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All the shirts I've had from COS have ripped in the same place, around the elbow/upper arm.
And I'm not exactly a hulk - they just seem to be cut for extremely skinny arms.
Also I've had a few buttons rip around the cloth. In the end when all 3 of them were a bit wrecked I just ripped them all up in a fury and now use them as rags for cleaning for my bike. Bit of a waste.
I'm currently having a couple of shirts made at Timothy Everest - a bit pricey but just to see what it'd be like to see if it's a worthy investment.
The initial fittings were very thorough and the chap (Julian) was very helpful in terms of explaining cut/cuff/collar/button/ and the myriad other stylistic features.
They're ready now apparently but I haven't had time to go and try them on. Turn around of about 3 weeks.
I like the fit of shirts from Uniqlo and they're decent value I reckon.
Also plus one on the M&S made to measure online thing - I'm ordering one from there to compare against the Timothy Everest ones.