The constant pursuit for a good button-down. Being in my 9-5 clothes most of the time, it's important to figure this one out.
In the men's section, the sizes are generally too big, boxy with too much material in the underarm area, wide sleeves. Grab them from the boy's section and the length proportions are thrown off. The women's section often has some strange awful touch, like poofy shoulders or no more buttons at the bra line.
And then I ran into the brand Ben Sherman. I'm still left wishing I could tailor, but this line consistently does alright. I've found two shirts on sale at Nordstrom Rack, so it's not necessary to pay the website's listed price.
I have yet to check it out, but a friend posted the following: "As for men's shirts I find a lot of stuff on Asos men's in xxs fits me well and fitted. And forever 21 men's in small. Zara men's in small as well. Urban in small or extra small. But pretty much Asos has so many nice things. Button ups so far has been the hardest, jcrew women's tall seems to be the best for me and my androgynous look."
I know quite a few people that have trouble with button-ups due to the size of their chest, especially if they're on the short side. Interested to hear more about what brands work for them.
In the end, learning DIY tailoring seems to be making more and more sense...
