Classic styling featuring back darts or pleats – makes it is an excellent choice for year-round comfort to keep our cotton pure, we've added natural stretch to the fabric by using a special weaving technique. As a final finishing touch, this shirt has been garment washed for an extra-soft feel and effortlessly casual look.
I wanted some smart, short sleeved shirts, something you might wear a tie with. Out of total of 300 or so varieties of shirts listed, only TWO were offered in that category. They were essentially the same, just different colours. I thought at first that it was just maybe the size/fit combination that was restricting the available ones, but it wasn't. Other sizes and fit combinations I tried came out the same. Determined not to give up, I had a look at the next best thing - what I think they call 'smart casual'. That brought up a larger range of, mostly, button-down collar shirts. However, it also made another change - the size categories. I wanted 16.5" Classic fit, but now that I was into 'smart/casual', the sizes metamorphosed into 'M/L/XL' etc. Based on all of the information about sizes available on the website (and full marks for the comprehensive nature of that), it looked like XL Classic was the right one, so I ordered one of those.
When they arrived, the first two (16.5" Classic fit) were packed and looked as I expected, with neat collars. The third one, however, the 'smart casual' one looked like it had come from a market stall. Collar crushed and flat, in a polythene bag, and frankly, looking cheap and nasty. I'm all for minimum packaging but this seemed a step too far to me. Not only that but as it was 'non-iron', it wasn't clear to me whether the creases and crushes in the collar would ever come out. However, I didn't want to be totally swayed by the poor packaging, so tried it on in the hope that the manufacturer knows what they are doing and that it would actually look ok when on. It didn't. The collar hung more like a crushed horse's harness than a shirt, and, although there was copious room around the chest and waist, the shirt actually felt strangely tight across the shoulders when I leaned forward. I therefore returned it and exchanged it for a sleeved shirt of similar pattern, available in the size I wanted. It hasn't arrived yet, but hopefully it will indeed be more 'smart' than 'casual'.
Amongst other things, there's clearly a size issue but despite the wealth of information available about sizes, I really had to come to the conclusion that what I needed really was somewhere between the L and XL sizes
I've been around on the planet for many years now and over the years have worn shirts with or without ties, but always with smart collars - long sleeve in the winter and short sleeve in the summer, but otherwise fairly similar. Has that gone now?
It's all been quite disappointing - even disheartening - really.
Response from Charles Tyrwhitt:
Thank you for leaving such detailed feedback and I'm very sorry indeed to hear that your order arrived in a less-than-stellar condition. Due to overwhelming feedback over the past few years, we've really reduced the size of our carbon footprint with our parcels. Our packaging is 100% recyclable. Although we take the utmost care in packaging our garments, they can get unfolded and creased along the way due to the hustle and bustle of transit.
I'm very sorry indeed that we've had to inconvenience you by tending to them upon arrival. I'm confident that your replacement shirt will arrive in mint condition and I do so hope that you enjoy it. Regarding the collar on this shirt, as this is a casual shirt - rather than business casual - it does come with a more relaxed collar as you've seen. If you'd like something in between the casual and smart ranges, I'd certainly recommend taking a look at our business casual shirts. These can be worn with, or without a tie and offer modest prints which can be used in or out of the office.
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May 2024
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