Wow great deal! Lots of great Uni stripe OCBDS. Dont sleep on the yellow stripe one - they are actually pretty versatile! If you use blue dawn dish soap on the stain it should come out!
Nice to see some videos on Mercer shirts! Will probably try one when they update their website this fall. Off topic: have you tried Proper Cloth’s OCBDs? The basic oxford for around a 100 is a really nice, beefy 100% cotton fabric. They are also well made with tight stitching, shanked buttons and pretty good buttonholes. The best thing about them is that you can dial in the fit really well. For example, a ”Mercer fit” (they don’t offer it but you can make it yourself) with a corrected collar and neck posture and longer sleeves. If you have tried them/are going to try them it would be nice to hear how they compare to the legendary Mercer. Also, are the buttons on Mercer shirts shanked? They don’t look like it to me. It’s not a deal-breaker but something you would expect for a shirt that costs over 200.
What do you mean by shanked? I did buy a Proper Cloth shirt at one point but sent it back. I really liked how the shirt fit and the quality and thickness of the fabric. I sent it back because the shirt had almost a glossy finish to it; I think the was a problem specific to this color and wouldn’t be a problem with all of their shirts. I’ve wanted to try their Pima cotton oxford.
Wow great deal! Lots of great Uni stripe OCBDS. Dont sleep on the yellow stripe one - they are actually pretty versatile! If you use blue dawn dish soap on the stain it should come out!
Nice to see some videos on Mercer shirts! Will probably try one when they update their website this fall.
Off topic: have you tried Proper Cloth’s OCBDs? The basic oxford for around a 100 is a really nice, beefy 100% cotton fabric. They are also well made with tight stitching, shanked buttons and pretty good buttonholes. The best thing about them is that you can dial in the fit really well. For example, a ”Mercer fit” (they don’t offer it but you can make it yourself) with a corrected collar and neck posture and longer sleeves.
If you have tried them/are going to try them it would be nice to hear how they compare to the legendary Mercer.
Also, are the buttons on Mercer shirts shanked? They don’t look like it to me. It’s not a deal-breaker but something you would expect for a shirt that costs over 200.
What do you mean by shanked? I did buy a Proper Cloth shirt at one point but sent it back. I really liked how the shirt fit and the quality and thickness of the fabric. I sent it back because the shirt had almost a glossy finish to it; I think the was a problem specific to this color and wouldn’t be a problem with all of their shirts. I’ve wanted to try their Pima cotton oxford.