Gentlemen, I own over one
Gents. As crazy as it may sound, I own close to 200 shirts,
and the shirts I'm talking about here are not beat up raggedy T-shirts. No,
the majority of them are high-end luxury shirts I've accumulated over the last decade talking
about men's style. That being said, despite having this huge collection, only a small
percentage of these shirts actually made it into my rotation. So which shirts are
they? What particular styles, what particular colors, and why do I choose them over all the
other shirts I have in my wardrobe? The answer, gentlemen. Well, that's revealed in today's video.
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This is no brainer. So the first shirt on this list,
the one I'm wearing right now, I've talked about this company years ago and I still,
I've gone out and bought their clothing. Highly recommended. Ministry of Supply.
It started by I think some MIT students and they wanted to bring in really unique fabrics.
Fabrics are actually being used by astronauts, bring it into menswear,
and they created what I think to be some of the best polos out there on the market. Now,
like I said, I haven't worked with 'em for years, but I still go over and buy their clothing. Why?
Because it is that good. Seriously, I have about seven polos in this color.
I have a black. I have probably four or five whites. I have a couple blues and
they come out with different colors here or there.
I found that simply when it comes to a summer casual polo that I can slip on,
not have to think about travel with, it works with a lot of the different trousers in my wardrobe.
Ministry of Supply has great options. That being said, are they perfect? No, I think the collar
they could still work on. That's a really almost. Too unstructured. Their dress shirts are so,
so I find that they just aren't dressing up. The material is a bit too heavy around the,
uh, the cuff. And some of you guys I know own Ministry of Supply clothing,
so I'd love to hear from you down at the comments below about your favorite dress shirts.
But the polos for me with Ministry of Supply are where it's at. So where
then am I getting my dress shirts primarily from three companies,
which I will name all three as the video goes on. But first up,
let's talk about if you want the perfect. Fit. I highly recommend you look to go custom. Now,
a lot of guys think that custom is more expensive than Author Rack, not always the case.
There are tons of options out there, especially if you look to go online. In addition, if you are
already getting your author rack shirts adjusted, you may find with that extra cost you're paying
in there, it works just simply to go custom. Or if you've got really long arms, you're a tall,
thinner guy, you're just a big heavy guy and you're wearing a lot of dress shirts,
then I really do think this is one of the best investments you can make Suits.
Require a little bit more work, but shirts are actually very doable and don't even get me started
about all the different style options you have. If you go with the right custom store. I mean,
you can choose from all the different color styles to different cuff styles,
not to mention all the different types of materials, the fabrics that are used.
You can choose the different types of buttons. Contrast with the buttons, the stitching, the
styles of the front pocket right here, if you see in this color, I've got right here, it's a hidden
button down, so it looks dressier than a regular. Button down that actually would show the button.
And I like it because it keeps the color point in place when I'm not, you know, wearing a neck tuck.
So what's the company I go to for my custom shirts? Well, the first company I'm gonna
talk about is Taylor Store. Talked about 'em years ago. Haven't worked with 'em for a while,
but I still have a lot of shirts from them. We may be doing a deal with them here soon,
but yeah. Taylor Store really has tons of great materials.
I also absolutely love their app. Their Apple allows you just to take a picture of yourself,
or maybe they've got another one to enter. Just a few measurements. I haven't gone
through their process for a minute here, but really easy to be able to get the perfect
fit. And if you don't get the perfect fit, you could actually ask for a remix.
So they'll start you off with one. Go with relatively inexpensive material,
get that perfect fit, and once they've got your pattern down,
all of a sudden you can get. Every dress shirt that you need made, and they also
can make casual shirts as well. Now, if you're hesitant to buy a custom shirt online, I get it.
You wanna be able to go in and get measured, or you just simply don't like the options
over a Taylor store. Check out Indo Chino. I've worked with these guys as well for a
while back. What I love about going into their stores is you actually have. All
of these different fabrics that you can look at, you can touch, and so you really get a good feel.
And because they're taking your measurements, the fit is, uh,
second to none. And jenz, I really do wanna stress on your choice of fabric.
What a little about this fabric right here. Incredibly lightweight and breathable. So if
you want dress shirts that you can wear in a hot summer, boom, they've got you covered.
If you wanted to go for something, Thicker and heavier because you're
up in North Canada. Maybe you know you're up in the northern United States,
you're in an area that it gets cold. You can find those fabrics as well,
and again, get everything to fit you so it doesn't have to bother taking into a tailor.
Now, what about colors and co? They've been a sponsor for a while and for good reason
because I fell in love with. The problem that they solve. So many of you guys,
you need a stiff, strong collar with a nice front pocket,
but you want something that fits and feels like a polo. It's exactly what colors and code did.
Seriously, if you haven't checked out these guys, they were on Shark Tank.
Mark Cuban invested a million dollars cause he believed in really the problem they were
solving. So many people want to be able to layer. They don't want hotspots. They,
they want to be able to put something on that feels amazing.
They do use a synthetic material, which is very breathable, very comfortable. Don't have to worry
about. Ironing it. In addition, they've got a wide variety of patterns and colors. But what
I most love about colors and co again, is this color here because I can wear it with a sports
jacket. As you can see here, I'm wearing it on one of the most important days of our family.
You know, when we got my daughter Marina baptized, it's a timeless, classic look,
and especially if you're gonna be dressing sharp and hot weather collars and co. I just
love how breathable the shirts are, and I know some of you guys are thinking, well,
if you have to choose between Ministry of Supply and collars and co, they're very different shirts.
The collars here are. Much more formal, much stiffer. So if I'm just, you know,
casually around on a Saturday throwing on a shirt, I'm probably gonna go with Ministry of
Supply. If I potentially will be dressing this up, throwing a sweater on this or sports jacket,
I'm gonna go with collars and co. And what if I want a shirt that has a little bit more character
the same time is timeless and classic, has a whole North European type of vibe to it guys.
John Hendrick. Now, normally when I talk about the sponsor,
I'm Raven about their sweaters. Their knitwear is amazing, second to none,
but their shirts are really good as well. Maybe the sleeves are a bit long. I could probably
get these shortened by, I don't know, three quarters of an inch, but it doesn't bother me.
What do love about John Hendrick is that they curate. Every single fabric,
and a lot of these are really hard to find and everything is classic in design. So yes,
this one is a bit loud and strong, but if you go over to their website, you're just gonna
see they've got all the classic. And I highly recommend when you find a particular company who
their clothing fits you really well, authorized, that's the one that you wanna stick with.
And don't be afraid to buy in multiples. Now, what about casual shirts? What about
T-shirts? What about henley's? Guys Cuts is the brand I normally go with,
and I know I've worked with them in the past, but it's been a while. I think I've
worked with 'em actually this year. But what I love about cuts is the buttery material.
They use cotton and they have a little bit of synthetic, I think material woven into it give
a little bit of stretch. I really love their material, their colors and the way that these
shirts drape. They're just the perfect weight. I want something that's for season not, not
something that's too heavy, not something that's too light and cuts just does it especially.
In their long sleeve, Henley, short sleeve Henleys are cool too, but as a guy with,
you know, not the biggest arms, I know I need to get to the gym, uh, I do go to the
gym. I'm more of a runner, but I just love the long sleeve because I can, you know,
just pull it up right here and. It. It just looks better on my proportions and build even untucked.
These things look amazing. They got tons of options over there,
but what I like is they keep a lot of the classic colors in. So if you're looking for whites,
if you're looking for blacks, navies, and then they bring in some seasonal colors,
some, they change it up every season, so tons of options over there.
Their hoodies are really great as well, but it's their t-shirts and their Henleys, their
long sleeve henleys, by far that are my absolute favorite. Now the next shirt style and shirt brand
for that matter, is probably the most prolific in my wardrobe. And if you've watched enough of
my videos, you probably have seen me wear one of these shirts, but you maybe don't know why.
So why do I always default to Navy? It really works with everything in my wardrobe. You guys
know I'm a big proponent of the interchangeable wardrobe. I wanted a piece of clothing that I
can dress up, that I can dress down. I have to think about, I've got seven kids in the house,
five of which of mine, I've got my two Ukrainian nephews living with me.
But. I'm always picking up kids, hugging kids,
and they've got sticky hands. I wanted a shirt that can take stains and we'd be perfectly fine,
and I probably wouldn't even see them for maybe after a few washes. I also wanted
shirts that were durable made of cotton, uh, could be thrown in the wash, easily cleaned.
I wouldn't have to think too much about, so for me, I wanted something, uh, in a darker color,
something that would of good quality and fit me well off the rack. Now the short
style I'm talking about here are the casual button up. Understand
it is different from a dress shirt. Dress shirts are gonna be made from.
More formal materials. We're gonna see popin, we're gonna see Oxford,
although Oxford, you'll see it in button-ups as well. But usually on a casual shirt,
it's one gonna be darker. It'll use a fabric material that is gonna be less formal,
sometimes heavier in weight weave. This one has a soft nap surface to it, almost like a flannel.
And the company that I'm talking about here. Is suit supply again,
probably not a big surprise to a lot of you guys, cuz you've seen enough of my videos.
You guys know I sing the praises. I love suit supply. If you've got one near you,
you definitely wanna get in there and check out. But you can go online.
They've got so many great options. And uh, yeah, I go in and I buy that. I buy those shirts in bulk.
I find something I like. I'll buy like four to five shirts like it because I know that
I will wear them and go through them and what I love, I can wear these with jeans, dress 'em up,
dress 'em down. It just, yeah, that's why these type of shirts fill up my wardrobe.
Now throughout this video, you may have noticed I'm wearing a pretty cool watch. Which one is
it? Well guys, find out in this video where I talk about my watch collection well over,
I think 60 watches right here, but I only wear a handful. And
why? And this watch right here is one of the watches that is in that handful.
Find out which one it is. And can you guess, well check out this video right
here to find out the watches in my collection that I actually wear.