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post #1 of 59
9/15/09 at 6:37pm
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When wearing jeans do untucked shirts work better with a straight or shaped hem ?
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post #2 of 59
9/15/09 at 6:38pm
I don't like straight hem
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post #3 of 59
9/15/09 at 6:39pm
^^Imo it works best with a shaped hem with gussets, ala EG, because the shirt drapes or hangs better, rather than "tent out" like a regular shirt hem can do if theres not alof of tapering. On second place, id say straight hem, but that only works with the right kind of shirts.
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post #4 of 59
9/15/09 at 6:43pm
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Originally Posted by SuperBobo View Post
^^Imo it works best with a shaped hem with gussets, ala EG, because the shirt drapes or hangs better, rather than "tent out" like a regular shirt hem can do if theres not alof of tapering. On second place, id say straight hem, but that only works with the right kind of shirts.

Bobo can you elaborate on what kind of straight hem shirts will work
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post #5 of 59
9/15/09 at 6:46pm
^ "camp", some kinds of flannels, hawaii shirts etc But in reality, if the shirt tail isnt insanly long, I thing reg styles work aswell, even though I usually tuck those.
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post #6 of 59
9/15/09 at 6:46pm
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Bobo can you elaborate on what kind of straight hem shirts will work

I'm not Bobo but check out the Odin x EG Madras pullover shirt. And no they don't have any left
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post #7 of 59
9/15/09 at 7:23pm
I also didn't know which style looked better so I did both. Both style looks pretty good post alteration, so it depends on the personal preference.

I straight hem the following:
http://www.jcrew.com/AST/Browse/Mens...7293/17293.jsp

http://www.jcrew.com/AST/Browse/Mens...7276/17276.jsp

shape hem:
http://www.jcrew.com/AST/Browse/Mens...8151/78151.jsp

http://www.jcrew.com/AST/Browse/Mens...7658/17658.jsp
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post #8 of 59
9/15/09 at 7:44pm
Originally, the curved hem was made to be tucked in or maybe the straight hem was created so shirt wouldn't have to be tucked in. One of those was made so it looks better untucked. Almost all of my shirts have curved hems and I wear them untucked. You can get your shirts shortened if they're too long.
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post #9 of 59
9/15/09 at 7:58pm
tucking your shirt in is for old men
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post #10 of 59
9/15/09 at 8:32pm
I am an old man and I tuck in any l/s button-down shirt that has shaped tail.

But I never tuck polos, tees, sweaters, or straight hems; and I never wear black socks with shorts. In fact, I never wear shorts.
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post #11 of 59
9/15/09 at 8:41pm
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Originally Posted by modual View Post
When wearing jeans do untucked shirts work better with a straight or shaped hem ?

I'd also add some linen shirts in the "straight hem" category. Another group is those shirts that have an exaggerated shaped hem and/or are really long.

I had a couple of shirts altered to be straight hem and they are okay, but I probably won't have any others done.
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post #12 of 59
12/9/09 at 12:50pm
OK, I have some shirts you can wear with a tie or as a sport shirt and I want to know if it's ok to wear them untucked and if so must it be buttoned or unbuttoned. I usually play it by shirt so if it is just too long untucked I find an alternative. I like wearing them either button or unbuttoned whichever looks better but, my wife insists that it's unfashionable to wear open ...What do you think?
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post #13 of 59
12/9/09 at 1:00pm
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Originally Posted by Uncontrol View Post
tucking your shirt in is for old men

A) 9 B) 8 C) 4

Learn from your elders ...

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Originally Posted by Robert View Post
I am an old man and I tuck in any l/s button-down shirt that has shaped tail.

But I never tuck polos, tees, sweaters, or straight hems; and I never wear black socks with shorts. In fact, I never wear shorts.

Me too. I'd be dead if I lived in Logans Run. Tucking in button-down shirts is not 'old-man' per-se and totally about how you rock it. Might be an East Coast/West Coast debate.

Frankly, I take many of my styling cues from workwear and 40's/50's traditions. A man never left the house without tucking in unless he was going to the beach or going bowling. Or lived in Cuba.

A slim shirt, tucked into jeans with the sleeves rolled up above the elbows can look sharp.
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post #14 of 59
12/9/09 at 1:04pm
^^^ +1 Tuckers ruckers aint no fuckers untucking is for scruffs. except for 50s style shirt jacs which cant be tucked.
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post #15 of 59
12/9/09 at 1:10pm
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Originally Posted by felixx View Post
OK, I have some shirts you can wear with a tie or as a sport shirt and I want to know if it's ok to wear them untucked and if so must it be buttoned or unbuttoned. I usually play it by shirt so if it is just too long untucked I find an alternative. I like wearing them either button or unbuttoned whichever looks better but, my wife insists that it's unfashionable to wear open ...What do you think?
If the tail is covering up your entire arse, tuck it in or tailor it shorter to wear untucked. A good untucked length is when the tail of the shirt stops somewhere between your belt (or where it would be) and the back pockets. It will still look sloppy unless the shirt is super casual. When you say unbuttoned do you mean with every button undone?(I hope not) Or just the top one or two?
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