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A great professional look is not just about the suit. The shirt needs to be chosen well. It must be the best fit, size and style. The shirt plus the suit must go together to create the good looking businessman. Dress shirts come in different style, size, fit and features

Choosing a Dress Shirt Style

In all situations, if a tie accompanies the dress shirt in a business setting it must always have long sleeves. Short sleeves should be given a wide berth. In other formal and informal circumstances short sleeves can be okay. Try to match your superiors and well dressed colleagues. In case short sleeve is the norm for the office then it might be the advisable option.

However if you aim at looking good do not copy the mavericks. In any case, long sleeves can always be rolled up if necessary.

It is easy to get dress shirts of neck size 14 and 1/2 to 18. If you are larger you can shop in bigger malls that stock wider varieties. Normal sleeves vary in length from 30-37. Many manufacturers combine two lengths into a range, such as 32-33. If worst come to worst and you don't find something near your size you can always visit a tailor for one that is custom made.

Sizes also depend on the manufacturer. A shirt from Polo may be slightly different from Eagle, even if marked the same size. Dress shirts from Van Husen spot longer tails which are better since they stay tucked in the pants. Different makers can be using different sizing systems. Some shirts may be labeled with Italian sizes or under some other sizing system; when in doubt, it is often best to try the shirt on before you buy.

The neck size should have enough room around the neck even when the top button is buttoned on in case you are wearing a tie so as to be comfortable. The sleeve length should extend all the way almost past the wrist.

Wrinkle Free Shirts

Lately some manufacturers have started making shirts claimed to be wrinkle free. Such shirts require no ironing after wash. They can be machine washed and will lose most of the wrinkles while they are in the dryer. If they are hung immediately they will look good without any work done on them.

However, when they have been washed many times, they might start bunching up on the collar and near the buttons. Therefore they will need a little ironing in order to look better.

Wrinkle free shirts look almost as good as laundered shirts in the morning, and wrinkle less as the day goes along.

A well-made and fitted dress shirt should retain the proper look for a few dozen machine washings. Rotating a new shirt in each month will provide the businessman with a great wardrobe, and allow for gradual change in sizes and style.

If you are a conservative dresser, conventional wisdom once held that one should avoid monotone combinations, such as a red dress shirt with a solid red tie, or a black dress shirt with a black suit. For trendier tastes, the mono-color look has become fashionable in recent years.

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