Your New Favorite Shirt Brand: Stenströms

Nice shirts at an affordable price are hard to find. That’s why Strenströms, a highly respected brand of dress and sport shirts, is a treasure. The shirts are great, and they’ll fit your frame as well as your wallet. We just got Strenströms shirts in here at Christopher James in Fort Wayne, and we’re excited to share them with you.

Strenströms is a Swedish company admired around the world by men of all types, job titles, and lifestyles. The one thing all Strenströms customers have in common, however, is their preference for high-quality, classic shirts. Strenströms shirts are sewn mostly by hand, made from fine fabrics and have a timeless, elegant aesthetic.

In fact, Stenströms is so good at making clothing that they were tapped to provide garments to the Royal Court of Sweden. According to Stenströms’ website, this honor entitles them to use the phrase, “By appointment to H.M. the King of Sweden.”

So, if Strenströms is fit for a king, it’s obviously fit for you, too. Obviously.

Come get a few of these great shirts today. We are confident you’ll love them as much as we do. We’re located here.  See you soon.

What’s New With Robert Talbott for Spring 2016

Robert Talbott is one of our favorite year-round brands, but we especially love it in the spring. Their use of color and pattern is perfect for when the temperature in Fort Wayne warms and you want a little more pep in your step.

Here’s a look at what’s new for Spring 2016 from Robert Talbott:

Caption: The famous Robert Talbott seven-fold tie. Learn more about it here.

Come into Christopher James Menswear today and get your Robert Talbott Spring 2016 attire. We’re located here and we look forward to seeing you.

 Samuelsohn’s 10 Must Have Spring Items 

Samuelsohn is treating us to their top 10 wardrobe essentials for spring. Arnold Brant Silverstone, Samuelsohn’s chief creative officer, curated his personal 10 must-have clothing items, and made them into the exclusive A.B.S. 10 Collection, available now at Christopher James Menswear in Fort Wayne.

The collection includes five every day pieces and five pieces that are on-trend for spring 2016. Here’s a preview:

You must see these pieces in person. Christopher James Menswear is your only source for this collection in Fort Wayne, so visit the shop today. We’re located here.

We look forward to seeing you.

Measure Up Custom Shirts Definitely Measure Up

Is your New Year’s resolution to lose weight not going as planned? That’s okay, we have a solution: buy a shirt that fits right and you’ll instantly lose 10 pounds.

This is harder to do when you buy a shirt off the rack in a department store, though, so to ensure you get a shirt that fits perfectly, order one (or a few) from Measure Up, a world-renowned custom-shirt maker.

We proudly carry Measure Up right here at Christopher James Menswear, and we would love to help you craft your perfect shirt.

We’ll consult you on your desired fit and personal style, and then take more than a dozen measurements to ensure the size and shape is right.

Next we’ll help you choose from nearly 400 fabrics (all of which are sourced from reputable mills around the world). Here you can feel free to be picky about hairline vs. bengal, pink vs. salmon, or two-button vs. two-button-cut—that’s the beauty of having a shirt custom made.

We’ll also help you decide on buttons, cuff styles and more.

Learn more about made-to-measure clothing here…

Once every measurement is taken and every feature is chosen, we’ll send your order to Measure Up’s factory in Tennessee, where they’ve been making high-quality custom shirts by hand for more than 20 years.

You’ll have it back in about four weeks, at which point you can expect comments about your trimmer figure (or your exceptional personal style, at least).

Come see our Measure Up options at Christopher James Menswear today. Your perfect shirt awaits.

Save Big During Our Buy One, Get One Free Sale

The boss, Chris, is in NYC right now, shopping for fall 2016 (we’re always a season ahead in this business). Now, we can only be rid of Chris temporarily, so we’re taking his absence as an opportunity to free our shelves of all fall and winter 2015 merchandise for good.

For a limited time, buy any fall/winter item and get a second fall/winter item FREE.  

As long as your items are fall or winter, they’re on sale. Get yourself a suit and a coat, a shirt and tie, or sweater and a pair of shoes.

Mix, match and save big.

This sale ends when everything is gone, so hurry in for the best selection.

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Happy holidays, friends.

The holidays are a time for gratitude, and so as a thank you to all our customers for their support and patronage over the past year, we are hosting a Holiday Open House on Wednesday, December 9, 2015, 12 p.m. – 7 p.m., here in the store.

We’ll have tasty hors d’oeuvres and adult beverages.

And since the holidays are also a time for giving, we are offering customers 20% off any one item in stock during the open house.

Find great deals on your favorite brands including Allen Edmonds, Coppley, Paul Betenly, Peter Millar, Robert Talbott and so many more.

 We’ll also give you free gift-wrapping and shipping.

So stop by, doing a little shopping, a little hors d’oeuvres tasting and let us wish you and your families a very happy holiday.

We look forward to seeing you.

From Chris Lambert – As many of you know I am originally from Iowa and I still follow them. My Hawkeyes have had an exciting year and a good friend of mine, Jim Casaburo, a Michigan State graduate wants to bet me on the Big Ten Championship game. Evidently, if you spend 6 years as an undergrad at Michigan State it makes you some kind of betting whiz. Anyway, adult beverages are at stake so it must be an important game…

That said, we are inviting all of you to participate in our Big Ten Championship Pool. Simply select who you think will win the game and total amount of points scored. Closest to the correct score wins $100.00 gift certificate to Christopher James. In an event of a tie the scientific coin flip method  will be used to choose the winner.

Good luck!

A handsome dress shirt is three things: it fits like a glove, the fabric is high quality, and it sends the message you want, e.g. I’m powerful, I’m unique, or, if you wish, I’m ready to party.

This trifecta can be difficult—if not impossible—to achieve by buying any old thing from a department store. The best way to get the shirt you want is to have it made to measure by Measure Up, one of the top custom clothing makers in the world.

Lucky for you, we carry Measure Up right here at Christopher James Menswear.

Learn more about made-to-measure clothing here…

First, having a shirt custom made by Measure Up allows you to nail the fit because we take approximately 14 measurements to get the shape right. This is better than buying and tailoring a pre-made shirt because it’s actually harder to cut and re-sew a ready-made garment than it is to make one from scratch with the correct measurements.

Also with Measure Up, you get choose from nearly 400 fabrics, all of which are sourced from mills around the world. So be picky about hairline vs. bengal, pink vs. salmon, or two-button vs. two-button-cut—you can be with custom shirts.

And, Measure Up isn’t just focused on individuality. Quality is equally important. They pride themselves on hand-making each shirt, one at a time, in their Tennessee factory. They’ve been doing it for more than 20 years and are among the best custom shirt makers in the business.

Come check out Measure Up custom shirt options at Christopher James Menswear today. Your perfect shirt awaits.

The dowdy professor has undergone a makeover this season, and men everywhere are eager to take a class in textured sport coats and suits. To aid in your sartorial education, we present to you Samuelsohn’s Fall/Winter 2015 suits and sport coats, which get an A+ for an updated professorial look.

Here’s a preview:

Embody autumn sophistication with Samuelsohn’s Butler brown silk Donegal sport coat. The slimmer silhouette makes this jacket anything but dowdy. (Photo courtesy of Samuelsohn.com)

Fall isn’t fall without cashmere. Make it so with the Bryan charcoal herringbone cashmere sport coat. (Photo courtesy of Samuelsohn.com)

Be all business, all style with the Beckett windowpane 3-piece suit. (Photo courtesy of Samuelsohn.com)

Samuelsohn’s Beckett red and grey check sport coat. The perfect holiday party jacket: check. (Photo courtesy of Samuelsohn.com)

Go from work to play effortlessly with the Bryan soft denim effect sport coat. It’s fully canvased but still light, so it’s exceptionally comfortable. The elbow patches add a sophisticated, countryside touch. (Photo courtesy of Samuelsohn.com)

For more great fall styles and fabrics by Samuelsohn, come into Christopher James Menswear today.

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We look forward to seeing you.