One of my prime reasons for ordering this particular shirt was because it was advertised as being wrinkle resistant. It isn't. I washed it, dried it on low setting, hung it up straight from the dryer and it looks like someone slept in it. It will have to be ironed.
LL Bean makes some wonderful, long-sleeve men's shirts - and my husband owns many. Unfortunately, all of them are dress shirts because they come in specific neck/sleeve sizes.
My husband wears a 16.5 / 32 dress shirt. Even a Medium in this shirt (and other Bean S/M/L/XL long-sleeve sport shirts) is about 1.5 inches too long in the sleeve. While he can roll up the cuff if he's being very casual, if he's wearing a jacket or sport coat, that's not a feasible option.
I liked the teal blue color in this shirt so much that I actually contemplated altering the sleeves. After a bit of thought, however, I decided that shortening the cuff placket wasn't going to work and it was far too much work to reset the shoulder seam.
Here's my suggestion, dear LL Bean: offer your long-sleeve sport shirts with sleeve length options (short, medium, long). I'm quite sure that my husband isn't the only man out there with a thick neck and stubby arms!
This is a very nice shirt. I bought the yellow and blue for my husband. The colors are beautiful, but the fabric is a bit on the flimsy side. I thought it would be more like a poplin or oxford cloth weight. Still, it's a nice shirt.
I bought one of these a few months ago for my husband and he LOVES it. Nice, heavier weight fabric (heavier than dress shirt weight), very soft cotton, and good sizing. He's a slim size Large and it fits well with sleeves that are okay on his 35" arms. We've only washed it once so far, take it out of the dryer immediately and hang it, button it up, etc. and it's just fine. Looks ironed #which neither of us will do anymore#. So I'm back for another color or two -- they're truly beautiful shirts, and just look a bit more casual than the wrinkle resistant dress shirts he wears lots of already. Love that fabric treatment! Keep up the good work LLB.
