Best Shirts for Men with an Inverted triangle Body Shape
A big chest and shoulders tend to strain shirts, so fit across the back and chest comes first.
This guide is for the inverted triangle body shape: chest at least 10% bigger than the hips, with a waist under 98% of the wider measurement.
Look for
- Athletic or muscle-fit shirts with more room in the chest and a tapered waist
- Open collars, spread collars and soft, unstructured collars that do not add width
- Stretch fabrics that give across the shoulders and back
- Solid colours or vertical stripes, with any pattern kept small
Skip or adjust
- Thick, wide horizontal stripes across the chest
- Shirts with heavy chest pockets and shoulder tabs
- Slim-fit shirts that pull at the buttons or gape between them
More for the inverted triangle body shape
Shirts for other body shapes
These are starting points, not rules. If you love a style that isn’t listed, wear it.