I bought 4 dress shirts at the same time. Two of them are shown here, same brand/size - Proper Cloth / Christopher Lena. No alterations made. I didn't have many dress shirts before, so I wanted a selection to work with. I went to my Phoenix area tailor shop and clothing store. I tried on a couple sample shirts, seeing that a 15.5" neck was good. I put it on, they said it looked good as-is, I though Wow, how lucky, OK. They were saying "slim fit" as they looked through their stock, and I picked 4 colors, checked out and left. Once I tried them on later, I am thinking these are much puffier than I expected. So, I was disappointed that I allowed that to slip past me, but I am out of town for a few weeks in a row on work. Felt self-conscious wearing one to work wondering if people were laughing at how ill-fitting they are. So, I looked up a tailor in my work town, went there after work, put the white shirt on and said it looks a bit big, right. Tailor said, no it is just right. I said sleeved not too long. She said no, sometimes you bend your arms, and the sleeve shortens too much. I said it is a bit big on the sides? No, it is just fine as is, no changes needed. What world am I living in? What is the right follow-up action? I asked ChatGPT. It is a wordy thing, but these lines summarize well: Important mindset shift You’re not asking: “Does this fit correctly?” You’re asking: “Does this create the silhouette I want?” Those are not the same question—and most tailors default to the first. It wants me to try again but with more specific direction to the (next) tailor.

Another week of travel visit with one of my suppliers and trying to figure out “The season” and how we can continue to grow the business. OOTD: Blue company logo dress shirt Tan chinos Blue linen OTC dress socks. Burgundy Strand dress shoes Have an amazing day everyone