Ratio/clothing custom made in the USA shirts – $89 – $159
Consider this week five days of saying thank you. Without your readership, your emails, your terrific comments, and your willingness to spread the word, Dappered wouldn’t exist. The collection of good guys who frequent this corner of the internet is by far the greatest achievement of this website. And to say thank you, we’ve put together five, splurge-worthy giveaways that’ll hopefully express our gratitude. Good luck, and thanks a million.
It takes a certain kind of genius to take something we’re all used to, yet not totally thrilled about, and turn it into something still familiar… but now it couldn’t be any better. That’s what ratio/clothing does with shirting. They take the traditional neck & sleeve measuring system we all know, make it hyper-specific (try measurements as precise as a 1/4″ at the neck and 1/2″ at the sleeve), and then put you in total control for all of your shirt’s details like collar, cuffs, pocket/no pocket, and placket.
And… they’re made in the United States.
Most custom shirt outfits make you break out a measuring tape. That can lead to a lot of operator error. Not so with Ratio. They work smarter, not harder, and get the info you already know through five basic measurements:
Instead of of the basic neck and sleeve measurements (say, 15.5 32/33 for an off the rack shirt at Macy’s), they get your chest size, shirt length (are you a 42L? Then you’re a long), neck size, sleeve length, and a standard or slim fit. And all of these measurements are much, much more detailed. No more settling on a shirt that only sort of works on guys with 32 or 33 sleeves. You can dial your shirt in to unheard of specificity:
After the fit comes the fun part. Hate chest pockets on your shirt? Kill it. Want french cuffs on a more casual bold gingham? They can do that. Collar is up to you and so is the placket. Even the pleats on the back (side? box? none?) can be customized. There’s even a field at checkout for extra comments/requests. Say you like to go tieless and prefer a lower slung button stance. That way, when the top is unbuttoned, the second button looks just right. Ask for it. If they can accommodate it, they’ll do their best to.
They have plenty of atedesigns to pick from, and their plain white poplin, at $89, made it into the best of the best White Shirt Hierarchy. But since the winner here gets to pick any shirt from the lineup, don’t be afraid to explore their luxury options like their Signature Broadcloth, Signature Twill, or the awfully slick drafting shirt.
Their smarts + Your style = ratio/clothing being an all time favorite here on Dappered.
Enter here to win (update: entries are closed) any shirt from ratio/clothing. One entry per person. Deadline for entry is 11:59 pm ET 8/16/13. Thanks to Eric and everyone else at ratio/clothing for once again providing a shirt for Reader Appreciation Week.
UPDATE: Congrats to Jack C. from New York who won the drawing for the ratio shirt. Thanks again to Eric and the rest of the ratio/clothing team!
USA! USA!
The ratio of contests to awesome this week is 1:1.
Five different hem lengths? That’s pretty great. I still have like 4 shirts from J. Crew and Uniqlo I have to work on hemming to wear them untucked, never understood if we can choose the inseam on our pants, why not the hem length of our shirts?
Heck Yeah!! They dont get much more beautiful in the shirting department then ratio/clothing!
Such awesomeness this week, three out of four prizes made in the USA!
Thank you Dappered….Thank you!
Yes please.
Damn you for showing this site… 😉
I was thinking the same thing – I’ll either lose money because I didn’t win, or lose money because I won…and couldn’t stop buying ratio…
you’ve doomed us all Team Dappered….you’ve doomed us all.
Next year…a Delorean.
A see-through/clear tie
A yellow Polyurethane Trench
And some Nuclear-scientist glasses.
For where this blog is going…we don’t need roads.
(yes!)
Love Ratio shirts! Over the past 18 months I’ve built up my Ratio collection to 15 shirts. Eric and the team provide amazing customer service and really do take great pride in making sure the fit is tailor made for you. For the price and quality it would be hard to find another custom shirt maker better on the market today!
Ugh, I know this feel. My Uniqlo oxford’s are dad sized and that’s a medium on a 175 lb 6 ft man.
But what about the ratio of Schrute bucks to Stanley nickels?
Opinions: center box pleat, side pleats, or no pleats?
The same as the ratio of unicorns to leprechauns.
I think it depends on your body type. I have a pretty broad back, so I find that the side pleats look and move better. I’m not sure what body types work best with the others.
Shirts are meant to be tucked in to your trousers, so the shirt-tail just needs to be long enough to stay tucked in. Trouser legs aren’t meant to be tucked in to anything…
No roads needed – only Siri, to type the blog………………………………. on account of the shakes………………………… Too soon?
For me, I almost always prefer a clean look. To achieve that, I’ll opt for the side pleats. They’re less noticeable than the box pleat and just look much more sleek, imo. I am a slim guy without much chest or back muscle built up, but I still opt for pleats because no matter how big or small your chest/back is, you’ll still need some extra fabric if you want to move in a close-fitting shirt (which most folks agree is a must if you want to look good).
I was actually quite surprised after I picked up a cheap, well fitting shirt at TJ Maxx and almost ripped in on the first wear. I finally figured out that the reason the shirt was restricting (and my other shirts aren’t) is the pleats.
Side pleats all the way for me. See my explanation in my reply to Huck.
could use one of dese here m2m
Hoping the slim really is slim.
in this day and age retailers/designers know men are wearing their shirts untucked in casual situations
Love ratio. Thanks for another great week of Dappered!
Another doozy, dang! Nice work guys!
Despite it being a cheaper prize than a saddleback or allen edmonds, I want this one most!
>Chest size
>Hate pockets
SOLD.
I like the side pleats, as well, but mainly because the box pleats are downright impossible to iron.
Joe (an all you other guys), I know lots of people have said it so far, but I want to jump in too. Thanks for making a great site. You’ve single handedly taught me how and why to care for my appearance. I’ve been getting more compliments and I’m not sure whether that’s the reason I feel better or the other way around. Either way, thanks for transforming that part of my life. Your service is much appreciated.
ratio clothing makes sport shirts (assuming you’re referring to ocbd’s/broadcloth/flannel/etc)…that’s why I made my comment. What are you referring to?
“Five different hem lengths? That’s pretty great. I still have like 4 sports shirts from J. Crew and Uniqlo I have to work on hemming to wear them untucked”
is that okay now
It can’t be said enough. This site is making the world a better dressed place, one Dapper man at a time.
sweeeeeeeeet
I’d say no pleats. The shirt is tailored to your size so pleats are unnecessary. Also, Ratio has pretty good quality control. I have 6 shirts from ratio and none of them needed additional tailoring.
This week has been pretty amazing, cheers.
We can actually do a waist measurement, but we don’t include it in our core sizing because the thing that people generally know (their pant size) isn’t very helpful. Two guys with the same 32 pant size can have very different belly situations, which makes it hard to accept that as an input. We can *adjust* the waist, however, so if you want to provide a measurement, just leave it in “Special Instructions.” We generally find a body measurement around the widest part of the belly to be the most helpful. – Eric
True, but shirt pleats are about movement, not flexibility of fit. Pleats give you more room to hunch your shoulders forward.
just to expand on this a bit.. Many people are often very surprised to find out that their body measurement at their natural waist is very different than the pant size they’ve been buying. My true waist measures 36″, but I wear a 33 pant size in most brands, for example. So, just from a customer perspective, it can be confusing as to what to provide. Some people might know their actual measurement, but many do not and that is the main driver why it’s not part of our core sizing. Anyway, hope that sheds some light! – Eric
Me like it
congrats Jack
All great points. Yeah, we’ve honestly struggled a bit with how to best handle this. One of our founding goals was to make “ordering a custom shirt as easy as ordering a shirt from J.Crew” and part of that was an attempt to simplify the process in such a way that the average consumer can order without a lot of work on their end. But, the belly situation is definitely important and can make or break good fit.
And, as you might imagine, the customers that find us via Dappered or MFA or StyleForum (or similar) come to us with more experience and knowledge than the average guy that isn’t reading these sites. Which is great! We try to accomodate those customers by offering exact shirt measurements (which it looks like you saw) and the ability to really tell us anything pertinent in “Special Instructions” during checkout. We’re looking for a less cumbersome way to handle those things in the future without making the core experience any more difficult (and we welcome the feedback!).
TL;DR – we definitely listen to this type of feedback and can work with any type of measurement you can provide us. We’ll give you the best possible fit given any available information.
Thanks again!
Eric
This is just fantastic, thank you!