lewis & taylor - custom dress shirts - shirting patterns

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A SIMPLE GUIDE TO THE MOST COMMON SHIRTING PATTERNS FOR

CUSTOM DRESS SHIRTS

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Custom Dress Shirts - Patterns

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Overview – Custom Dress Shirts Patterns

Why have patterns Give a shirt personality Adds to the detail Allows split yokes

Main types of pattern Plain Stripes Checks Gingham

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Custom Dress Shirts – Solid weaves

Broadcloth Dense weave Luxury sheen Formal

Oxford Open weave Textured Casual

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Custom Dress Shirts – Solid weaves

Twill Angle lines - woven More depth Formal

Herringbone Opposing angled lines Greater sophistication Formal

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Cust Custom Dress Shirts – Solid weaves

Pique Texture patterns -

woven More depth Fancy

End on End White fabric woven in Very ‘deep’ colour Formal

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Custom Dress Shirts – Stripes

Hairline Very fine stripe Solid look from far Formal

Pin Stripe Fine stripe Wide spacing Formal / Sophisticated

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Custom Dress Shirts – Stripes

Pencil Stripe Fine stripe Wide spacing Formal

Dress Stripe Strong stripe Mid spacing Formal / Confident

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Custom Dress Shirts – Stripes

Candy Stripe Bold stripe Equal-spacing (~3

mm) Formal / Confident

Bengal Stripe Bold and Strong stripe Equal-spacing (~7

mm) Confident

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Custom Dress Shirts – Stripes

Awning Stripe Extremely bold stripe Equal-spacing

(>15mm) Bold / Confident

Complex Stripe Wide variety Mix of colours and

spacing Confident

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Custom Dress Shirts – Checks

Gingham Confident and smart Equal-spacing check Smart Casual

Houndstooth Detailed ‘jagged’

check Equal-spacing Casual Smart

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Custom Dress Shirts – Checks

Prince of Wales Glen Urquhart check Window pane with

detail Elegant - sophisticated

Window Pane Simple Equal spacing over

check Confident Elegant

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Custom Dress Shirts – Checks

Graph Check Faint lines Equi-spaced Smart Formal

Tattersall From rural beginning Contrasting equal

spacing Smart Countryside

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Custom Dress Shirts – Checks

Pin Check Fine faint lines Equi-spaced Smart Formal

Complex Check Wide variety Many colours / spacing Smart Formal

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Custom Dress Shirts – Checks

Geometric Complex patterns Repetative form Smart Formal

Floral Every man should have Many colours & styles Casual bold

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Key features of a Custom Dress Shirt

Fit for all – no matter if… Slim Fit Broad Shoulders Long Arms Sloping shoulders Loose fit

Custom collars Wide collars Traditional collars Mandarin collars Contrasting collars Button down collars

Custom cuffs French cuffs Barrel cuffs Portofino cuffs Soft cuffs Contrast cuffs

Pleats, plackets & yokes Split yoke Side pleats Box Pleats Hidden plackets French placket

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