In just a few years, Hast has become the benchmark for dress shirts. By keeping intermediaries to a minimum, working with carefully selected workshops and specialising in shirts (while also offering suit jackets, trousers, knitwear and more), we have achieved unrivalled value for money. Our simple, elegant designs, offered in subtle variations, give our customers a wide choice of shirts suited to everyday life as well as exceptional occasions. Discover our men’s dress shirt here, in its minimalist version or in more original interpretations.
• Finishing details: Unless you are invited to a ceremony or a particularly formal dinner, you do not need French cuffs, a wing collar and a concealed placket to achieve a formal look. However, dress shirts are most often recognisable by the absence of a pocket, a visible back pleat and visible buttons on the collar.
• Patterns and colours: Contrary to popular belief, a dress shirt can certainly feature patterns. However, these will generally be finer and less contrasting than on other types of shirts. Classic patterns such as stripes or checks , avoiding putting together too many colours to avoid the “lumberjack shirt” effect. The same applies to colours: they are acceptable on a dress shirt, but overly bright shades should be avoided.
How do you recognise a dress shirt?
Clichés and common assumptions abound when it comes to choosing a dress shirt. For many, it must necessarily be a white poplin shirt, topped with a point collar of the most classic kind. Yet the men’s dress shirt comes in many forms and allows more freedom than one might think.The hallmarks of a dress shirt
• The fit: The first element that distinguishes a dress shirt is, of course, its fit. Generally, fitted or even fitted. The aim is not only to keep the shirt tucked into the trousers, but also to flatter the silhouette and showcase the tie and jacket. Conversely, a more casual shirt will often be slightly shorter, to be worn untucked trousers, and considerably roomier.• Finishing details: Unless you are invited to a ceremony or a particularly formal dinner, you do not need French cuffs, a wing collar and a concealed placket to achieve a formal look. However, dress shirts are most often recognisable by the absence of a pocket, a visible back pleat and visible buttons on the collar.
• Patterns and colours: Contrary to popular belief, a dress shirt can certainly feature patterns. However, these will generally be finer and less contrasting than on other types of shirts. Classic patterns such as stripes or checks , avoiding putting together too many colours to avoid the “lumberjack shirt” effect. The same applies to colours: they are acceptable on a dress shirt, but overly bright shades should be avoided.