What Is Sizing Like at Selected Homme?

Selected Homme comes up small-to-true through the body, so if you sit between two sizes, take the bigger one — that is the brand's own official advice, and after years of dressing men in their shirts and chinos, I'd back it. This is a Danish label with a lean, Scandinavian cut, which is a polite way of saying it's drawn for a slim, upright frame. Order your normal size for everyday pieces, size up if you carry any width across the chest or shoulders, and you'll rarely go wrong.

The fit in a nutshell

Selected Homme (part of the same Danish group as Jack & Jones and Vero Moda) has built its name on clean, minimalist tailoring and good fabric at a sensible price. The cut is neat rather than roomy. Here's how it breaks down:

• Body: lean through the chest and waist. If you're broad or muscular, the slim and skinny lines will feel snug — go up one.

• Between sizes: the brand tells you to size up, and I agree. There's little stretch in the woven pieces to rescue a tight fit.

• Length: sleeves and body length run generous-to-long, which suits taller men. Shorter chaps should check the measurements before committing.

• Shoes: true to size and standard European (EU 40 ≈ UK 6.5), so buy your usual.

Where it catches men out

The shirts are the thing to watch. Most of the range is cut slim, meaning close through the chest and waist with a tapered hem. On a lean build that looks sharp; on anyone with a rugby-player back it pulls at the buttons. I once talked a client into his "usual medium" in a Selected Homme oxford for a work do — he's a keen swimmer — and spent the night watching him not lift his arms. Lesson learned. If your shoulders do the heavy lifting, go up a size in the shirts or hunt out their regular-fit tees, which are far more forgiving.

The flip side is a genuine win: their smart-casual blazers and overshirts are some of the best-value tailoring on the high street. Order true to size, layer over a fine-gauge knit, and you've got a jacket that punches well above its price.

Jeans, chinos and trousers

Bottoms are sized by the waist in inches and named by fit — think slim, straight, tapered and loose. A few pointers:

• Slim and skinny: take your true waist. They're cut close through the thigh, so don't try to "size down for a slimmer look" — you'll only pull the seams.

• Straight and loose: more relaxed, and a smart pick if you're between the slim range and something baggier.

• Chinos: the tapered flex chinos are the sweet spot — enough give to sit and drive in, still clean at the ankle.

• Length: European inseams run long. If you're under 5'9", expect to cuff or shorten.

Brands I'd point you towards

If you like the Selected Homme look — minimal, Scandi, smart-casual — here's where else I'd send you, sorted by budget. (Note: brand list to be verified against the Tellar brands sheet before publishing, as it wasn't attached this session.)

• High street — COS: the obvious step across. Same clean Scandi language, a touch more architectural, and the fit is a little roomier if Selected Homme feels tight.

• High street — Arket: honest basics and lovely knitwear, cut relaxed. Great for the tees and jumpers that Selected Homme keeps slim.

• High street — Reiss: when you want the tailoring sharper and dressier. Reiss runs slim too, so mind the chest, but the blazers are excellent.

• Independent — Kestin: a Scottish label doing understated, functional menswear with a proper eye for cloth. True-to-size and built to last.

• Independent — Wax London: for the man who wants Selected Homme's neatness with a bit more texture and colour. Their overshirts are a wardrobe staple.

• Designer — NN07: the natural upgrade. Another Danish house, same minimalist DNA, better fabrics and a slightly more relaxed cut.

• Designer — A.P.C.: Parisian restraint and the best raw denim in the game. Buy the jeans true to size and let them mould to you.

• Designer — Acne Studios: Scandi minimalism at its most considered. Pricey, but the tailoring and knitwear are worth saving for.

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