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Fabr_634031215921547114_flYou might know that custom shirt-maker Alexander West makes some pretty awesome shirts. But you probably don’t know that company founder Alex Yoo recently filled us in on one of his brand new designs, a blue and orange button-up called “Tiger” — inspired, as Yoo told us, by none other than Old Nassau. And, of course, its hefty price tag of $175 suggests Yoo had Princeton’s aspiring i-bankers in mind.

But trust me, these shirts are legit. (That’s a link to a story on my old menswear blog, prepidemic.wordpress.com — but while I’m shamelessly plugging my own work, check out Prepidemic.com, the new site.)

For those of you who don’t know about it, Alexander West is a pretty cool tailor service, and they have much more affordable options — starting as low as $105. And it’s completely custom. You can do it all online, or hop on the dinky and visit the shop in New York.

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