Van Heusen Men's Dress Shirt Fitted Poplin Solid

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This shirt was an all around lie. I work at a tuxedo shop and sell fitted shirts daily, i was looking for a cheaper shirt since ours can be a bit pricey. These are not fitted and the measurements were horribly off! i wear a 15-15.5 neck with a 34-35 sleeve length so that is what i ordered. o boy was i surprised when i tried it on... not anywhere close to being fitting. its baggy, but the worst part is the sleeve length. its terribly off. i added 2 pictures, the white one is the one i purchased from here. 15.5 neck by 34-35 sleeve. the light blue one is from the store where i work, also 15.5 neck by 34-35.

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I had to buy one of these, regular fit, from a hotel gift shop (for $45) at like 11pm when I had absolutely no shirts for a business event the next day. I then went back to my room and ordered the slim fit from amazon to arrive the next morning. 1. Someone criticized this for being too thin and see-through -- but thats perfectly normal for a poplin shirt, and you see it in ultra-high end shirts like my Yves St. Laurent poplin shirt (Im talking $300 per shirt). Poplin is a very thin weave, and its supposed to look silky smooth (compare to broadcloth, oxford etc. which are thick weaves and which look relatively coarse). Its more for summer wear, and works particularly well if you have to wear your suit all day. And yes always wear these with an undershirt (but then again if youre going casual in the summer, no tie and top button open, and you have a good body, then I guess you can just wear it without an undershirt. You see male models pulling off that sort of look). Any way, I can see not liking the shirt. But not liking it because its too thin and see-through is just off-base. Thats what its supposed to do. 2. But this is not completely perfect. The fit is a little large, so definitely get the fitted (and not normal) and maybe the extra slim if they make that. That being said, I havent seen what happens to these after 10 washes. 3. The cut is also not super-modern. Its fine though. Its like a normal cut, which you might prefer if you dont want to be too stylish / like a dandy etc. 4. For $20 this is a ridiculous deal.

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Im 62, 220 lbs. Im not fat, but not skinny either. I purchased the 17.5" x 36/27 and was delighted at how well the shirt fit me. Many of the older dress shirts I own are very baggy and needed to be folded over and tucked-in in order to create a clean look. The Van Heusen Fitted Poplin dress shirt fits comfortably around my arms and torso and does not restrict any of my movements while wearing. After receiving my shirt, the package indicated that its a "slim fit" shirt versus a "fitted" shirt as described in the product title. The slim fit shirts are the most fitted type of shirt offered by Van Heusen. Im attaching a helpful chart that describes each of the different types of fits. Ive also seen similar charts from Van Heusen that respectively describe the sizes as regular fit, athletic fit, and slim fit. Many reviews indicated that the white dress shirts are thin. I checked out the shirt in a department store before buying. I placed my fingers behind the fabric of this shirt in addition to other brands and found that the thickness/transparency is about average. Due to the nature of white shirts, I do believe that they are best worn with an undershirt underneath. This shirt is no exception. The price of this shirt is very affordable and provides great value compared to other brands. The only con, as other reviewers have noted, is that the collar stays are permanently sewn into the garment. The collar stays are plastic so they wont rust. In summary, great value and comfortable to wear.

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I am 64" so I need really long sleeves. This shirt claims to be 36/37 but, as my pictures demonstrate, the sleeves are nowhere near that. In fact, I have another Van Heusen shirt that is supposedly a 34/35 and its sleeves are inches longer than the shirt I purchased on here. In addition, if you look at how I loosely measured the sleeves in the pictures, the slack in my measuring tape only adds length to the measurement so the sleeves are, in reality, even shorter than my measurement shows. Dont buy this shirt.

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This review is for Van Heusen Poplin Fitted Long Sleeves shirt with 15.5" neck and 34-35" sleeves. This size has 18" shoulder width and 37" waist size. First and foremost in buying clothes is the fit/cutting. Overall fit is good. The neck and sleeve sizes are as expected. Im 59", 175 lbs. My chest is 42" and this shirt fits very well. It might be too tight if I have a slightly thicker chest. Arms should have enough room for up to 16-17" arm. Mind you this is a "Fitted" shirt, so the shape is slimmer in the mid section and larger in chest. I never bought any Fitted shirt before, so it was a gamble. I was glad it turned out to be a good bet. Secondly is the material. The fabric is decent and feels a bit rough to the skin. It doesnt have that expensive look but good enough for going to work. The wrinkle-free fabric is mixed of 65% polyester and 35% cotton. Ive worn it for the whole day and it didnt get wrinkled easily. It comes with a "Oeko-Tex" tag that says tested for and free of harmful chemicals. The workmanship is mediocre and lack of accuracy in the details. I bought 2 colors of the same shirt and one of them feels tighter than the other. The position of the buttons are not exactly on the same spot, especially on the cuffs. Summary: I like it and bought 3 more. Would be better if it comes with removable collar stays/inserts and more color options.

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