Product Guides

Men's Shirts and Ties: You can find some wonderful deals on Men's Designer Dress Shirts and Silk Ties! Be sure you know what you are buying, and what information to look for. Ties Length - Did you know that Ties come in different lengths? There is the common length, and there is an XL / Extra Long or Tall tie. One of the hottest brands in ties is Jerry Garcia -- hot designs and cool colors! Width - Be sure to know the widest width of your new tie before you purchase. The measurement should be taken at the widest width near the point. Fabric - Always know the content of your tie...silk, linen, cotton, polyester, etc. This is very important to the proper care of your tie. Silk Ties - Silk ties should never be washed, by hand or dry cleaned. The best care is to spot clean any new areas as soon as possible. With a clean cloth (preferably white to avoid color bleeding), dab the area with small amounts of soda water or seltzer. If not available you can try tap or distilled water. If you try any commercial spot remover please try it on the back side of your tie first, to check for color fastness. Wrinkles - The best way to remove wrinkles is with steam. We recommend a steam-only appliance, but you can also try your iron on steam mode. Do NOT touch the iron to the tie...hold it upright to your hanging tie and let the steam do its job. A hot steamy bathroom can also be tried, but results are not as good, especially for deeper wrinkles. Storage and Travel - The best way to avoid the wrinkles is to properly store your ties. Whenever possible, hang them over a hanger - do not clip them. If no hangers or hanging space is available, lay on a clean, flat surface. When traveling fold as little as necessary, and do each fold in white tissue paper if possible. Lay between items that will help prevent movement, or tuck into your suitcoat breast pocket if it is hanging in a garment bag. Dress Shirts Sizing - Most dress shirts will be sized first by neck size, then by sleeve length. For example 16.5 (or 16 1/2) x 34/35, as in the BCBG style, or they may only have a single number for the sleeve length, as in the Hart Schaffner style. You never want your dress shirt to be too tight in width or sleeve length. The cuff should come just a little below your wrist, so if you wear it with a suitcoat no more than 1/2" of the cuff shows. There are a few designers that tag their dress shirts by traditional methods...Small, Medium, Large, etc. In this case you can ask the seller to measure the inside of the collar, buttoned. The sleeve length can be gotten by measuring from the middle of the neck seam to the end of the cuff. Collars & Cuffs - Collars on dress shirts are mainly in 2 styles...button down and pointed. Sometimes the point has a little bit of rounding to it on the outside edge. What style you choose is a personal preference. Personally, I think the button-down collar is more casual, and should be worn without a suitcoat. I think the pointed collar is classy, and can be worn with or without a suitcoat, and with our without a tie. Cuffs are either plain edge or French Cuff. Most French Cuffs will require the use of Cuff Links in lieu of a normal shirt having buttons at the cuff. Special Cuts - While many men wear the regular straight cut dress shirt, some prefer an Athletic Cut, also known as a Slim Cut, or in the case of the Hart Schaffner shirts it is the Studio style. This style is tapered towards your waist.