Something I noticed about the casual shirts is that the collars are a tad skinny. Cuffs and collars are fused, some with thicker interlining than others. The collar length is good and sits under jackets well, with tie or sans tie. Sleeve cuffs are two button cuffs by default, with French cuffs available as an option for some. There are pleats in the sleeves of all of the business shirts I’ve seen. The stitching seems solid and the construction fairly sturdy. I’m by no means an expert on shirt construction, but I did make a few notes regardless: See more on the chambray under the ‘Casual Shirts’ title in the next section. The short length combined with a lightweight interlining means these are a prime candidate for becoming fly-away collars. I don’t wear it much, however, as the collar is too short for my liking on the Weekend series of casual shirts (measures around 7cm collar point length). It is probably the best feeling of the fabrics I’ve tried from CT. The chambray shirt I have feels sturdy but still soft on the skin. The twills are a good choice for white shirting, as they are less likely to show an undershirt. They’re thicker and don’t show your undershirt’s presence, while still feeling good on the skin. I have found the twill fabrics to be quite good. One of my CT poplin shirts in various ensembles. They vary in texture I have one poplin casual shirt that feels like a thicker version of the business shirt fabric, and another that feels almost like denim. This is limited to the business shirts the poplin fabrics used in the casual shirts don’t suffer from this issue but also don’t feel as soft on the skin. As a caveat, this does make them better in the heat. For example, a sky blue CT shirt showed my undershirt collar while none of my other sky blue shirts do so. Even a coloured shirt will often show the presence of an undershirt, which is something I don’t usually see. One thing I noticed about some of the poplin business shirts is that the fabric is quite thin and light. I have also tried Egyptian cotton and non-iron modifiers. I’ve tried cotton shirts from CT in poplin, twill, chambray and linen. While CT offers a range of other clothing including polos, knitwear, suits and accessories I will keep this review centred on their primary product: shirts. I have a few CT shirts in my wardrobe, and have gone through the time and effort to find my fit and try a range of different fabrics to compose this review. Many in the menswear community consider them to be a good entry level shirt company. They offer a wide range of shirtings and often have sales that can see their shirts become a real bargain. Again, we're here to help on live chat which is the best way to get quick assistance with any aspect of your order - before, during or after.Charles Tyrwhitt are a well known Jermyn Street shirtmaker. You enter this, along with your email address, into the Rebound website and you're good to go! I understand you've had a frustrating experience, which really is a shame. Your order number is on your confirmation email and the paperwork that comes with the order. The return process is very easy, so sorry you struggled. These have set sleeve lengths based on the size. The casual shirts are the ones you went for here, so they had the casual sizing. Essentially, we offer two ranges - formal/business (sized by neck and sleeve) and casual (sized M, L etc.). It's unfortunate you didn't ask for some help - we have live chat on the website 18 hours a day to help with queries like this. Hi Steve and thanks for your feedback here! It's a shame that there was some confusion here over the way your shirts were sized, but using the term 'bait and switch' is completely false and not at all appropriate! As you've only ordered with us the once, it's understandable there may be some confusion. If you need help with a return, please let us know through live chat. Either would be free of charge on this occasion. Of course, you are welcome to return the polo shirts for a refund or exchange under our guarantee if you wish. Of course, we don't know how they will be received until customers try them - which is why feedback like yours is really important! I will definitely be passing this through to the Products Team for you. We always carefully weigh-up any changes to our products, and make them only with an eye for imnproving what came before. Many polo shirts out there (and clothing in general, like chinos) come with a dash of Elastane now for this reason. The addition of Elastane (as you say, just 4% - the remaining 96% being cotton) is intended to be a positive one, as the added stretch this provides should give a better all-round fit. It's certainly a real shame that the changes made for this season have not proved to be positive in your eyes. Hi Jeffrey and thank you for taking the time to share your feedback with us on our polo shirts.
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