Finally, and this is what it’s really all about, you get to pick your sizing. And you can make any sort of weird or exact combination that you’d like. The way this works, though, is a tiny bit strange to understand. I’ll do my best to clarify. The fit selector is broken up into three selections: Body Size, Neck Size, and Sleeve Length. You must select a Body Size before you can select the measurements. This is a little odd, and I’m not sure why they have this choice. Depending on what Body Size you choose limits what measurement options are available to you (it’s easy to just switch your size until you get what you’re looking for, but, again, why have this step? It’s confusing). I wear a 15.00” neck in most all my shirts that I have in a neck size (it’s even what I order when I buy custom shirts… maybe a 15.25”), and a Small in shirts that only come in S/M/L sizing. So, I selected “S” from the Body Size dropdown menu here, but that limited me to neck sizes 15.50” and up. So, I switched my Body Size to XS which gave me the 15.00” neck size I was looking for. (In short, just ignore the Body Size option, and keep picking until you find the one that will give you the neck size you want.) Sleeve lengths only come in half sizes — another weird choice — and since I usually go with either a 33” or a 34”, I here chose the 33.50” hoping that it would work for me.

In all, I ordered a Slim Fit, button-down collar, blue shirt (so, the stretch oxford cloth fabric) in a 15.00” neck and 33.50” sleeve length. (I am 6'1 and 165 lbs., and for comparison’s sake, I order a 15/34 from CTshirts.)

Delivery & Packaging

For a shirt ordered to specifications like this, it shipped just as quickly as anything else from Uniqlo that I have ordered. I had it in about a week’s time, and it arrived in a typical Uniqlo shipping bag.

Quality & Construction

In short, the quality is exactly what you would expect from Uniqlo: solid. It’s not going to blow you away, but it is solid, solid quality. Stitching is all nice and neat. Buttons are sturdy and well-fastened. The collar is substantial, and even has somewhat of a roll to it. It’s a great shirt; on par with any other shirts you would get at Uniqlo, or even somewhere like J. Crew or Banana Republic.

Fabric: It moves and drapes nicely. It has a very nice texture to it — like a pique, even. I suppose this makes it a touch more casual than a typical oxford cloth button down, but it’s not something that is noticeable unless you are super close-up, or wearing it — both scenarios in which the extra texture is actually quite nice. Overall, it actually really wears like a dressier shirt, certainly business casual appropriate. This is due, in part, to the dressier features of the shirt, like the lack of a breast pocket, and the not-skimpy button-down collar. Plus, the fabric is also on the thinner, smoother side, which furthers the notion that this is a somewhat dressier fabric than a standard oxford cloth button down. Uniqlo, I would imagine, expects these shirts to be worn to work, not on a Sunday — and that’s the way I see it as well.

Now, what about the stretch? Well, it’s… okay. Nothing like the Banana Republic performance shirt (which, admittedly, is certainly a more casual shirt). It has a hint of stretch, but the fabric overall has a scratchy quality to it. It is far from silky-smooth. It’s not uncomfortable, per se, and will likely get better with a few washes (though I would not at all be shocked if it shrank a bit too), but the first wear is far from the most comfortable shirt you’ve ever worn. It has stretch, yes, so it’s comfortable in that regard, but it’s not a super soft-feeling fabric.