Short Leather Jacket (can shirts hang lower?)

your gut spoketh the truth.

Yes. It should hit right at your hips. Anything hanging below will give you a nice ballerina dress look.

Unless you are very fashion forward it's a bad look.

Agree, the shirt should not hang below the jacket.

PS I am waiting on my second Aero, it should be here sometime in early winter 2009.

More often than not, yes.

No offense meant but I would strongly suggest tucking in your shirts, and not just at work. It makes for a cleaner appearance anyway.

Tuck in your shirt. An untucked shirt hanging lower than the jacket looks sloppy. I don't care how comfortable it feels; it looks like a mess.

I'm fine with the untucked shirt look when just wearing jeans and kicking it casually. Whatever. Some here may disagree, but I'm fine with it. When wearing a short jacket, though, you should tuck in the shirt. Hell, when wearing a jacket at all, you should tuck in the shirt. It's just a cleaner and better look.

I am in the minority here, but I am totally fine with a patterned shirt hanging out below a leather jacket. Girls tend to sport this particular look a lot, but I think it is fine with men as well.

I think it depends on the jacket, and the look you are going for. In terms of classical menswear, I definitely wouldn't, but if that is the desired look you are going for I doubt the jacket would be incredibly short to begin with. One of the short jackets in my wardrobe is the 'racing blouson' by belstaff pictured below.



It is more of a casual streetwear jacket, and although some shirts look a little odd when they hang below it, most look totally fine. The rule is a rule because it applies to most cases, but there are always exceptions. Try something on, and take a look in the mirror. If the mirror says it looks good, then it looks good.