Going the custom shirt route...

[Peter Crowe]

Personally speaking Tobus, I think this is where one can bring in a bit of personal flair to THCD. I like double cuffed shirts that require cufflinks for general wear with a suit, sports jacket and cords, or blazer and flannels, the levels of dress that correspond to THCD day-attire. Like you, I am not wild about coloured shirts with white collars and cuffs. I don't see why such a shirt as you describe would be outrageous in a more subtle tattersal check, but not in the heavy woolen Viyella tattersal check shirt (which is a more rustic shirt anyway).

As for going bespoke, if I could afford it I would, because having Marfan syndrome I have extra long arms (my height is 5' 10" and my wingspan 6'6" and I need a 16" collar), so getting shirts with long enough sleeves is always a gamble. That is probably why double cuffed shirts suit me is they tend to be more generous in sleeve length even when the cuffs are folded back. Again as a matter of personal taste I also dislike button down collars on any shirt I would wear with a tie.

When wearing tweed day-wear with cufflinks, I would go for subtle links (not too shiny) or the little woolen double knotted cuff fasteners sold at good Gent's outfitters like Brooks Brothers in the US or Austin Reed in the UK.

[Mudge]

Have you tried the "Slim fit" shirt from Walmart or other department store? I bought two that were pricey from Del Brothers men's store here at home. I love the fit, and they feel as comfortable as a 'tank'.

Cheers,

Mike

[Tobus]

When wearing tweed day-wear with cufflinks, I would go for subtle links (not too shiny) or the little woolen double knotted cuff fasteners sold at good Gent's outfitters like Brooks Brothers in the US or Austin Reed in the UK.

Agreed. I should have mentioned that in my original post. I have a decent selection of cufflinks. It is amazing what kind of selection I can find by going into antique stores, and several generations worth of cufflinks will be there at dirt-cheap prices. Just the other day (last Saturday was my birthday), I bought 5 more sets of vintage cufflinks for about $5 to $10 per set. Some of them were very subtle and modest, including a silver pair that's over 100 years old. Those would be best for day wear. Might even be fun to make a set with antler buttons to match a tweed kilt jacket!