Bespoke items will never be a part of my wardrobe but dammit if I can't get enough of this delightful weirdo. His passion for fine clothing is infectious. I'm wearing a Larry Bird tshirt and shorts made out of sweatpant material. Two mismatched, yet beautiful pieces. I call all my clothes pieces now. Just like Kirby. Love this dude.
Luckily they are for me. Shirts, suits and especially shoes. If you get to the stage where you can have clothes made, go for shoes. It's really worth it. Some of mine are 30 years old and when my father died some of his were 40 years old.
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I'd be very interested in a comparison video between bespoke shirts - like a comparison between a Hemrajani bespoke vs the $1000 Charvet. I've had bespoke shirts made by three different tailors and the difference between the three was quite remarkable and surprising.
Even though I cannot afford a Charvet bespoke shirt, I am fascinated by your presentation of all the fine nuances that distinguish such a shirt from the ordinary run-of-the mill types.
You can sew shanks on your buttons if pressed!!! A good spool of thread and a few needles might cost you $20. And if you have trouble with cheap plastic, and onerously thick buttons, for Pete's sake, change them. For about $25-$30 you can have the buttons of your dreams! And you can learn quite quickly how to change your buttons and sew a longer shank on at the same time--- making him and all of the guys like him absolutely weak in the knees! For God's sake! Have we turned into a nation of fops or what?
I normally hate the fashion industry because it makes people spend hundreds or thousands on just logos. But at least you show how to get quality deals and explain if items are actually worth the high price tag or not.
1000 $ for a bespoke cotton shirt by Charvet completely 100 % machine made with no hand finishing (compared to neapolitan shirts). Even if it is the best cotton fabric, it's a total bullshit...
@@patrickcamilletti6884 they price it at what they know some people are willing to pay, not what is “reasonable markup” for the average person. the shirt itself probably isn’t even worth $300, but for the very rich, paying $1000 for a shirt is like paying $50 for a shirt to a normal person.
at the end of the day 1k is too much for a bespoke shirt I think. Though, I have shirts from Luca Avitabile, Luciano Lombardi, and my local tailor Sanmaria and they are all from 500$ to 350$ depending on the shirt. My local tailor has me buy the fabric and legit charges me 125$ to make a shirt and he cut me a pattern. He has cut my pants as well and charges like 250$ for those sans fabric. So Kirby is not wrong here about quality but I have never seen a 1k shirt before and the makers I have listed are quite high end in the Italian Market.
Get a job you bum. The only thing in life that matters is clothes that are at least $1000. If you have a $500 dollar shirt you are just a failure. You are quite worthless. If you care about money you probably have no real perspective on the world. Must be nice to live in a Kirby bubble.
First, I want to say thank you for the video and the effort taken to produce it. However, personally, I don't think this is the best comparison. Of course there will be differences in the quality between these two shirts, however you are comparing a $100 shirt to a $1000 shirt, which really isn't a fair comparison. Those who are looking to get a $100 won't buy a $1000 shirt and same event will happen the other way. If you are deciding to do a comparison, do it on a $100 shirt to a $250 shirt or $250 shirt to a $500 shirt. Moreover, if you want to do a bespoke comparison, do it between two high-end similar priced bespoke tailors.The price point is much smaller and you can really show off the quality difference while perhaps persuade people to spend a 'bit' more money on it. The structure (showing the quality to look out for) is good but again, you could have done that in a different video. It just seems like a marketing video in the end, rather than being a fair comparison. Anyway, that's my view. There's still great work in the production, script, etc making a nice watch (as always). Thank you :)
Metro Train good points, but does it need to be a fair comparison? I don’t think it is Kirby his intention to talk people into bespoke shirting. Merely to show the array of differences between the two outers of the spectrum. Perhaps Kirby can enlighten us what the goal of this video is. That being said I’m looking forward to see how the Will Whiting shirts hold up against the Charvet’s. I saw some great pictures passing by on instagram.
@@rooierakker23 Not sure really, was just my thoughts, at the end of the day it's still a good video. Just wanted to give a bit of constructive criticism :)
Metro Train Also, there's plenty of ready-to-wear shirts (even under $100) that have mother of pearl buttons and are, overall, of very good quality. Also, there are made-to-measure companies that offer dozens of different collar options and other customizations, and if all the measurements are taken correctly, the shirt will fit very well! On average, these shirts cost around $150-200. Obviously, Charvet is true bespoke and makes much higher quality products, and is sure a legendary name, but it is still nearly impossible to justify such a price for a shirt.
@@ultrademigod Even if you could afford a $1000, you wouldn't be throwing them away. If you could afford $1000 shirts then maybe you'd do that with the cheap $50 shirts.
I've been making made to measure shirts for about 8 years _with_ the ability to adjust the shoulder angle, collar width, armhole size ect., also sleeve width, first button height ect. so this is quite a bit of undermining made to measure. I have to start calling our mtm shirts semi-bespoke or something else.
I cannot tell you the difference wearing a bespoke shirt makes in the way you look and feel. I am also not yet willing to spend at the Charvet level, but Hemrajani and Individualized Shirts, both of whom I currently use, provide bespoke/custom shirts that are excellent and are far less expensive than Charvet. Once you start wearing custom shirts, you'll never want to go back. People make comments such as "you look great- can't quite put my finger on it, but it looks great."
My Brooks Brothers Regent fit shirts fit me pretty well. I'm not quite on this level but there's nothing wrong with buying 1000 shirts. I'd be scared to do anything in it.
Started to video, wondering how the heck did he found a $1000 shirt. Heard the name "Charvet": I can stop the video right here, right now. I know where the "problem" comes from. I once walked in there, asked about price, starting 600€. I don't see how they can even try to justify their prices, when other legendary places such as Turbnull & Asser (who, as a side note, make shirts for the crown and bond actors) start at 260£ (276€), which is not even half price, for a similar level of make. And even the sleeves are not attached by hand here...
I can't afford either shirts (well, I do own a handful of Carolina Herrera) but what I do is buy off-the-rack clothes and have them tailored. I drive 30 miles to the nearest seamstress and tailor which I found years ago. That still comes out sometimes cheaper than the Carolina Herrera (a brand I respect for her love of a good white shirt)
The value of a good, unassuming seamstress is a staggering blind spot in the conversation. Over a recent "clotheshorse phase" ranging from wonderful $12 Bella+Canvas 3501 blank t-shirts to a pair of bespoke shoes, I found my local tailor to be right up there with those t-shirts in value. This is especially true in the cases where she upgraded or repaired old garments I already owned. Perhaps there are some reasons that great local tailors don't get airtime. Their craft doesn't scale like a manufacturer's does, and working with them doesn't deliver the dopamine shot of a luxury experience. You have to look for these people, and there are no guarantees - you might get burned a few times before striking gold. (Though Yelp in my experience has been reliable.) Their margins aren't high. So I guess there's no money trail. But then I go see Emilia in her beat-up storefront emblazoned TUXEDOS, we push through the language barrier, and a $25 pair of darts reforms a tenty ten-year-old shirt into something special. Or an $80 rebuild turns a $55 Nordstrom Rack pair of jeans into something I want to live in all the time, with far better material - and, frankly, far better fit - than a $200 pair of made-to-measure jeans. It's like magic! It makes me want to learn some sewing.
There is no shirt that is worth $1000. If you paid $1000 for a shirt regardless if it was made in France or even Mars then you need to rethink your irrational decisions because they are way out of whack. 😂
LeFatalpotato but then 95% of the worlds population can’t watch TH-cam (censored) or understand English, or has internet access fast enough to watch videos.
@@aussiestallion69 well I guess there is certainly an unlucky populace in the world that is not able to connect to TH-cam, but I believe it is in no way close to 95%, I would guess somewhere in the ballpark of 10%. Coming from a country with a gdp per capita of $9k/year, even here more than 90% of people own a device that can connect to internet. And due to ppp, poorer countries have internet access for less than quarter of the price of what Europeans and Americans pay for in an equivalent package
LeFatalpotato you need to do more research, China bans TH-cam, the population of China is approx 1.3 Billion people, India has a population of 1.35 Billion people of which only 460 million can access the Internet, so with a global population of 7.6 billion just China and India add up to approx 24% If you do add in English speakers as a first or second language, and estimates vary widely but it’s approx 2 billion of which some of course are in India which a large majority of the educated population speak a English as a second language and of course are very likely to have access to the internet, so estimated 250 million for that. If you do the sums that’s about 23% for English speakers as a first or second language, again not all would have access to high speed Internet so let’s say only 20%, making at least 80% of the global population essentially without access to or understanding of the content of the video. However as you alluded it’s the cost of the less expensive shirt that is unaffordable for 95% of the world population and in that you’re very likely correct!
@@aussiestallion69 Well, for starters, I had not stated anything about people that could understand or even reach the video or not, I only wanted to state that if the number of people that have internet access would not outnumber those that can afford a $100 shirt 100 to 1 I would be seriously surprised! PS: I just checked a website called hostingfacts.com, and it states there are 4.1b active internet users in the world by december 2018, and I really don't care how many of them can speak English or reach this video, it's too much of an hustle for me lol. But I think it would be safe to assume there are less than 41m $100 shirts sold every year lol.
I love the idea of bespoke, and Charvet is undoubtedly a legendary establishment, but hardly anything can justify a $1000 shirt. It's all because of the brand name.
Using a discount code on a reputable MTM you can get one no different than the $1000 shirt. Try using CIPRIAN_100 on Lanieri.com and tell me how it fits! Mine was as good as a shirt can get, with luxurious fabric.
All great points. I guess I got lucky, Charles Tyrwhitt extra slim fit shirts fit me perfectly. I used to wear standard sizing off the rack and I would agree, a properly fitting shirt is a GAME CHANGER. Looks so much better and the higher arm holes, much more comfortable with a suit jacket.
1000 bucks for a shirt? I have $50 shirts that have survived years of wearing. 1000 for shoes I'd understand. You can resole many times before they're worn out, but a shirt can easily be pinched or torn by accident and you're done.
I just purchased my first Turnbull & Asser shirt and the difference in quality is uncanny from my usual OTR $100 shirt. I can’t bring myself to by a cheap shirt after seeing for myself. You just can’t explain it until you have it on/ in your hands. Fantastic video as always.
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Bespoke shirts by COURTOT in Paris have stood the test of time and do not cost so much.
I read somewhere that starch embeds crystals into the fabric which abrade the threads. This in turn reduces the life expectancy of the garment. Probably not something one wants to do with a fine shirt. But again if one can afford such a shirt one may not care.
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The cheapest ‘bespoke’ option for shirts is to order a size slightly too large and then ask a tailor to make adjustments. There’s a Chinese lady who does this for me regularly and she’s great at it. The shirts fit like a glove.
How much does she pay for the adjustments? My experience is that even if they are able to bring in the sides, the armscye will always be too large. By increasing the size of the shirt, you increase the size of the armscye. This to me is the most obvious and uncomfortable part of a shirt that is too large.
I was gonna say a third reason for a button shank is that the button/buttonhole no longer pinches the shirt fabric together so you don't get any puckering.
@@bobsbeard3977 Yes you can. Brands like Kiton, Isaia, Brioni, Brunello Cucinelli, etc. Can all be found at the thrift store. Not that finding a bespoke shirt is very helpful most of time as it's tailored to a specific individual, but if you're very lucky it will fit.
Despite all the pomp around the Charvet shirt, Kirby does a great job pointing out the finer details for which the customer is paying when buying bespoke. The summary at the end says it best- there are excellent off-the-rack shirts you can find, but beware the cotton/poly blends and wrinkle-resistance. I love my Brooks Brothers supima cotton shirts but because they are treated with anti-wrinkle chemicals they don't breathe well at all, making them almost unwearable in warmer temperatures. In the world of off-the-rack, it pays to shop around and stick with brands that suit your body shape.
I think you don't need to spend $1000 to get a fantastic shirt and Charvet's pricing seems excessive. Simon from Permanent Style did a review on Charvet shirts a year or two ago and also highlighted the steep price. There are many Italian shirt makers who rival or even exceed Charvet in terms of quality and finish. And they do a lot by hand. Some would feel that the lack of hand-finishing on a Charvet shirt is a deal breaker, too. But i think that's just a preference: there's no substantial functional advantage to handwork vs. machine stitching.
Would love to see a comparison of a reputable online MTM shirt compared to the bespoke Charvet. No doubt it wouldn’t be the same but would be interesting to see how close it can get with maybe 20% of the cost.
Using a discount code on a reputable MTM you can get one no different than the $1000 shirt. Try using CIPRIAN_100 on Lanieri.com and tell me how it fits! Mine was as good as a shirt can get, with luxurious fabric.
If the MTM company is really good, not like the majority, but really good; you can get a bespoke shirt in the $150 to $175 range that will truly rival that $1,000 shirt. How do I know? I've been working in the bespoke and MTM markets for years and next year am launching my own brand.
@@rodellis6 What? He isn't sponsored by Charvet, he doesn't sell their products. As far as I can tell, he makes his money solely from the products he sells on his website. As for comparing Saphir polishes to "boot black," what do you mean? If you mean brands like Kiwi, Kirby has done the comparison numerous times, as have many other people, and the Saphir polishes blow everything else out of the water, especially in terms of ease of use. I can tell you from personal experience that Saphir polishes take a fraction of the time and a fraction of the amount of product to achieve the same shine. Plus, they are available in 12+ colors, while Kiwi, Lincoln, etc. are available in 5 colors at the most. In short, yes, Saphir polishes really are better. They really are worth the extra money - which works out to pennies per shine, anyway.
No. I will not buy a $1000 shirt. I get what the quality difference is, but it doesn't justify the cost. The $120 alternative he mentioned sounds like good value. But a grand is just too much.
nice video comparison, Kirby! although in my opinion, it would have been useful to have an intermediate comparison, like a Borrelli shirt...some very respected people in the sartorial world find Charvet shirts very overrated and would prefer 100Hands ones any day of the week. There are some brands that just rest on legacy and hope that it will be enough. Hilditch & Key in London is one of those cases where regulars of many years stopped shopping there because the quality (and customer service) haven't kept up with prices
Hey Kirby I am loving the channel (currently binge watching the entire Q&A series)! What would you suggest for a mans first 10 custom shirts? I am essentially starting from scratch with my clothing (still have my 7 pairs of AE shoes 🤓). For some reference I have 1 white and 1 light blue houndstooth custom shirt, 3 custom suits, a navy, mid-grey and charcoal glen plaid. Thanks again for helping the modern gentleman build and care for his wardrobe! I am hooked! 🤵🏻
I think he bought a size bigger CH shirt. For me, made to measure is best option. Investing in expensive super quality material and get it tailored made to measure is good idea then given ton of bucks to bespoke tailor. You will get 4 to 5 great quality nice fiting m2m shirt than a bespoke.
I am having a very hard time imagining anyone who purchases $1,000 shirts who isn't a terrible person. On the other hand, the shirts the rest of us buy are pretty much made with slave labor in Malaysia or somewhere, so maybe I'm the terrible person.
One of my pet peeves is s button on the sleeve gauntlet. If ever I’m in shirtsleeves at my desk, they click and catch on the desk itself - bloody annoying! From French cuffs to barrel cuffs, I always get my shirts made minus a gauntlet button. Your Charvet shirts always look top drawer Kirby and you did a great job showing people the differences between the two. After watching this video, people should be able to make a more informed choice, if embarking on their bespoke journey.
@@paulortiz2035 Are you high? This design of gauntlet has a flat panel with a button hole in it. It’ll just look sloppy if you cut the button off - as folks will see you’re missing a button on each sleeve and think you simply don’t care. My sleeves lack the flat panel on the gauntlet and don’t gape open. I prefer to look smart without a button on the gauntlet, for the reasons mentioned above.
At the end of the day, the most important thing is fit but he is not even seen wearing the shirt in the video. would be a real shame if the bespoke fitted worse than the off the shelf one lol
I would ruin a 1000 dollar shirt in just a few wears just like all my dress shirts by sweating, getting spilled on/ spilling food/drink, staining around the neck, etc. just can’t see it for me but I bet they feel great
Kirby and Raphael (gentlemanz gazette) are easily the most knowledgeable and trustable sources for menswear information on the internet. Always learn something new. Great video !
I like Raphael but he plugs is brand way too heavy, it's nauseating to be honest. Kirby is alot more subtle about plugging his brand, etc. I feel like GG is now just a way to advertise and sprook the products online. I actually unsubscribed to his channel because of it. There is alot of good information on the internet (try reading blogs and pick up a few classic books- cheap on amazon), I don't need to sit through a 20 minute advertisement about shit I will never buy.
Sorry but for me nothing justify such a price for a shirt, even bespoke in a unbelievable fabric. I think there is too much excitement around tailoring and craftsmanship that someone tried and succeeded to shift in the luxury world (a lot of italian tailors indeed). And Charvet has been a luxury good since decades...
I like 'bespoke' shirts also. But for $1,000 I'd wear tees. I had a very competent tailor make custom shirts for me for $60.00. Of course if I wanted very high end cotton, Egyptian or Sea Island it's about $25/yd and up, and I'd need 2.5 yards, but the fabrication would run the same.
I find your example of $100 off-the-rack shirt to be of poor making at that price point, but maybe USA is different from what I see locally. The Swedish makes I buy for $100-$150 (and that's including 25% VAT!) are far better sewn and has good quality mother of pearl buttons. Your example more illustrates shirts I got in the $40-$50 range (and that again includes 25% VAT). Either way, thanks yet again for your beautifully produced videos!
While I do intend to include bespoke dress shirts in my wardrobe I would never buy a shirt for $1,000. Even Turnbull and Asser doesn't charge that much and they're about the best shirtmakers in the world.
Great...after watching this very interesting video learning about all the little details of real quality I now hate my off the rack shirts. Not even sure what to wear tomorrow.
oxysoxos, I don’t think you should feel badly. The idea of spending $1000 on a shirt, A SHIRT! Is absolutely ridiculous to me. How many times have you noticed the drape of the shirt on the guy you’re talking to?
@@tomblack6972 you have to understand these shirts are not intended for the average person lol. someone worth millions of dollars won’t think twice about paying $1,000 for a shirt. it is literally pocket change
Honestly, bespoke dress shirts feel largely unnecessary to me. Made to measure seems enough for me. Dress shirts are undershirts. For those that like to wear shirts as such, without a jacket, it's important to have an impeccable fit. But for those that wear shirts as undershirts for suits (their intended purpose), a great fit will do and finding a brand with a general fit that is good for you and having more specific elements of the shirt made to measure is near-perfect already. Shirts won't last you a lifetime, bespoke suits absolutely will. That is why I'll stick to bespoke suits, where I can afford it, but definitely won't get into bespoke shirt-making on this level. After maybe 10 years at best the shirt will be worn out, so it doesn't seem like a worthwhile investment. Nonetheless I really do appreciate the extra effort in bespoke shirts. Maybe if the price is brought down to 200/300-ish euros it becomes worth it.
Agreed. I found 3 almost new Eton dress shirts at the thrift store plus it was half price day. I got so many comments and people feeling the shirt. You can find good clothes for cheap if you're savvy enough
Nice video about $100 shirt vs $1000 shirt. I like the fact that the $1000 shirt has the year of manufacturing in it and the customer signature. My Ross department store 17 1/2 shirt fit my body but doesn't fit my neck. I can't close the collar to wear a tie. That is why custom shirts are better. Department store shirt winkle while you are wearing them.
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Bespoke items will never be a part of my wardrobe but dammit if I can't get enough of this delightful weirdo. His passion for fine clothing is infectious. I'm wearing a Larry Bird tshirt and shorts made out of sweatpant material. Two mismatched, yet beautiful pieces. I call all my clothes pieces now. Just like Kirby. Love this dude.
Luckily they are for me. Shirts, suits and especially shoes. If you get to the stage where you can have clothes made, go for shoes. It's really worth it. Some of mine are 30 years old and when my father died some of his were 40 years old.
Never say never
@@mscott3918 who did you go with for bespoke shoes ?
They can be with a good sewing machine and patience. The hard part will be sourcing fabrics.
> I can't get enough of this delightful weirdo
Seriously, he's either super fucking rich, or spends most of his income on shoes and clothes.
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I have 5 wetsuits that are all wetsuits.
My shirts are all made from leaves that i find on the street.
What’s a shirt?
my hairs are my shirts
My shirts come in a pack of 3 for £20.
Bet they’re nice?!
Alex Ryan I bet most people couldn't even tell the difference between your shirts and a 1k shirt, even after watching this video.
Something to be proud of
Walmart must be ready to promote you!
mine is from 100yen store
I'd be very interested in a comparison video between bespoke shirts - like a comparison between a Hemrajani bespoke vs the $1000 Charvet. I've had bespoke shirts made by three different tailors and the difference between the three was quite remarkable and surprising.
i'd rather wear a poncho, made of 900 dolla bills, personally
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Even though I cannot afford a Charvet bespoke shirt, I am fascinated by your presentation of all the fine nuances that distinguish such a shirt from the ordinary run-of-the mill types.
You can sew shanks on your buttons if pressed!!! A good spool of thread and a few needles might cost you $20.
And if you have trouble with cheap plastic, and onerously thick buttons, for Pete's sake, change them. For about $25-$30 you can have the buttons of your dreams! And you can learn quite quickly how to change your buttons and sew a longer shank on at the same time--- making him and all of the guys like him absolutely weak in the knees!
For God's sake! Have we turned into a nation of fops or what?
I normally hate the fashion industry because it makes people spend hundreds or thousands on just logos. But at least you show how to get quality deals and explain if items are actually worth the high price tag or not.
Does your homeowner's policy cover your wardrobe?
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Hey Kirby, you should do a video on the best made to measure websites for formal, and casual clothing. Thanks.
1000 $ for a bespoke cotton shirt by Charvet completely 100 % machine made with no hand finishing (compared to neapolitan shirts). Even if it is the best cotton fabric, it's a total bullshit...
He said they were hand sewn and monogramed by hand
@@bobsbeard3977 100 hands is a indian brand specialized in luxury shirts. There are really hand sewn and don't cost 1000 Euros !!!
@@patrickcamilletti6884 they price it at what they know some people are willing to pay, not what is “reasonable markup” for the average person. the shirt itself probably isn’t even worth $300, but for the very rich, paying $1000 for a shirt is like paying $50 for a shirt to a normal person.
Honestly, if someone invests $1K in a personal trainer instead they'll look great in a $30 shirt from Marshalls
honestly, you are wrong
at the end of the day 1k is too much for a bespoke shirt I think. Though, I have shirts from Luca Avitabile, Luciano Lombardi, and my local tailor Sanmaria and they are all from 500$ to 350$ depending on the shirt. My local tailor has me buy the fabric and legit charges me 125$ to make a shirt and he cut me a pattern. He has cut my pants as well and charges like 250$ for those sans fabric. So Kirby is not wrong here about quality but I have never seen a 1k shirt before and the makers I have listed are quite high end in the Italian Market.
Randy Bingham The only reason to pay $1000 for a shirt is so you can tell people it is a $1000 shirt, because no one would ever know or care otherwise
1,000 USD is just too much for a shirt, at least for me...
Yeah, theres just no amount of benefits a $1000.00 shirt can offer, that would offset that price difference imo.
Me too
If you get 10 years out of it then that is only $100 a year what can be bad about that compared to an actual $100 shirt.
@@MrMarconi2010 Is it stain proof, is it impossible to rip it accidently?
Get a job you bum. The only thing in life that matters is clothes that are at least $1000. If you have a $500 dollar shirt you are just a failure. You are quite worthless. If you care about money you probably have no real perspective on the world. Must be nice to live in a Kirby bubble.
First, I want to say thank you for the video and the effort taken to produce it. However, personally, I don't think this is the best comparison. Of course there will be differences in the quality between these two shirts, however you are comparing a $100 shirt to a $1000 shirt, which really isn't a fair comparison. Those who are looking to get a $100 won't buy a $1000 shirt and same event will happen the other way. If you are deciding to do a comparison, do it on a $100 shirt to a $250 shirt or $250 shirt to a $500 shirt. Moreover, if you want to do a bespoke comparison, do it between two high-end similar priced bespoke tailors.The price point is much smaller and you can really show off the quality difference while perhaps persuade people to spend a 'bit' more money on it. The structure (showing the quality to look out for) is good but again, you could have done that in a different video. It just seems like a marketing video in the end, rather than being a fair comparison. Anyway, that's my view. There's still great work in the production, script, etc making a nice watch (as always). Thank you :)
Metro Train good points, but does it need to be a fair comparison? I don’t think it is Kirby his intention to talk people into bespoke shirting. Merely to show the array of differences between the two outers of the spectrum. Perhaps Kirby can enlighten us what the goal of this video is.
That being said I’m looking forward to see how the Will Whiting shirts hold up against the Charvet’s. I saw some great pictures passing by on instagram.
Take it for what it is....a comparison.....
@@rooierakker23 Not sure really, was just my thoughts, at the end of the day it's still a good video. Just wanted to give a bit of constructive criticism :)
Metro Train Also, there's plenty of ready-to-wear shirts (even under $100) that have mother of pearl buttons and are, overall, of very good quality. Also, there are made-to-measure companies that offer dozens of different collar options and other customizations, and if all the measurements are taken correctly, the shirt will fit very well! On average, these shirts cost around $150-200. Obviously, Charvet is true bespoke and makes much higher quality products, and is sure a legendary name, but it is still nearly impossible to justify such a price for a shirt.
@@countalma9800 Indeed there is :)
If I could afford a $1000 shirt... I too would send my shirts to Arizona to be dry cleaned. Fact.
If I could afford $1000 on a shirt, I probably wouldn't even bother dry cleaning it, I'd just throw it away and put on a new one.
i certainly wouldn't be fucking watching videos on TH-cam
@@ultrademigod Even if you could afford a $1000, you wouldn't be throwing them away. If you could afford $1000 shirts then maybe you'd do that with the cheap $50 shirts.
@@PBMS123 I think you're over analyzing it a bit.
I've been making made to measure shirts for about 8 years _with_ the ability to adjust the shoulder angle, collar width, armhole size ect., also sleeve width, first button height ect. so this is quite a bit of undermining made to measure. I have to start calling our mtm shirts semi-bespoke or something else.
How do I place an order?
@@romanmwong PhD & CPA? ...Call me!
@@pthesmith He probably teaches accounting lol
Yes, you should. MTM doesn't usually have all these choices. Artisan MTM, or custom MTM?
Are they hand sewn with monograms and only the highest quality fabric known to man?
I cannot tell you the difference wearing a bespoke shirt makes in the way you look and feel. I am also not yet willing to spend at the Charvet level, but Hemrajani and Individualized Shirts, both of whom I currently use, provide bespoke/custom shirts that are excellent and are far less expensive than Charvet. Once you start wearing custom shirts, you'll never want to go back. People make comments such as "you look great- can't quite put my finger on it, but it looks great."
to really drive the point home regarding fit, i think it would have been a good idea if kirby also wore both shirts in front of the camera.
lullemans72 So true , but then we’d see, there isn’t a $900 difference .
This guy looks too pompus to be caught wearing anything that costs less than $500
TheGoondas87 Pompous is right . He thinks he’s English Royalty.
@@G17-911 Damn good comment.
A $1,000 shirt may be all well and good as a starter, but surely there's a $5,000 luxury shirt that really sets tongues wagging?
Stefano ricci
This was very informative and illuminating. Cheers!
My Brooks Brothers Regent fit shirts fit me pretty well. I'm not quite on this level but there's nothing wrong with buying 1000 shirts. I'd be scared to do anything in it.
I use Jos Bank and they now do measure to fit shirts for $100 and it takes 4 weeks to make.
@@tomburke4652 The things people admit in public these days!
Watched this wearing a Loro Piana shirt. Shirt is still comfortable, even after watching this vid, which was excellent.
Eton and Stenströms have a button shank. Also if you really want a shank and MOP button you can take it to a tailor.
Started to video, wondering how the heck did he found a $1000 shirt. Heard the name "Charvet": I can stop the video right here, right now. I know where the "problem" comes from. I once walked in there, asked about price, starting 600€. I don't see how they can even try to justify their prices, when other legendary places such as Turbnull & Asser (who, as a side note, make shirts for the crown and bond actors) start at 260£ (276€), which is not even half price, for a similar level of make.
And even the sleeves are not attached by hand here...
I can't afford either shirts (well, I do own a handful of Carolina Herrera) but what I do is buy off-the-rack clothes and have them tailored. I drive 30 miles to the nearest seamstress and tailor which I found years ago. That still comes out sometimes cheaper than the Carolina Herrera (a brand I respect for her love of a good white shirt)
The value of a good, unassuming seamstress is a staggering blind spot in the conversation. Over a recent "clotheshorse phase" ranging from wonderful $12 Bella+Canvas 3501 blank t-shirts to a pair of bespoke shoes, I found my local tailor to be right up there with those t-shirts in value. This is especially true in the cases where she upgraded or repaired old garments I already owned.
Perhaps there are some reasons that great local tailors don't get airtime. Their craft doesn't scale like a manufacturer's does, and working with them doesn't deliver the dopamine shot of a luxury experience. You have to look for these people, and there are no guarantees - you might get burned a few times before striking gold. (Though Yelp in my experience has been reliable.) Their margins aren't high. So I guess there's no money trail.
But then I go see Emilia in her beat-up storefront emblazoned TUXEDOS, we push through the language barrier, and a $25 pair of darts reforms a tenty ten-year-old shirt into something special. Or an $80 rebuild turns a $55 Nordstrom Rack pair of jeans into something I want to live in all the time, with far better material - and, frankly, far better fit - than a $200 pair of made-to-measure jeans. It's like magic! It makes me want to learn some sewing.
There is no shirt that is worth $1000. If you paid $1000 for a shirt regardless if it was made in France or even Mars then you need to rethink your irrational decisions because they are way out of whack. 😂
That 1k shirt better be John Wick certified....
I shop at KMART but i appreciate this dude's passion, très bon, bro
Is KMart still around?
@@romanmwong you bet
I love how this channels cheap alternative is super expensive for 95% of worlds population lol
LeFatalpotato but then 95% of the worlds population can’t watch TH-cam (censored) or understand English, or has internet access fast enough to watch videos.
@@aussiestallion69 well I guess there is certainly an unlucky populace in the world that is not able to connect to TH-cam, but I believe it is in no way close to 95%, I would guess somewhere in the ballpark of 10%. Coming from a country with a gdp per capita of $9k/year, even here more than 90% of people own a device that can connect to internet. And due to ppp, poorer countries have internet access for less than quarter of the price of what Europeans and Americans pay for in an equivalent package
LeFatalpotato you need to do more research, China bans TH-cam, the population of China is approx 1.3 Billion people, India has a population of 1.35 Billion people of which only 460 million can access the Internet, so with a global population of 7.6 billion just China and India add up to approx 24% If you do add in English speakers as a first or second language, and estimates vary widely but it’s approx 2 billion of which some of course are in India which a large majority of the educated population speak a English as a second language and of course are very likely to have access to the internet, so estimated 250 million for that. If you do the sums that’s about 23% for English speakers as a first or second language, again not all would have access to high speed Internet so let’s say only 20%, making at least 80% of the global population essentially without access to or understanding of the content of the video. However as you alluded it’s the cost of the less expensive shirt that is unaffordable for 95% of the world population and in that you’re very likely correct!
@@aussiestallion69 Well, for starters, I had not stated anything about people that could understand or even reach the video or not, I only wanted to state that if the number of people that have internet access would not outnumber those that can afford a $100 shirt 100 to 1 I would be seriously surprised! PS: I just checked a website called hostingfacts.com, and it states there are 4.1b active internet users in the world by december 2018, and I really don't care how many of them can speak English or reach this video, it's too much of an hustle for me lol. But I think it would be safe to assume there are less than 41m $100 shirts sold every year lol.
I love the idea of bespoke, and Charvet is undoubtedly a legendary establishment, but hardly anything can justify a $1000 shirt. It's all because of the brand name.
Using a discount code on a reputable MTM you can get one no different than the $1000 shirt. Try using CIPRIAN_100 on Lanieri.com and tell me how it fits! Mine was as good as a shirt can get, with luxurious fabric.
Anonymus0927 totally agree.
There is no amount of detail and craftsmanship that can make a shirt have an actual intrinsic value of $1000.
@@dickJohnsonpeter you pay for the hours worked aswell, and for the experience that the tailor has gained over the years
Sorry but this is bonkers what world do you live in ...
$1000 for a shirt that is custom made for your body with the highest quality material is actually pretty cheap for what it is my guy.
All great points. I guess I got lucky, Charles Tyrwhitt extra slim fit shirts fit me perfectly. I used to wear standard sizing off the rack and I would agree, a properly fitting shirt is a GAME CHANGER. Looks so much better and the higher arm holes, much more comfortable with a suit jacket.
you can get better shirts for half the price at propercloth
1000 bucks for a shirt? I have $50 shirts that have survived years of wearing. 1000 for shoes I'd understand. You can resole many times before they're worn out, but a shirt can easily be pinched or torn by accident and you're done.
19:23 for the highlight of the video.
blkbrd I use to UPS my shirts to a dry cleaner in NYC. Yep the Great Recession ended that luxury.
Earning 250k per year I feel pretty privileged most of the time, but some of these episodes make me feel like a bum 😆
fischputza I thought I was set with my eton shirts, but they got nothing on these bespoke things. Insane.
What job/biz are you in fischputza?
@@couragefox Banking, but nothing fancy
no you're very privileged. i couldn't imagine earning that much money.
Ridiculous $1k. Most I’d pay for a shirt is one by Emma Willis. And I only have 4 and that is all I have needed so far for any business trip.
Absolutely LOVE your videos. Your presentation is so pleasant and informative. Fantastic detail. Thank you!
I just purchased my first Turnbull & Asser shirt and the difference in quality is uncanny from my usual OTR $100 shirt. I can’t bring myself to by a cheap shirt after seeing for myself. You just can’t explain it until you have it on/ in your hands. Fantastic video as always.
Bespoke shirts by COURTOT in Paris have stood the test of time and do not cost so much.
Everyone talking about how the 1000$ one is too expensive, but am I the only one thinking that even 100$ is too much ?
Fact is most cannot afford a $100.00 shirt.
cannot or don't want to?
@@daftmell5237 Either/or depending on who you chose to include or exclude.
Kirby, Do you use starch in your shirts. maybe you can talk about how to best starch shirts
Thanks
I read somewhere that starch embeds crystals into the fabric which abrade the threads. This in turn reduces the life expectancy of the garment. Probably not something one wants to do with a fine shirt. But again if one can afford such a shirt one may not care.
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$1K shirt still looks bad when your tie is crooked, in relation to ones neck/collar. lol
Obviously you should wear a Hermes tie 😀
I only buy myself the finest shirts from Costco.
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The cheapest ‘bespoke’ option for shirts is to order a size slightly too large and then ask a tailor to make adjustments. There’s a Chinese lady who does this for me regularly and she’s great at it. The shirts fit like a glove.
How much does she pay for the adjustments? My experience is that even if they are able to bring in the sides, the armscye will always be too large. By increasing the size of the shirt, you increase the size of the armscye. This to me is the most obvious and uncomfortable part of a shirt that is too large.
I was gonna say a third reason for a button shank is that the button/buttonhole no longer pinches the shirt fabric together so you don't get any puckering.
I buy my shirts at the thrift store, top quality brands for a fraction of the retail price.
you're not gonna find a $1,000 bespoke shirt at a thrift store. Motherfuckers will be buried in those shirts.
@@bobsbeard3977 Yes you can. Brands like Kiton, Isaia, Brioni, Brunello Cucinelli, etc. Can all be found at the thrift store. Not that finding a bespoke shirt is very helpful most of time as it's tailored to a specific individual, but if you're very lucky it will fit.
I live in Hong Kong and have my shirts made at Ascot Chang. For the price of one Charvet I can get 3 fully bespoke shirts in Alumo fabric.
Good for you!!
Question is are they as elegant as a Charvet?
Well, if one is cutting corners it may have to do. I'm sorry to hear about your total failure in life.
Shit, i didn`t know Niles Crane had a YT channel.
*"...it almost cuts the cuff in half, I mean look at that..."* Exactly! I am thoroughly disgusted and we should boycott Carolina Herrera.
Despite all the pomp around the Charvet shirt, Kirby does a great job pointing out the finer details for which the customer is paying when buying bespoke. The summary at the end says it best- there are excellent off-the-rack shirts you can find, but beware the cotton/poly blends and wrinkle-resistance. I love my Brooks Brothers supima cotton shirts but because they are treated with anti-wrinkle chemicals they don't breathe well at all, making them almost unwearable in warmer temperatures. In the world of off-the-rack, it pays to shop around and stick with brands that suit your body shape.
I think you don't need to spend $1000 to get a fantastic shirt and Charvet's pricing seems excessive. Simon from Permanent Style did a review on Charvet shirts a year or two ago and also highlighted the steep price. There are many Italian shirt makers who rival or even exceed Charvet in terms of quality and finish. And they do a lot by hand. Some would feel that the lack of hand-finishing on a Charvet shirt is a deal breaker, too. But i think that's just a preference: there's no substantial functional advantage to handwork vs. machine stitching.
This man makes Tom Haverford seem like a rational, modest person.
And now I have a button that popped off so I can practice putting it back on with a shank
Would love to see a comparison of a reputable online MTM shirt compared to the bespoke Charvet. No doubt it wouldn’t be the same but would be interesting to see how close it can get with maybe 20% of the cost.
kongmw not going to see that because he won’t make his sponsors look bad. That’s why he won’t compare boot black to his shoe polishes
Using a discount code on a reputable MTM you can get one no different than the $1000 shirt. Try using CIPRIAN_100 on Lanieri.com and tell me how it fits! Mine was as good as a shirt can get, with luxurious fabric.
If the MTM company is really good, not like the majority, but really good; you can get a bespoke shirt in the $150 to $175 range that will truly rival that $1,000 shirt. How do I know? I've been working in the bespoke and MTM markets for years and next year am launching my own brand.
@@rodellis6 What? He isn't sponsored by Charvet, he doesn't sell their products. As far as I can tell, he makes his money solely from the products he sells on his website.
As for comparing Saphir polishes to "boot black," what do you mean? If you mean brands like Kiwi, Kirby has done the comparison numerous times, as have many other people, and the Saphir polishes blow everything else out of the water, especially in terms of ease of use. I can tell you from personal experience that Saphir polishes take a fraction of the time and a fraction of the amount of product to achieve the same shine. Plus, they are available in 12+ colors, while Kiwi, Lincoln, etc. are available in 5 colors at the most. In short, yes, Saphir polishes really are better. They really are worth the extra money - which works out to pennies per shine, anyway.
Could you do a comparison between an English bespoke shirt like a Turnbull & Asser or Budd and one of your Charvet shirts? Great video as always.
No. I will not buy a $1000 shirt. I get what the quality difference is, but it doesn't justify the cost. The $120 alternative he mentioned sounds like good value. But a grand is just too much.
nice video comparison, Kirby! although in my opinion, it would have been useful to have an intermediate comparison, like a Borrelli shirt...some very respected people in the sartorial world find Charvet shirts very overrated and would prefer 100Hands ones any day of the week. There are some brands that just rest on legacy and hope that it will be enough. Hilditch & Key in London is one of those cases where regulars of many years stopped shopping there because the quality (and customer service) haven't kept up with prices
In my opinion, anyone who would spend $1000 on a dress shirt is either a narcissist or a fool. Maybe both.
Or they just have a bunch of money.
Hey Kirby I am loving the channel (currently binge watching the entire Q&A series)! What would you suggest for a mans first 10 custom shirts? I am essentially starting from scratch with my clothing (still have my 7 pairs of AE shoes 🤓). For some reference I have 1 white and 1 light blue houndstooth custom shirt, 3 custom suits, a navy, mid-grey and charcoal glen plaid. Thanks again for helping the modern gentleman build and care for his wardrobe! I am hooked! 🤵🏻
I think he bought a size bigger CH shirt. For me, made to measure is best option. Investing in expensive super quality material and get it tailored made to measure is good idea then given ton of bucks to bespoke tailor. You will get 4 to 5 great quality nice fiting m2m shirt than a bespoke.
I am having a very hard time imagining anyone who purchases $1,000 shirts who isn't a terrible person. On the other hand, the shirts the rest of us buy are pretty much made with slave labor in Malaysia or somewhere, so maybe I'm the terrible person.
"These two shirts are both shirts" 😆 What the hell?
Still 1000$ shirt cannot resist yellow stains from the deodorant so it won’t last long
One of my pet peeves is s button on the sleeve gauntlet. If ever I’m in shirtsleeves at my desk, they click and catch on the desk itself - bloody annoying!
From French cuffs to barrel cuffs, I always get my shirts made minus a gauntlet button.
Your Charvet shirts always look top drawer Kirby and you did a great job showing people the differences between the two.
After watching this video, people should be able to make a more informed choice, if embarking on their bespoke journey.
And a scissor is all you need to solve that ptoblem!
Easy. Peasey!!!
@@paulortiz2035 Are you high? This design of gauntlet has a flat panel with a button hole in it. It’ll just look sloppy if you cut the button off - as folks will see you’re missing a button on each sleeve and think you simply don’t care.
My sleeves lack the flat panel on the gauntlet and don’t gape open. I prefer to look smart without a button on the gauntlet, for the reasons mentioned above.
Looks like he's just comparing a high quality slim fit to a low quality regular fit...
Kirby was showing off his $1000 dress shirt to a casual shirt :)
At the end of the day, the most important thing is fit but he is not even seen wearing the shirt in the video. would be a real shame if the bespoke fitted worse than the off the shelf one lol
Kirby, and gang, what are your thoughts on Eton shirts?
You can get better value for your money.
Eton shirts are fantastic. The care to fabric and cut are well done.
@@GrandMoffTarkinsTeaDispenser name a few
Great video Kirby! How often should I dry clean my suits if I am wearing them day in day out 9-5?
i think that the comparison should be RTW vs MTM & MTM vs Bespoke.
RTW vs Bespoke is a bit too far off for comparison
So that's what bullied people will turned into 😅
I would ruin a 1000 dollar shirt in just a few wears just like all my dress shirts by sweating, getting spilled on/ spilling food/drink, staining around the neck, etc. just can’t see it for me but I bet they feel great
Imagine someone spill coffee on it and offer to pay for your shirt, and you said:"its 1000$, thanks"😂
he could sell sand to an arab
Hahaha.
Try getting an off the rack shirt to fit well when you have a 19” neck.
Not worth the 900 difference though.
Next.
Kirby and Raphael (gentlemanz gazette) are easily the most knowledgeable and trustable sources for menswear information on the internet. Always learn something new. Great video !
I like Raphael but he plugs is brand way too heavy, it's nauseating to be honest. Kirby is alot more subtle about plugging his brand, etc. I feel like GG is now just a way to advertise and sprook the products online. I actually unsubscribed to his channel because of it. There is alot of good information on the internet (try reading blogs and pick up a few classic books- cheap on amazon), I don't need to sit through a 20 minute advertisement about shit I will never buy.
Sorry but for me nothing justify such a price for a shirt, even bespoke in a unbelievable fabric. I think there is too much excitement around tailoring and craftsmanship that someone tried and succeeded to shift in the luxury world (a lot of italian tailors indeed). And Charvet has been a luxury good since decades...
If I buy a $1000 shirt it better be bullet/fire proof
I like 'bespoke' shirts also. But for $1,000 I'd wear tees. I had a very competent tailor make custom shirts for me for $60.00. Of course if I wanted very high end cotton, Egyptian or Sea Island it's about $25/yd and up, and I'd need 2.5 yards, but the fabrication would run the same.
27:30 - You could use a nice, bespoke manicure, old chap
Do you have bespoke underwire ? Custom fit I would think would be important in this area.
Not yet... but there are a lot of Shirtmakers out there that will do bespoke boxer shorts
I find your example of $100 off-the-rack shirt to be of poor making at that price point, but maybe USA is different from what I see locally. The Swedish makes I buy for $100-$150 (and that's including 25% VAT!) are far better sewn and has good quality mother of pearl buttons. Your example more illustrates shirts I got in the $40-$50 range (and that again includes 25% VAT). Either way, thanks yet again for your beautifully produced videos!
I bought mine in Florida for $15
While I do intend to include bespoke dress shirts in my wardrobe I would never buy a shirt for $1,000. Even Turnbull and Asser doesn't charge that much and they're about the best shirtmakers in the world.
T&A makes a great shirt. Around the $400 price point. $1,000 is a bit of an exaggeration. This is with Carvet’s highest grade of fabric.
@@kirbyallison Ah, I see. Well keep up the good work, sir.
Very informative thank you!
My favorite Dress Shirts are Eton
How do you make so much money?
Great...after watching this very interesting video learning about all the little details of real quality I now hate my off the rack shirts. Not even sure what to wear tomorrow.
oxysoxos, I don’t think you should feel badly. The idea of spending $1000 on a shirt, A SHIRT! Is absolutely ridiculous to me. How many times have you noticed the drape of the shirt on the guy you’re talking to?
@@tomblack6972 you have to understand these shirts are not intended for the average person lol. someone worth millions of dollars won’t think twice about paying $1,000 for a shirt. it is literally pocket change
Honestly, bespoke dress shirts feel largely unnecessary to me. Made to measure seems enough for me. Dress shirts are undershirts. For those that like to wear shirts as such, without a jacket, it's important to have an impeccable fit. But for those that wear shirts as undershirts for suits (their intended purpose), a great fit will do and finding a brand with a general fit that is good for you and having more specific elements of the shirt made to measure is near-perfect already.
Shirts won't last you a lifetime, bespoke suits absolutely will. That is why I'll stick to bespoke suits, where I can afford it, but definitely won't get into bespoke shirt-making on this level. After maybe 10 years at best the shirt will be worn out, so it doesn't seem like a worthwhile investment. Nonetheless I really do appreciate the extra effort in bespoke shirts. Maybe if the price is brought down to 200/300-ish euros it becomes worth it.
Anna Matuozzo makes all my shirts. Thank-You very much.
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@@warmachine671 That's more like "made to measure" lol
44 slim from Eton works well for me and the quality of Eton is second to none.
Agreed. I found 3 almost new Eton dress shirts at the thrift store plus it was half price day. I got so many comments and people feeling the shirt. You can find good clothes for cheap if you're savvy enough
I just go to the Ross clearance section..
Nice video about $100 shirt vs $1000 shirt. I like the fact that the $1000 shirt has the year of manufacturing in it and the customer signature. My Ross department store 17 1/2 shirt fit my body but doesn't fit my neck. I can't close the collar to wear a tie. That is why custom shirts are better. Department store shirt winkle while you are wearing them.
You should do a video on hair care. You pull off an awesome classic hairstyle that I wouldn't have any idea how to accomplish.
Kirby: When taking your shirts to the cleaners, do you select no-starch, light-starch, or heavy starch? Is your choice just a matter of personal preference or is it a matter of fabric care? Thank you and best wishes.