GCollier

Can anyone recommend anywhere to get some high quality formal work shirts which don't cost an arm and a leg (ideally less than £50 each). I like Thomas Pink shirts, but they have really started taking the **** with their prices now (they're £70+ each) and I just refuse to pay that much - feel like I'm being robbed. Bought a couple of M&S shirts recently but they just fell apart within a couple of months.

Cheers,

Gary.

CooperS

Tell me about it, I was stretching at work in an M&S shirt and my elbow went through the sleeve, had to wear my jacket for the rest of the day

HankScorpio

I've got a few of these, round about 35 each.
http://www.tmlewin.co.uk/

Seem ok for me and have a three month guarantee (but I know one guy who wears out the elbows on his desk but I think it's how he works rather than the shirts.)

Oh and they're a right bugger to iron.
And mine don't have pockets.

Jeez, I've just realised that they're crap!!!

Scratch the recommendation, stick to Debenhams, they only need ironed once every few months if you hang them up out the machine and are 13 quid each

davyboy

I have a few expensive shirts but never wear them as they are a bitch to iron. Charles Twyritt or something like that. Not one person said "oooh nice shirt anyway"

Quite happy to stick to M&S, Next and Debenhams etc. Would rather spend they money I spend driving my car or going away.

In fact I should sell my Sea Island shirt on ebay - fukcing thing looks like a chamois leather when I get it out the washing machine.

richiewong

And how! Ironed the b@stard out of them and they still look like a nut sack on a cold day

Jaguer shirts are fairly nice but now i just stick to cheapo Next shirts for work.

mole

I wear Lewin shirts also, and suit, good quality, dunno about ironing - the old dear does em!! If you work in the City I can get you a deal for cash

boxst

Hello

I have some YSL shirts and they are okay. Not as good as the Armani ones, but about a third of the price at £30 or less.

Steve.

GC8

Katharine Hamnett shirts look smart and they arent too expensive. Im not sure how well they iron though as Ive been getting five washed and ironed for £5 at my local Safeway....

Dolce & Gabbana shirts iron easily and look smart too but Ive not worn them much so I dont know if theyll last.

Simon

crush her

Don't buy TM Lewin

They don't iron well and have a strange cut to them which means they untuck at the sides.........all the time !

If you wear them for work they never last anyway, I've got some cheapo next shirts which are fine.

ProperCharlie

I find Austin Reed quite reasonable. They do longer arms which is necessary for a chimpanzee like me. They are "proper" without being silly price.

J4CKO

iTrader: (1)

Whats wrong with George at Asda ?

3 quid, they Iron well and are comfy, the choice is yours, wash it or bin it.

I have some posh shirts with cuff links and all that but I perfer the Chavsda ones.

sti-04!!

I used to buy George shirts when i used to do the doors

£8 a pop & who cares if they get ripped

As for work i kinda stick to Next but i do run an engineering shop & they dont last long when i am climbing on top of a 91 litre engine

djuk

I also have a few YSL shirts and they're quite nice. Good quality feel to them and don't seem to crinkle like most others

MrShades

Gary - I think you can forget the D&G, Armani, YSL, etc. "designer" brands - as they will 9 times out of 10 still be pretty crap quality compared with the likes of Thomas Pink shirts. However, I tend to agree that TP shirts can be expensive (the Outlet store at Swindon is good!)

I've found that Charles Tyrwhitt shirts are a similar quality, 25% off on the web-site and and if you register for a catalogue on there you often get sent 50% discount fliers. They also have a sale section on the web-site with some VERY cost-effective shirts (and ties, cufflinks). I've just bought a couple of sale shirts tonight - 40 quid for two, which can't be sniffed at (list price is 62 per shirt I think)...

They will also let you return any shirt within 3 months - worn or unworn, washed or unwashed, if you're not happy with it for any reason - for a full refund. Can't get much better than that!

Give them a go.... http://www.ctshirts.co.uk

Shades

GCollier

Thanks for all the replies, especially Shades for the link...the Charles Tyrwhitt shirts look like just the sort of thing I'm after. I'll give a couple a try.

Gary.

Mungo

I also wear Lewin's shirts - bitch to iron (need to be damp) but they do last well. The quality isn't quite as good as Thomas Pink, but better than New & Lingwood (material is a bit thin). One of the best shirts I had was from Ede and Ravenscroft.
I've recently bought a couple of Stephens Brothers shirts too, and these iron a lot easier without sacrificing quality.
M&S, John Lewis etc are rubbish in comparison to a proper shirtmaker's shirt.

midget1500

all mine are from CT as above. they are expensive but now they make all other 20-30 quid shirts feel so cheap and nasty, like wearing cardboard. but then again you are paying 70-80+ for one.