Kenneth ColeMen's Dress Shirt Slim Fit Technicole Stretch Solid

The fit is perfect for me, and I am not even slim. I do have broad shoulders, a thick frame, and a decent winter layer (though I am not pot belly) and yet this shirt drapes me very nicely, especially around the chest. Now, when I engorge myelf on buffett and can't tuck in my stomach, then yes, this shirt would look rediculous on me..I purchased this shirt very specifically for several reasons:1) I need a solid pink shirt for Breast Cancer Awareness month2) the buttons show a subtle logo for Kenneth Cole if you are close and notice. For this reason, I never buy from other brands that emboss their logo obnoxiously on the chest (i.e. T. Hilfiger and R. Lauren). I might reconsider if they pay me to be a walking talking advertisement for them.3) The material is 67% cotton (better looking), 29% polyester (non-wrinkle), and 4% elastane (stretchable and elastic). A very little bit of elastane/spandex/lycra goes a very long way in comfort. And no, it's not a just a woman's thing, so I have no shame wearing anything with a stretchable synthetic blend (as long as it is <5%). Pair this with Jockey's T-Shirts Slim Fit Cotton Stretch V-neck, white, L (95% cotton, 5% spandex) and Calvin Klein Men's Slim Fit 4-Pocket Stretch Sateen Pant, Tornado, 36W 30L (98% cotton, 2% lycra) and I have myself a super comfortable, breathable set of business casual wears.4) since the fit is perfect right out of the package, no need to make a trip to the cleaners and have a seamstress tailor it for me.5) the shirt has a conservative weave to the fabric. Very simple up-down-over-under in the warp and weft directions. It looks like chambray or end-to-end, if you are familiar with the technicals of shirt fabrics.6) it isn't shear, and isn't 100% opaque. It is in between. Fair skin folks have no problem, it's the darker skins that need help. With that, my white undershirt can still be noticed (I am very very tanned), so I might switch to a long-sleve undershirt. Yes, men have "panty-lines". I plan to buy this same shirt again in indigo, which is darker and makes opacity a moot issue.7) no yolks, no pleats, or anything that gives me exaggerated love-handles or the hunchback look. The only body contouring are two 30° angled shoulder darts, which you can somewhat see in the stock photos.8) even though it came with two cheap plastic collar stays, I will throw those away and use metal ones, such as Sharper Finish - 16 Stainless Steel Collar Stays For Dress ShirtsI am 5'11". Depending on the time of year and my diet, my weight varies between 190#-220#, waist between 34"-36", neck 16-16½, arms 34"/35", chest is 42"-43". Yes this "Techni-Cole™" thing sounds like a marketing gimick and it certainly got me to click the "buy" button, but honestly it's just a shirt with 3 blends of very common materials. And it works because I'm on the fatter side of my annual yo-yo dieting and I still feel very comfortable.

I really like these Kenneth Cole shirts. To give you an idea of my size, I am 5’ 7” with a 32” waist and wear a 38R slim jacket that doesn’t need alterations. My actual chest is 36”. I have both a 15” and 15.5” neck version of this shirt and both fit comfortably. This shirt is also slim enough for me so that it doesn’t really have any extra material in the back or shoulders but isn’t tight enough to hinder movement. I currently own this color and the dark blue and like both and get complements on both.I machine wash these and while the fabric isn’t completely wrinkle free I can generally get away without ironing unless I really need it crisp for en event. If you like your shirts perfectly wrinkle free you’d have to iron or have dry cleaned/pressed.My only complaint on size is more a complaint on non-tailored dress shirts and that is I am an exact 32” sleeve and these being 32/33 are slightly too long. With a coat it isn’t noticeable but I have someone take the sleeve down 3/4 of an inch. If I could get an exact 15 32” it would be perfect right out of the package.I would recommend these if you like slim fit shirts, just know the sleeve is closer to 33”.

I recently bought several suits of this brand at nordstrom, and figured Id give their shirts a run. Heres what I like and dislike.Like: fit very comfortably. The next, everything was comfortable, the material is smooth against my skin. The arms are a bit puffy around the biceps. The material and shirt itself seem to be a very nice quality.Cons: they stick like 5-6 needles in the shirt to keep it in position. I saw someone else had complained about this but figured it wasn’t a big deal. Well, these needle holes are very obvious to me. We will see how it looks after being ironed. I probably won’t buy this brand shirts any more specifically bc of these holes all over the shirtAfter ironing: the holes are pretty much invisible. Turns out most brands send their shirts with needles in them. I will probably scoop some more of these shirts. Its worth the price, in my now changed mind

Bought the shirt when I was looking for something to wear at ice dance competitions, test sessions, and ice shows when skating pattern dances. This one has a plain cuff, but I also bought a French Cuff for when I needed something more "dressy."I had a different brand of Cotton+Lycra shirt that I still like, but this combination of Cotton+Poly+Lycra provides a lot more flexibility. It is noticeably more stretchy, but not overly stretchy like those crazy elastic band sport shirts. I've only worn it a few times, so I can't tell you what the durability is like. Most of the time, I change in to it, skate, and change in to something else. The other shirt will move from the skating garment bag to go with my regular shirt-and-tie gear.I am about 5'8" and 185lb right now, and the 16" Collar with 34" sleeves works well for me.When I need more shirts, I think this is where I will look first. They are comfortable and have a great selection of colors.

I've tried a number of different dress shirts and even though I know my size, each brand is cut just slightly differently. I've found the Kenneth Cole ones just fit best. The little bit of stretch makes them more comfortable and gives me more mobility throughout the day. The fabric is pretty thin, which is nice during the summer because it doesn't get too hot like a heavier cotton shirt, but isn't so thin you can see right through it. While it does wrinkle throughout the day as you wear it, it is not too noticeable. Cleaning the shirt is a breeze, I can just toss them into a washing machine and I haven't had to iron them. No need to take them in to get them professionally cleaned.I'm gradually replacing all of my other dress shirts with this style and the price point around $30.00 is just about right. Don't pay the retail price.