RBY Shirts

Midtown’s garment district still hums with the quiet rhythm of measuring tapes and shears. Among the fabric wholesalers and sample rooms, RBY Shirts offers a quieter kind of precision—custom tailoring that starts with a conversation rather than a catalog. The category itself feels like a throwback, where fit isn’t an afterthought but the entire point, and every stitch is a response to how a person actually moves, not just how they look in a mirror.

You’ll find them on the 40th floor of 1120 6th Ave Suite 4012, New York, NY 10036, where the elevator opens to a view that’s more about sky than sidewalk. The address places them just steps from the pulse of Times Square, yet the work inside unfolds at a pace that ignores the neon rush below. Shirts, suits, and sport coats take shape here, often with details like hand-sewn buttonholes or fabric sourced from mills that have been weaving since before the neighborhood was called Midtown.

Most clients arrive with a vision—maybe a particular collar style or a lining that peeks just so when a jacket swings open. Others come because off-the-rack never quite sits right, and they’re curious what happens when a garment is built around them instead of the other way around. When the details start to matter, they’re the ones who answer the phone at (516) 643-6401. For directions, the map is here: https://www.google.com/maps/place?ftid=0x89c259de9f03e0ab:0x3ea9eb6ea057b6a3.