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Step Up Your Style With Custom Shirts from Blank Label

Published on June 6, 2012 by Brock McGoff · Clothing and Style May contain affiliate links (what's this?)

Blank Label custom shirtsToday, I want to share with you a service that I’ve been using for a few months now called Blank Label. It’s a custom menswear company that only makes dress shirts (for now at least).

And they are very good at it. You can get a custom made dress shirt, assembled from your choice of premium fabric, for around half of what your traditional clothier charges.

For example, before I found BlankLabel.com, I went to a guy in DC who charges a minimum of $150 per shirt (price goes up depending on what material you choose). Don’t get me wrong, his shirts are amazing. But it’s still a lot of money for a dress shirt.

Alternatively, Blank Label dress shirts start around $70 and go up from there. Even their most expensive ones are less than $150, which is a great price for custom made shirts.

Truly Custom

The other cool thing about this company is their “customize your own” online tool. You can literally choose every aspect of your shirt – the color, weight, collar type, style (cuffs, shoulders, buttons, etc.) and, most importantly, size. Not just small, medium large. Every single measurement (see below for more on measurements).

You can also have your sleeves and/or collars embroidered for no extra charge. Want a white shirt with pink contrast on the cuff and a collar that says “Kickass” on the inside? Done.

Of course, you don’t have to build your own shirts. You can simply pick from Blank Label’s regularly updated collection of dress shirts. You can’t go wrong with these, and they will still be custom made for your size and body type.

Finding Your Size

Figuring out your measurements can be a daunting task, but Blank Label makes it easy. There are six measurements needed to create the perfect shirt – collar, chest, sleeve, shoulder, midsection and length.

To find these measurements, you can:

  1. Measure your best fitting shirt (assuming you have one shirt that fits well)
  2. Send BL your best fitting shirt (they will mail it back to you for free)
  3. Take a survey so their tailors can estimate your measurements (they’re experts at this)

I chose to measure my favorite shirt. I don’t own one of those soft measuring tapes that tailors use, so I just used a regular old measuring tape, and it worked fine. Blank Label even has a video series on their website that shows you exactly how to measure each part of the shirt, which takes all of the guess work out of the process.

If you don’t have a dress shirt that fits well, you can always buy one from a local tailor. It will cost you, but you can use this as your base model for new shirts.

Get Started Today

If you’re not yet convinced, go to BlankLabel.com and play around with the customization tool. If nothing else, you can see what the possibilities are. Then, when you’re ready for a new dress shirt (or three), definitely give BL a try.

Clothing and Style Custom Clothing, dress shirts, long-sleeved shirts

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About Brock McGoff

The Modest Man founder, Brock is an aspiring minimalist who enjoys working out, spending time with his family, discovering new brands and creating great content.

Background: Brock McGoff has a bachelor's degree in psychology and a professional background in digital marketing. He believes that men's fashion is just one facet of self-improvement, and he started The Modest Man to help regular guys feel more confident by improving their appearance.

An east coast native, Brock currently lives in Arizona with his wife and daughter. When he's not working, he spends time with family, training BJJ, reading/listening to books and podcasts, and unsuccessfully trying to decide which movie to stream.

Expertise: Brock has built a men's lifestyle YouTube channel with over 400k subscribers. He's also worked as the creative marketing manager in a men's apparel startup. Brock has been quoted in, mentioned by or featured in publications like Esquire, Huff Post, Men's Health, WWD and Forbes.

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  1. Ennis says

    March 31, 2014 at 7:10 pm

    I’ve just ordered a custom shirt with them using your referral link, looking forward to receiving it 😀

    Reply
  2. Alexander Jandermick says

    February 7, 2014 at 5:38 pm

    Do you ever do any review where you mention if the garment is made in a specific country? It would be interesting to be informed on where these items are being made, what do you think?

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    • Brock says

      February 7, 2014 at 6:02 pm

      I usually mention if it’s made in the US. Of course, most aren’t. I’m more concerned with fit and quality. If it’s made in the US, that’s a bonus. But, unfortunately, that’s not always the best option for finding clothes that fit men under 5’8″.

      Reply
  3. kAISER aHMED says

    November 16, 2012 at 2:47 pm

    I am looking for a gold/silver plated button for my Banded collar shirt.
    Is it possible to get natural color banded collar shirt with the button mentioned
    above.
    Pls. let me know
    Kaiser.

    Reply
    • Brock says

      November 21, 2012 at 9:57 am

      Hey Kaiser – I would email BL’s customer support. I’m sure they could work with you on this.

      -B

      Reply
  4. StefanVerrill says

    June 15, 2012 at 10:34 am

    Hey nice blog. Those were some important points to be kept in mind. Thanks for sharing

    Reply
    • Brock says

      June 15, 2012 at 3:23 pm

      Thanks, Stefan. I see you’ve got a custom shirt company. I’ll have to try it out sometime!

      -B

      Reply

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