Shirt – Hanging loose, tucked in, or doesn’t it matter?
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It seems to be fashionable to have one’s shirt hanging out, but if you’re a short-arse like me your opportunity to adhere to this fashion is limited by the fact that most shirts are too long to look right when worn this way. So what’s best? Being fashionable but looking silly (a bit like short-legged or lardy women who blindly wear hipster jeans because hipsters are ‘in’), or being un-fashionable but at least looking like your clothes fit properly? And should the fact that most of the people I mix with are in their 20s have a bearing on this? I’m 34 by the way (though I look much younger) 
dibbers006 said:
Tuck it in... not too tight... have a nice belt, have a nice watch and don't look like you left your jacket in the car!
Job done.
This.Job done.
I'm against this whole "fashionably scruffy" appearance - untucked shirts (when worn in a work environment with trousers, not when worn casually), jeans half falling down, etc
Get an untucked Ben Sherman, pair of school trousers and some slip on shoes.
You then have achieved chav smart, wearable at nightclubs, weddings, funerals and court appearances.
Work shirts should always be tucked in.
As above, get a nice belt some shoes that match the colour of it and you'll be fine.
You then have achieved chav smart, wearable at nightclubs, weddings, funerals and court appearances.
Work shirts should always be tucked in.
As above, get a nice belt some shoes that match the colour of it and you'll be fine.
dibbers006 said:
Tuck it in... not too tight... have a nice belt, have a nice watch and don't look like you left your jacket in the car!
Job done.
Great – that’s exactly what I like personally. However, how do I make sure I don’t look like I’ve left my jacket in the car? What would make me look like I’d left my jacket in the car? Need to know so I can avoid it!Job done.
yorky500 said:
Sounds like you might be a bit on the "rotund" side as well if the size of shirt you are wearing is too long i.e. you have to have a bigger sized shirt that what you should need for your height (I hope I am way off base here).
30” waist and flat stomach and generally slim build – no rotundness issues here… Just some shirts that have the right length sleeves seem to be too long to wear ‘out’. That said, the ones I’ve had made and which are based on my collar size are perfect, so more bespoke shirts needed methinks!Can shirts still be worn tucked-in with jeans?
didnt realise id done that grumbledoak said:
Work shirts should be tucked in, obviously.
If you tuck casual shirts into jeans you're in danger of looking like a geek! (Before anyone complains, nothing wrong with being one, I just don't want to look like that NYLUG picture.)
Get some shirts that fit you!
I have pictures of Nicholas Lyndhurst with his heavy denim style shirts tucked in and he looks a right Rodney.If you tuck casual shirts into jeans you're in danger of looking like a geek! (Before anyone complains, nothing wrong with being one, I just don't want to look like that NYLUG picture.)
Get some shirts that fit you!
Proper suit type shirts tucked in, heavy "over shirts" out.
MitchT said:
It seems to be fashionable to have one’s shirt hanging out, but if you’re a short-arse like me your opportunity to adhere to this fashion is limited by the fact that most shirts are too long to look right when worn this way.
Tell me about it. Some twunk in our office wears his untucked and he looks like a boy in his dad's clothing.I personally wear my shirts untucked, no tie, top button undone - If I was in a more prestigeous job, or was wearing a jacket (and tie), I'd tuck it in, top button done up etc.
If you're talking about for going out in a shirt, never tuck it in.
Edited by Heskey on Thursday 6th November 11:34
grand cherokee said:
belts with a suit are naff!!
mind you i've never seen a decent suit with belt loops
Indeed, but if he were wearing a suit he wouldn't be asking whether to tuck his shirt in would he?mind you i've never seen a decent suit with belt loops
Shirts can be tucked into jeans (assuming they are the right cut of shirt). Tuck it all in though, the effect of one half hanging out is a little bit Beckham unfortunately.
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