Day 61: Custom Dress Shirts (Take 1)

I’m going to try something new today. Swiping my own swipes. I’m taking the lines I wrote for Thompson Sweat Proof T-Shirts and adapting them for Proper Cloth dress shirts. I’m literally taking the exact same list and editing each one, line by line, to see how they’ll work.

Now, Thompson T’s are undershirts. This is a high-end custom dress shirt. Other than putting both over your torso, these two items don’t have much in common. But maybe there’s something usable. And tomorrow I’ll create a separate 100 lines for them and we can compare. Those will be done my normal way.

I have no idea how this will go. But I’m interested to find out…

Here are 101 lines about custom dress shirts:

1	Raise your hand if you want to a better fitting shirt
2	Embarrassed by the fit of your shirts?
3	You can wear this outside in a Phoenix summer and still look cool
4	No more packing extra shirts in case one doesn’t fit
5	Cool enough to wear during a job interview in a heat factory
6	Ill fitting sleeves are the pits
7	The answer to class is in the shirt
8	Designed for a better fitting you
9	The longer you wait to buy one, the more you’ll be compromising your appearance
10	The shirt that makes a big difference
11	The new piece of your clothing you can’t live without
12	If your sleeves fit tight, raise your hands
13	Do you fall into the pitfall of off-the-rack awkwardness?
14	Tired of being known as the schlubby guy?
15	Helping your body stay comfortable all day
16	When your shirts feel right, you’ll want to hug everyone
17	Do you avoid off-the-rack because you’re sized differently?
18	Soft, smooth, and custom-fit
19	All day suave in one simple shirt
20	Tired of having to adjust your shirt midway through the day?
21	Bye bye ill-fitting shirts
22	The shirt for high-pressure fashion
23	Tired of packing shirts you hate but they’re all that fit?
24	Nobody needs to know you need custom shirts
25	Made for people whom ill-fitting shirts are “more than a nuisance”
26	The custom shirt for people who need it. I mean, really need it
27	Made in America (not a “sweatshop”)
28	Give yourself a better-fitting life
29	The “Never let ’em see you squirm” shirt
30	Raise your hand high
31	There’s an air of confidence around you, and it’s looks damn good
32	When’s the last time you were able to wear a  shirt without fear of ripping the seams?
33	You’ll still have an ill-fit body, but nobody will know
34	The wardrobe staple for heavy guys
35	Save your fashion sense, as well as your ego
36	The shirt you wear when you need to look good
37	How much is looking good worth to you?
38	Do you miss wearing certain shirts because they just don’t fit your back?
39	Confidence is sewn directly into the lining
40	You, only more stylish
41	Pull yourself out of a pit of despair
42	This shirt has your confidence (and your stocky build) covered
43	You can continue buying ill-fitting clothes, Or you can try our shirt.
44	The shirt that saves your fashion sense (and your dignity)
45	The timeless fit that boosts you confidence
46	For people who can’t buy off the rack and are tired of not having a favorite shirts
47	Discover the confidence you have in good clothes
48	Less tugging, more confidence
49	Now you can wear any color shirt you want
50	Wear dark colors without the embarrassment
51	Shirts sleeves too short? it’s the pits
52	It’s not about shirt, It’s about confidence (and the shirt)
53	Have we told you how confident you look today?
54	Your go-to shirt for big meetings and presentations
55	Where heavy dudes shop with confidence
56	The shirt that literally saves your confidence
57	Who’s the first person you’re going to hug?
58	Now you’ve got nothing be to embarrassed about
59	Take control over ill-fitting embarrassment
60	High 5 with confidence
61	Don’t let baggy shirts weigh you down
62	The fashion shirt for oddball bodies
63	Lacking confidence due to ill-fitting shirts? Not anymore.
64	When you’re stylish,  you’re confident
65	When’s the last time you wore dark blue in summer?
66	Now the only thing you have to embarrassed about is everything else
67	Show the world how stylish you are
68	Liberate yourself from ill-fitting clothes
69	Never be embarrassed by dumpy clothes again
70	Wear whatever color shirt you want. They’ll all look good.
71	When’s the last time you didn’t worry about how you look?
72	No more keeping your hands close to the vest
73	Stopping bad fashion, one ill-fitting shirt at a time
74	The dress shirt that boosts your confidence
75	Say so long to baggy shirts
76	The shirt that hides your long arms but not your confidence
77	Now you can wear nice shirts again
78	Made with extra confidence
79	Now you can feel normal, even when you hold your arms out
80	Like a regular dress shirt, only with a lot more confidence
81	Look cool while staying fashionable
82	Make yourself more confident without worrying about your wardrobe
83	Where people who sweat their body size have nothing to hide
84	They won’t ever see a single wrinkle
85	You’re going to start wanting to hug people a lot more often
86	You won’t even think about your old shirts anymore.
87	For big guys who wish they could wear nice shirts again
88	Keep your ego up
89	Nice-fitting shirts = more confidence
90	How many shirts have you ripped  through today? (the answer can be none)
91	Like wearing a layer of high-fashion confidence
92	Trapped in an ill-fitting pit of despair?
93	The best we can make is now your favorite shirt
94	The dress shirt that doesn’t make you hate your torso
95	Renew your friendship with outer shirts you’re afraid to wear
96	Cover the sweet spot for fashion
97	When the temperature rises, so will your confidence
98	Now you can wear that “not in my wildest dreams’ colored shirt
99	Free yourself from embarrassment
100	Stop being afraid to raise your hand
101	Sweet relief for your dress relief

 

Overall: Meh. The lines aren’t great. I really liked the Thompson post, but it didn’t carry over well. There are some decent lines here, but in general, they feel forced. Maybe I’m too close to it though?

Lessons: If I ever have to write about shirts, this could be a good starting point. It still needs a crap-ton of editing, but I might be able to pull some themes if I had to. Let’s compare it to tomorrow’s effort.

• I spotlighted Proper Cloth, but pulled inspiration from several other dress shirt sites, like Original Stitch, iTailor, & Untuckit. 

Time: 20 minutes. Nothing to it.

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