Another Pilot Shirt Question

[phishn@daves]

First of all, I wish I had your problem. Have you tried pilotshirts.com? They offer a tapered shirt with very long shirtails that don't come untucked. Give them a try.

IAHERJ

For some reason your first sentence is very funny to me.

OK, back to crying over my beer.:bawling:

 

[Fletch F Fletch]

Time for some more sartorial advice from the Wildest Manny out there. People ask for advice about shoes, I give it. Now we go to shirts...

The fix to your shirt problem is easy: go custom. Especially useful for big and tall guys. Cost: $120 per--don't freak, you can afford it, it's just that you've been conditioned to look and live cheap as a pilot and there's no excuse for that. I've been having shirts and silk lined pants made in the U.S. for years and they are the best. I know, I know, it's expensive, but you'll look great and not like some fat, frumpy, piece of s___ captain that everyone looks at as he walks down the concourse eating his hotdog and spilling mustard on his shirt. I digress.

Pants: All wool, preferably a fine Merino and 120 count minimum (your tailor knows what that means). Get them color matched to your uniform. Have them lined with silk or satin and you'll fairly swish down the concourse. Get a full cut and that way they'll never bind you in the wrong spots. Again, $150 per, but trust me, it's worth it.

Dress pants are dress pants so that's not too hard to get. Get one of your favorite dress shirts, take it to the best store in your town (if you live in a small town with five and dime stores, might I suggest going to a big town--after all, you're a high flying pilot and can get anywhere), and tell their shirt guy to do you up--have him measure all the parts of your favorite shirts to get the fit just how you like it. All cotton pinpoints with all the proper collars, pockets, epaulets, pearled buttons, the whole deal. Make sure he doesn't send the order to some sweatshop in Asia, the quality just isn't there. Ask if he uses an outfit maybe in the garment district in New York or London.

Get ready to iron, but also get ready for the onslaught of flight attendants that will notice you as a bespoke pilot. Like I said in the previous post about shoes, the girls will follow you...all the way back to your room. Any pilot that knows how to dress right off the bat differentiates himself from the masses of cheap sons-of-b_____ these chicks are used to dealing with. If you are single, you have no excuse not to put on some fine armor and give yourself a leg up to get a leg up, know what I mean? It worked for me...

Fashionably yours,

Wildmanny

Hey Wildmanny,

First off, watching the Avs beat the Wild.
Secondly, you're ripping off a hockey goalie's name, and not even the true Wild's goalie.
Thirdly, my wife read your post and thinks you MUST be a closet homo due to your extensive knowledge of fabric and accoutrements. Her words, not mine.
Lastly, you should probably quit going to RedState.com and start watching re-runs of QueerEye.

P.S. I heard Crackerbarrel has a good Thanksgiving spread we could partake in.

Fletch F Fletch

 

[TheBaron]

The style 700 short sleeve shirts at Landerwood are tapered nicely for those of us that don't suffer from beerbellyitis. They are 60% cotton and I think they are more comfortable than the blends with more polyester. The only negative is they look like $hit after you wear them for more than 15 minutes. I've tried every level of starch and sizing known to man and nothing seems to help. Fortunately it only takes a few minutes in the hotel with an iron to get them looking presentable again.

 

[apdsm]

Take your shirts to any tailor and have them taken in. Costs 10-20 per shirt.

 

[Mr Wu]

I bought a Landerwood shirt as a test. Found the pockets to be too small and the neck runs about a half inch bigger than other shirts. M&H is the way to go for the tall and tapered shirts. They are 2" longer than the other brands but take a few washes to soften them up.

 

[Wildmanny]

That Wildmanny! He is freakin' hilarious and right on point!! Ha!