It’s not easy for my husband to find dress shirts that fit him well. He’s 6’4″ and mostly torso with not much in the way of width. This means that he can either find shirts that are thin enough but too short or long enough but too baggy. They almost never fit him in the arms. Add to that his extreme pickiness about fabrics and the fact that we’re not willing to shell out the money required to shop at high-end stores, and there aren’t a lot of options left.
When he was shopping for an outfit to wear to his senior art opening last year, he spent a little more than he usually would on a shirt that he absolutely loves and has worn nearly to death. I was at the fabric store before the holidays and couldn’t resist picking up supplies to make him a replacement.
I found a seersucker that is nearly identical to the fabric in his favorite shirt and picked up Vogue 8759 on sale. I’ll start by making a muslin and taking my time to get the fit just right. I’m hoping that I can adjust this pattern into something that he’s really happy with and we can make variations from there to make more shirts that fit well. If he doesn’t end up loving this particular pattern, at least we’ll have a start.
That’s such a good idea! Watch out, or you’ll be making a lot of his dress shirts from now on
At least they’re made with love! 
Loved making shirts for your uncle. The only “handwork” that I had to do was to sew on the buttons. (Not enough ambition to figure out how to do it on the machine)
As far as I’m concerned, it’s totally not worth it to machine-sew buttons since it’s so easy to break a needle. The only time I’ve bothered was when I was costuming a show and had a whole bunch of buttons to sew on quickly.