Pin Collar Shirts

vonSuess said:

Anyone have a recommendation as to where to find good quality pin collar shirts these days? All help much appreciated.

Hans

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I always had them made by my shirtmaker. I used SGA and was very pleased. They used to have their own very small retail shop in NJ, possibly Millburn, but they mostly sell through retailers as they are a maker.

LS in Manhattan handles their line, if you travel there, you may wish to consider them -


They make on Ferry St. in Newark NJ. If you can't locate a convenient retailer, you might try to get a phone number for them, and ask for a stock list. -


As with any MTM or Bespoke service, the quality of what you receive is highly dependent upon the knowledge and experience of the retailer with the maker.

I'm fond of pinned collars, but found I preferred them made to purpose with eyelets. Skip designed a slightly elongated club collar at my request, as I needed a slightly larger collar to balance my fairly large head. I preferred them with 1/4" tie space, as I did all my collars. The slightly larger collar also assured there wouldn't be problems fitting a knot in the available space, though I try to tie small ones.

vonSuess said:

Thank you. I'll check it out. Hans

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Was rereading this thread, and found a little more information per Google:

Google has the address and phone number of Skip's business as:

436 Ferry St #2, Newark, NJ 07105
973-344-3373

I've noticed it's not uncommon for Google to have out dated information, so with the pandemic, and the toll it has taken on small businesses I never take for granted that a listed business has survived until I verify it.

The search also yielded a retailer which has a rather nice website, don't know if they're internet only, or have a physical location as well. And if so, where.


Another shirt maker is CEGO. The owner, Carl, used to participate in this forum. He both makes his own shirts, and also uses other makers. At one time, SGA among them. I know that at one time SGA also did private label for both Polo and Saks Firth Avenue.

Carl is located in Manhattan.


Another quality maker is individualized shirts. While my memory may be faulty, I think I may recall esteemed AAAC member Matt S preferring them.