[{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"BlogPosting","@id":"https:\/\/equallywed.com\/tailoring-tips-mens-shirts-for-female-bodies\/#BlogPosting","mainEntityOfPage":"https:\/\/equallywed.com\/tailoring-tips-mens-shirts-for-female-bodies\/","headline":"Tailoring Tips: Men\u2019s Shirts for Female Bodies","name":"Tailoring Tips: Men\u2019s Shirts for Female Bodies","description":"By Sonia Oram Your wedding day calls for a dress shirt that makes you feel great. So don\u2019t settle for a women\u2019s shirt that will...","datePublished":"2012-06-05","dateModified":"2021-07-08","author":{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/equallywed.com\/author\/admin\/#Person","name":"Equally Wed","url":"https:\/\/equallywed.com\/author\/admin\/","identifier":787,"image":{"@type":"ImageObject","@id":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/ca62cf123aaaf135c80b055249bacbda79de9226e11cdfcde6529bedf89683de?s=96&r=g","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/ca62cf123aaaf135c80b055249bacbda79de9226e11cdfcde6529bedf89683de?s=96&r=g","height":96,"width":96}},"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Equally Wed","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","@id":"http:\/\/equallywed.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/equally-wed-lgbtq-weddings-logo.jpg","url":"http:\/\/equallywed.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/equally-wed-lgbtq-weddings-logo.jpg","width":218,"height":60}},"image":{"@type":"ImageObject","@id":"https:\/\/equallywed.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/circle_1.gif","url":"https:\/\/equallywed.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/circle_1.gif","height":49,"width":49},"url":"https:\/\/equallywed.com\/tailoring-tips-mens-shirts-for-female-bodies\/","about":["Style Watch"],"wordCount":255,"articleBody":" By Sonia OramYour wedding day calls for a dress shirt that makes you feel great. So don\u2019t settle for a women\u2019s shirt that will enhance your unwanted curves, or an off-the-rack men\u2019s shirt that\u2019s baggy in some places and tight in others. When looking for a perfectly fitted shirt, most of us needs alternations, even those of the sex for whom the shirt was intended. Ideally you can get a shirt custom made\u2014from places like The Butch Clothing Company or Ratio Clothing\u2014but a good tailor can also do the trick. Here are a three steps to successful tailoring:Your neighborhood drycleaners might do, but a good tailor can do so much more. Try Yelp.com for listings in your city.Find  a men’s shirt that fits in the shoulders and arm lengths. Then the   tailor  can bring the bottom up and the sides in. A shirt that\u2019s too  big  can  always be made smaller, but not the other way around.If  you have a large chest, a straight up-and-down cut may make the  lower   part of the shirt too baggy. Rather than placing the pleats and  darts  along the bust  like women\u2019s shirts, you can bring the side seam  in to  maintain the look of  the shirt. Never fear, this is the same  procedure a  muscular man with  broad shoulders would undergo.Sonia Oram is the writer of Dyke Duds, a fashion blog with a focus on styles for lesbians, queer women, and transmasculine people."},{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Tailoring Tips: Men\u2019s Shirts for Female Bodies","item":"https:\/\/equallywed.com\/tailoring-tips-mens-shirts-for-female-bodies\/#breadcrumbitem"}]}]