He sent me a link to a website called tobi.com selling designer clothing, including a range of Paul Smith garments.
What he had spotted was the Paul Smith PS shirt as worn by Matt Smith – but not a version that had been seen so far (see below).
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRJzD1Mkn_fswzUSulyI19cYnIs2B-BJerwXR5Czu4enei3Q3P8v192XlTZgHiQnWCsiWAziUla1o0cxlEu-va_g6tCzW-Vlwdbo68VeYMUEHBVrY58hCkBqVUowbkKiJfx3GYIgklT2w/s200/TOBI+PS+shirt+01.jpg)
I choose the L and made a purchase. When I returned to the page, the L option had gone, so I guess I grabbed the last one!
Within 24 hours I received an email saying it had been dispatched, and within the week it arrived by UPS courier (with an import duty charge, darn!)
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguvPydy6egcyllkMB1vfoBqXXsAF6rEG22dSTiwv2yIkLxppgXD0yxa56NnqJzt7TQNAHZPl5X4XkyrYnGQRj-kcBPrACky_KJutaW2uveOTxkpVtJgFv_Dr7rXn1pH7OA6zv9SGceLq4/s320/TOBI+PS+shirt+05.jpg)
- There is no breast pocket
- The sleeves do not have straps
- The buttonstand is constructed differently, with large wide fold-backs half lining the fronts
- The cuffs are entirely made form the striped sleeve strap fabric
- The hem of the shirt is tailed rather than straight
- There is a small embroidered PS logo on one of the cuff plackets
For me though, the major difference to this shirt is the fitting.
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKF9j_7zqOQk7q2J_RmdInVeT5EPWUPBd7HTyyfmH3_3mpCIW7lt0K0FQKYlDxbT3R0h7mJw0aFQjdDhowmhG6HPKbIorbYuPVpIZtHGplQwxW6yrh7Cr9SSDiEkZkBn9R2us6zfdo70A/s320/TOBI+PS+shirt+03.jpg)
This new shirt, by comparison, is straight off a good fit, and is just a Large. The whole cut is better.
This new shirt, however, despite being just a Large, is a very good fit, with a decent amount of room in it. This bares up the Fits true to size comment on the website listing.
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDjyoZHlxbtfe_ZfL-ZZru6VISww4yf8v-H8TxpDT80vXAyI4hqyeY4Z-O1xx6YGcXLLFLkPy74dn0y7dh-gP10cD_eaHNJ8Lhasdq1RqjJuGI5iiNn7JJllI1-wn58-9x6fKgCS_AxMQ/s320/PS+listing+detail.jpg)
I wonder if they mean Matt Smith?
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