GAP Tailored Gingham Shirt – $49.50
It’s difficult to find a well cut gingham shirt that hasn’t completely drifted into the realm of casual. You’ll want a shirt that you can wear with jeans as well as a nicer pair of chinos. A shirt that would fit in at home as well as at work. Like a 1MX with checks. The GAP Tailored Gingham shirt is one of the few that hits all those points, but it’s a little pricey.
An in-person fitting found that the sides really are tailored. It’s just not lip or label service, it really is nice and trim at the sides. Same with the circumference of the sleeves. No extra poofy cloth at the triceps. The check is neither too big or too small size. The collar is sustained by stays, making this a shirt that could work for… work. But the tail is too long to wear untucked. It’s either tuck it in, or take it to the tailor.
Beware the colors as well. It’s not a white and blue gingham, but instead a North Carolina light blue under a medium navy. That’s going to be a nice bit of variety for some, but a detail that won’t fly for others.
If they’d expand the color selection, cut the tail by about two inches, and drop the price about $10? Then I’d take one in every color.
Hi Joe:
Just a question regarding having a tailor shorten a shirt, as your post suggests. Is this fairly easy to get done? I have a number of shirts that I love but would prefer if were a bit shorter so they could be worn untucked. Can a tailor shorten them, or does that require they be “chopped” off per se (like a “camp” shirt)?
Cheers,
Ben
Saw this at the store a couple weeks ago and ended up buying it. Like you say, it’s a little long to wear untucked, but otherwise the fit is great. This was an easy and safe way to make my wardrobe a little less boring.
I really wish there was some way i could ween myself on to tucking my shirt in on a regular basis, but I just don’t feel comfortable doing it at this point in my life (younger, very casual workplace). So shirts like this with the longer tail are a miss for me until I something changes lol.
I’ve tried the front/half tuck, but I just feel that looks sloppy.
That price point is not an issue–just wait for any one of their 20-40% promotions to trickle in. There’s a 40% running on Wednesdays for the rest of August (ok, one more day, but still 40%)
How’s the sleeve length?
Nice. I somehow missed the 40% off Wednesdays promotion. Sleeve length is good. I’ve got average length arms and it was a good length for me. Not bunched up too long, nowhere near too short either.
@ben shortening the shirt length is a routine and simple job. You can ask your tailor to flatten the bottom or reproduce the same cut (I think the rule is to get the bottom to reach mid-crotch). Only problem is the job costs $10-$15 which is alot considering the original price of shirts anyway.
If anyone wants to act on this today, there is a Groupon coupon (groupon.com) for 50% off a 50$ purchase at gap in-store, today only. Coincidentally the same amount as this shirt costs.
@harry: Thanks! @Ben: What Harry said!
i recently bought a purple gingham from lands end’s canvas line and i must say it is very slim fitting. I got it a size down, I am a medium normally but got a small, and it fits just like i was wearing my 1MX slim fits from express. Not to step away from this great find…
@HM: How crisp are the collars on those Lands End’ Canvas shirts? Could they handle a tie?
@ Joe, yes, i holds well. When i first bought it i wore it to work on a casual friday with a pair of chinos and recieved raving compliments in the office on the look of the shirt. i actually wore it last saturday with a solid blue semi skinny tie. It held very well.
40% coupon code for next weekend also posted on the fb page for gap, (and old navy.