neither |
| corner to get the shirt to match. A testament to the | | | | chokes you, or gapes open round the neck. |
| importance of the handmade shirt to the modern | | | | So you can see why the bespoke, tailor made shirts |
| man is the amount of people who travel from the | | | | still lives on today despite it being an historical trend. |
| USA and beyond to get their made-to-measure shirt, | | | | It just goes to show that there will always be a |
| year on year. | | | | market for the man who wants to look his best, and |
| So what is in a jermyn street shirt that you can't get | | | | wear clothing that is comfortable, stylish, and |
| from the High Street? Well quality is a main factor, | | | | completely original. |
| the many years of experience offered to the | | | | |