Men's Off-The-Rack Dress Shirts - Understanding The Different Fits Male Clothing

About this video

Centeno explains why creating a definitive database of dress shirt manufacturers by body type is impractical, then provides frameworks for finding well-fitting shirts based on country of origin, price point, and manufacturing standards. He argues that demographic shifts and changing target markets make static recommendations unreliable, but offers practical strategies including seeking vintage clothing, Italian brands, and learning basic tailoring skills like adding darts.

Key takeaways

• Centeno argues that country of origin indicates fit: US-made shirts tend toward larger cuts, Japanese toward smaller/petite cuts, UK toward more tailored fits, and Italian toward closer fits with bolder colors
• Centeno contends that price point reveals target demographic—lower-priced shirts try to fit many body types while high-end shirts ($200-500) target specific demographics with better body care
• Centeno recommends built men consider vintage clothing from 30-40 years ago, Italian brands, thrift stores, or learning to add darts themselves as cost-effective alternatives to expensive tailoring

Episode details: published December 9, 2011 · 42K views · 6:24 long. Summary written by Self Growth Videos from the episode itself. The style advice summarized here is Antonio Centeno’s own teaching and opinion, presented for education; product recommendations are his, not ours. Summaries are written by Self Growth Videos from each video itself.

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