Adult men and outsticking (T-/Polo-/Man's-)shirts - a classic controversial point?

[Trenchfriend]

What's your opinion?

Some kind of conviniend?
Some kind of youthism?
Some kind of hedonism?

 

[LizzieMaine]

Bing Crosby was legendary in the Era for the sloppiness of his attire, and an untucked polo or Hawaiian shirt was one of his trademarks. He rarely wore a suit for his radio broadcasts, appearing before the microphone and his live audience in baggy pants, an untucked and gaudy shirt of some kind, possibly a wrinkled sport coat, and a hat pushed back on his head so he wouldn't have to wear his hairpiece.

His clothing became very much the target of jokes from other comedians, but his style also caught on and became quite popular with Southern California types by the end of the thirties.

 

[Lean'n'mean]

Absolutely .................what was the question again ?

 

[Speakeasy]

Are you referring to wearing untucked, casual shirts?

For undershirts at the gym it's necessary, but outside of that all dress shirts should be tucked in.

 

[Feraud]

As long as the unwashed masses aren't coming after me for tucking in a shirt and wearing trousers over my backside I am fine with how others dress.

 

[GHT]

Polo shirts and Hawaiian shirts, look to me, to be designed to be worn outside the waistband. But you wouldn't ever see me with a shirt not tucked in when it's the more formal type of shirt with a scallop shaped hem, front and back. To see that scallop shape hanging below the hem of a jacket really does look naff. Then again I'm old school on dress etiquette, not only would you not see me wearing the more formal shirt outside the waistband, you would never see me in such a shirt without a necktie, whatever the weather.

Hawaiian/tropical/topical shirts are my pièce de résistance, I have well over fifty, all hand made with loving care, so well crafted that the pocket and shirt panels all line up to a perfect match. I wear them every day, almost. The fashion faux pas that irks me is a shirt hem that falls below the jacket hem. I always wear my tropical shirts outside the waistband and with the shirt collar worn over the jacket collar, if I'm wearing a jacket.

Look up the Aloha shirts and Hawaiian shirts & Fedora threads, and, there's a newish thread about: let's hear it for the polo shirt. See how members here wear those shirts, there's plenty of photos there.

 

[GHT]

As long as the unwashed masses aren't coming after me for tucking in a shirt and wearing trousers over my backside I am fine with how others dress.

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[Feraud]

Haha, o.k. that picture has me less worried! I doubt those two could manage any more than a shuffle with one hand holding up their fancy dry cleaned denim. My safety seems secure.

 

[Lean'n'mean]

I think it's more about the dude than anything, some guys look great letting it all hang out while others can look pretty nondescript all tucked in......I'm not one to get all het up about how others dress though.

 

[Trenchfriend]

Ok, I forgot Hawaiian-shirts. Yes, Hawaiian-shirts are still outsticking Hawaiian-shirts, off course! Become popular in (Western)Germany on a fashion-trend at the 70's, the older say. I got two of these, some years ago. Wearing it on summer, when I was 16/17/18.

On the classics, I'm one of the probably very rare 31 year old german boys, which stick his shirts in his jeans, every time. I'm not a friend of the sloppyness. Can't really describe, why. Maybe, I'm just a much to "classic character".
I mean, everytime, I'm looking around, here in Germany, the 60's to 70's-grandpas with their potbellys, for example typical wearing old fashion striped poloshirts, got still their potbellys, but still looking just kind of well dressed and gentleman-like.
To me, much more looking good, than 40's to 50's daddys with modern times outsticking shirts, mostly t-shirts.

 

[Trenchfriend]

OK, I'm more the "Alan Harper-type". That's it.

 

[Edward]

n tuck everythIng, except Haiwaiian shirts. Those I oeave over my trews, as God intended.Been that way since my early twenties. I think short jackets were the trigger.

 

[tonyb]

Some guys look good in rags. I ain't one of those guys. Few are.

 

[philosophygirl78]

it depends on the man, and the setting... I work in a high end area with very wealthy people and most of them are very laid back in their dress. outsticking looks classy in this regard... It inspires a sense of security, aloofness to worry or stress... I think in higher education settings it is also ok to be laid back in dress.. Professors who are not afraid to be a bit casual tend to be better educators.

 

[hatsRme]

Professors who are not afraid to be a bit casual tend to be better educators.

How is that?

 

[Trenchfriend]

More empathy, than style.

 

[philosophygirl78]

How is that?

When someone is comfortable, they are generally more truthful. In higher education, sincerity, depth and deconstructing knowledge to arrive at new and perhaps more accurate ideas requires comfort.

 

[philosophygirl78]

More empathy, than style.

open-mindedness

 

[hatsRme]

I'm not convinced that achieving the goals listed above require "comfort." If comfort was an overriding determinant of great teachers, wouldn't all schools of higher learning require pajamas, sweatpants, nudity, or other more extreme comfort wear. But, in the spirit of open-mindedness, I'm listening!

 

[LizzieMaine]

Never forget, Socrates wore an old bedsheet.