We have had many comments and a few complaints that we do not offer the option of a split yoke on our dress shirts. The fact is we can make the shirts with a split-yoke but have simply not built the option into the website (which we will do very soon.).

To order your dress shirt with a split yoke simply add the request in the Additional Information section when ordering or email us separately once you have placed your order.

The split yoke is wonderful detail on a dress shirt, especially when the fabric is patterned. The ability to match the split pattern across the yoke of the shirt is a sign of quality craftsmanship. NiAlma Dress Shirts ensures the split pattern is matched perfectly every time.

Next time you order a custom dress shirt from NiAlma, consider ordering with a split yoke.

Depending upon which line of work you are in, you may not ever find yourself needing to wear a tie. However, there are still many professions and occasions that require men to wear ties. The next dilemma is matching the dress shirts and ties together. Do you match your ties to the range of dress shirts you have? Or do you by shirts to compliment the ties you have accumulated over the years? I guess it often works out to be a little from column A and B.

Many men find themselves coming back to blue and white dress shirts or white dress shirts with blue stripes. Not only does blue and white look good on almost everyone, it is an easy color combination to match up ties with. In fact all men should have a plain blue and plain white dress shirt as part of their rotation, as they are not only easy to match ties to but when they fit well, look brilliant.

If you want to move away from blues and whites or add some other colors to your dress shirt range, without making it impossible to match your ties, there are alternative options. Gray is a great alternative to blue and white striped shirts. This beautiful Italian gray and white stripe is the perfect example is this Italian gray striped fabric. Any tie that goes with your blue and white striped dress shirt will match this fabric. White with black stripes is also a good option for matching ties to. Here is the perfect example from our Black label Thomas mason range: a stunning fine black striped fabric. This dress shirt will look amazing with a red tie.

When designing your dress shirt, make sure the collar you choose is suitable for the type of knot you tie. If you like a strong Windsor knot you need a collar with enough spread to accommodate the larger size. Our widespread collar would be perfect. If you wear thinner tie and use a smaller four-in-hand knot, you can opt for a narrower spread collar. If you want versatility with your dress shirt collar then choose our spread collar and you cannot go wrong.
For more information on tie knots this website is a great source of information: www.tieknot.com.

When shopping for your dress shirt size in store from a ready to wear brand, generally the only option you have is to choose based on your neck size. Most conventional, ready to wear brands will create a full shirt profile solely off the neck size. Some brands will offer their dress shirts with sleeve length variations to try and create a better fit.

The standard dress shirt sizes we offer are based on the database of customer measurement profiles we have stored and multiple different ready to wear brands. We have tried to create more accurate dress shirt sizing to give those customers who do not want to measure an existing shirt or their body, a genuine opportunity to wear a good fitting shirt.
There are two key measurements of a dress shirt that need to be right (as a bare minimum) for your body in order for it to look good. The shoulder seams need to sit on the edge of your shoulder bones, they act effectively like a coat hanger. Getting the dress shirts sleeve length right is important so as to not have excess fabric bunching in the arms or vice versa, have cuffs that disappear up the suit jacket sleeve.

The most common complaint we get regarding dress shirt sizes is the excess fabric through the torso of the shirt. For slimmer people it is almost impossible to by off the rack dress shirts that are well contoured through the torso. This is where knowing your body measurements is extremely useful to enable you to utilize NiAlma’s full dress shirt tailoring service. All of the critical size aspects of the shirt are cut perfectly to your body. An easy way to establish a good measurement profile is to measure a shirt you own and wear and make adjustments to the dimensions based on the size issues you have with it. If you feel there is too much fabric around the torso take 1.00” – 2.00” off waist measurement. This can be applied to each dimension of the shirt until you have created your own unique dress shirt size profile.