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yes. Every shirt shrinks to some extent (3% is a good average to keep in mind), unless you’re buying a shirt that was garment dyed or washed heavily as part of the style (seersucker always goes through a round of washing, so a bit less prone to shrinkage indeed). Even when the fabric is washed ahead of cutting, shirts do shrink. It’s a universal truth that I’d rather not debate again - I’ve been here over 15 years and some stuff gets re-litigated from time to time, which can get tiring. It takes 3 to 5 launders for a shirt to settle in its fully shrunk state.
G. Inglese shirts are no different. They’re slimmer than US market shirts, and less slim than some Italian market ones. They’re what they are in terms of fit, but the collar is always cut a little bigger than TTS to account for shrinking. They’ve been doing this a long time. A size 41 shirt will have a collar that measures closer to 42 out if the box. That’s to account for shrinkage.
One can minimize or increase shrinkage depending on how one launders their shirt. Cold wash, no dryer will minimize it. Heat and dryer will maximize shrinkage, maybe even ruin your shirt. But it will always shrink to a certain extent.
TL:dr: your shirts will shrink. If you need more room based on how it fits out of the box, size up
