First of all, I’d like to say that I like the material of the shirt and pretty much everything about it other than the fit. Now I understand fitment is more difficult when buying online. Some of that is because of the standards or lack thereof for sizing. In this case, the way the sizing they use here, it only seems possible to buy the correct size based on your neck size. I hate to date myself here, but in 51 years on this planet, I’ve never seen such a weird size chart (20” Neck 34” – 35” Sleeve). Now the part that states, “20-inch neck” makes sense and is measurable, but if you take a tape measure, you can’t find anything on that shirt that measures 34 or 35 inches. If I measure with a tape measure from the tip of my thumb (That’s how I hold the tape) to the center of my neck with my arm held straight out, that comes to 35”, so not sure if that somehow translates out to the actual sleeve size?? I imagine if it’s something like the lumber industry for example, where a 2X4 doesn’t actually measure 2” X 4”, is that the same type of weirdness here? I have no idea, so I just had to take a chance and buy what I thought might fit. Yeah, sure I could have used Amazon’s try it on first thing or whatever, but that’s besides the point. Why not just advertise your clothes with a standard normal size chart that normal people are used to? Or list more information about actual sizes or lengths? Why not specify actual sleeve lengths? Chest size? Torso length? Anything a person could measure on themselves to find out what size to purchase? I was able to wear this shirt for the occasion on which I was purchasing it, however, I will likely never wear it again unless I tailor it down to fit more appropriately. If I measure from my wrist (Where a cuff would sit) to where the seam of the stitching for the sleeve is on my shirt at my shoulder, that measures 21 inches. This shirt I bought listed (20” neck 34” – 35” Sleeve) seemed appropriate for sleeve length but almost a little short, the 20” neck is spot on, but the torso is absolutely enormous! I’m about 270 pounds and 6’ tall, so almost 100 lbs overweight and I’m absolutely swimming in this shirt. I normally wear an XXL in a t-shirt or polo etc. It is too late to return the shirt so I’m stuck with it as is. I’ve since asked the question on here that I didn’t have time to wait for answers before. I’m told that they measure from the collar for sleeve size. It still seems wonky to me as that measurement doesn’t seem to come out – or hard to tell which one is right for me. As I said before, if I measure my body from the center of my neck and extend my arm out – 35” is out at the tip of my thumb. So in that case you might think that this shirt at 34” – 35” has too long of sleeves for me. You'd be wrong. The sleeves are almost too short in reality. And either way, why not include some kind of size? How would I know the rest of the shirt size? Is it an XXL? 3XL? What is the chest measurement? There's a size chart you can click on, but it is of course a useless generic chart that doesn't help at all because it shows what range each size varies, but nowhere does this page show what actual size the shirts are in order to cross reference it. How do people know to measure off the collar or whatever weird sorcery they're doing? Perhaps something showing that process would be helpful? It is because of the failure to properly advertise the sizes, and this reason alone that I’m giving this a lower star rating. This is because I feel pretty strongly about this lack of accurate description. If I would have been able to see that this shirt doesn’t fit, I would have likely kept shopping and found something that fits more appropriately. Unfortunately, where I live there are almost no options for local shopping for clothing within a reasonable distance, and the stores that do carry clothes are pretty lacking in good sizing for people like me (non 5’ 10” tall people - yep, believe it or not - 6' tall is taller than average) and their shelves are mostly bare these days. Get with the program Amazon and all the companies trying to sell clothes through here. This is ridiculous. Again, the product seems fine. The problem I have is with the description, advertising, or whatever you want to call it. The company selling should have put more effort into this, or Amazon, but my guess is the company. Shame on whoever it is.
