Take the shirt off my back! (TM Lewin Shirts)

Member Name: elbar1

Product:	TM Lewin Shirts
Date:	31/08/08 (292 review reads)
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Advantages: Thick coton

Disadvantages: bobble easily and awful to iron

I bought a load of shirts for my husband for Christmas last year from T M Lewin. I thought I would treat him to some posh ones. Initially he was really impressed. They are quite thick and come in lovely different colours and patterns. My husband found that they were nice and warm during the winter months.

Now for the downside (actually downsides)... they are incredibly difficult to iron. I have used the hottest heat, the hottest steam and even starch, I have ironed it wet and dry. I have ironed it wet and hung it up to dry and then re-ironed it once it has dried (yes seriously! I just wanted to prove a point!!). Nothing seems to get rid of the creases. It does look more ironed than when I start but only just. Also, even though it is hung up in a wardrobe with plenty of space, some weird reaction occurs that means as soon as you take it off the hanger, it looks less ironed than when you hung it up. I'm not sure of the exact chemical reaction behind this phenomenon but believe me, it happens! With starch it is slightly better at staying ironed rather than looking like you have screwed them up in a ball but only just.

All the shirts have also bobbled on the inside in the collar within a year. That is terrible when a shirt costs £60!!!!

I have recently emailed T M Lewin to complain and see if they had any response. I was expecting them to say it must have been a faulty shirt even though this has happened to 3 shirts out of the 5 I bought. I didn't even get that. In fact, they could not be bothered to reply at all. Oh well, I will know better next time.

I would avoid these shirts. They look pretty but the quality is not there and the ironing is a nightmare!

Summary: Overpriced poor quality shirts