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Todd Shelton & Ninety Acres Design Collaboration
A very special, new restaurant in New Jersey approached us to help design the uniform for their wait staff – and make their shirts.
How Does a Todd Shelton Shirt Fit?
“A Tailored Fit” or “Slightly Fitted” if you’re searching for a quick answer. But there is certainly more to it than that. .
French Cuffs: 4 Reasons We Don’t Endorse Them
This week we received a handful of inquiries about French cuffs (if we do them). So now feels like a good time to let our customers (potential and existing) know why they’ll not see French cuffs as an option at Todd Shelton.
Body Sizing vs. Neck Sizing
When buying a shirt, I believe the size of a man’s body should determine the size of his shirt, not the size of his neck (there are exceptions that I’ll discuss at the bottom of this article).
The Todd Shelton Approach to Controlling a Point Collar
We developed a proprietary Collar-Control, a little hidden button and buttonhole to keep your collar from spreading out. It allows your Point collar to perform like a Button-Down collar; standing higher around your neck and not spreading out.
Collapsing / Buckling Plackets
Let’s look at what we saw as a problem and how we fixed it.
The placket is the center front vertical piece where the buttons and buttonholes are placed. The placket between the top two buttons can collapse under the weight of the collar band and collar – causing the neckline to droop and spread open.
Collar Stays – should they stay or should they go?
At Todd Shelton, we debated whether or not we should use stays at all in our point-collar shirts (button-down collars do not have stays). So, in our quest for the perfect collar, we made up shirts both with and without stays and began wear testing. Our findings?
The shirt length & hem shape we endorse
You may wear your shirt untucked as much as tucked. The shirt needs to be versatile and look right however you choose to wear it. If the shirt is too short and you reach up, the shirt may come untucked. If too long, the shirt loses its style when untucked.
Understanding our Point and Button-Down collar options
You can choose between a Point Collar and a Button-Down Collar for most Todd Shelton shirts. We wear them both, there is no right or wrong. Let’s look at the visual and constructional differences between the two styles.
