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Length of the shirt for the untuckedness :)

post #1 of 23
8/11/10 at 9:01pm
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So what's the max length for a shirt in a XS/S to be worn untucked? Around 23"-24" inches? Just an off-the-wall question...
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post #2 of 23
8/11/10 at 9:39pm
post a pic and we'll tell you.
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post #3 of 23
8/11/10 at 11:03pm
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Originally Posted by herzzreh View Post
So what's the max length for a shirt in a XS/S to be worn untucked? Around 23"-24" inches? Just an off-the-wall question...
I'd say the "max length" would be around 28". 23" for a shirt tail won't look right, but I've never seen one so short.
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post #4 of 23
8/11/10 at 11:13pm
Buy a nice belt and tuck that shit in...
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post #5 of 23
8/11/10 at 11:15pm
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So what's the max length for a shirt in a XS/S to be worn untucked? Around 23"-24" inches? Just an off-the-wall question...

Depends on your height obviously.

Untucked button downs should not go past the crotch.
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post #6 of 23
8/11/10 at 11:54pm
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Buy a nice belt and tuck that shit in...

lol why do you even post in sw&d?
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post #7 of 23
8/12/10 at 12:16am
still tryin to figure that one out
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post #8 of 23
8/12/10 at 12:37am
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Originally Posted by herzzreh View Post
So what's the max length for a shirt in a XS/S to be worn untucked? Around 23"-24" inches? Just an off-the-wall question...

If you desire to wear your shirt untucked and you are a size s, I would suggest a body length no longer than 28inch from your collar bone. However the finish of the shirt is equally important, you need a finish that's not recognised as an untucked business shirt. Check out one of my off the peg size s shirts.
28 inch in length, softly fused collar & cuffs. A fabric that flows really well when untucked.
LL
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post #9 of 23
8/12/10 at 1:07am
does this look right? my shirt is about 1 inch longer than that and I'm thinking about taking it to a tailor to have it shortened.

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post #10 of 23
8/12/10 at 11:10am
if you are on the shorter side, then i would definitely shorten the shirt.
i would wash the shirt first, as there will be a bit of shrinkage. If you plan to put the shirt in the dryer, then you really need to wash it first.
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post #11 of 23
8/12/10 at 11:28am
yeah I'm short, only 5.7', so... from what I observed, I think the bottom of the shirt should hit the middle of the jeans back pockets, anything I tried on at the store is longer than that, lol...
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post #12 of 23
8/12/10 at 12:11pm
http://mensstyleblog.blogspot.com/20...betweener.html is a good reference.
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post #13 of 23
8/12/10 at 3:00pm
Don't be too obsessive about it. Just wear what looks about right to you. Nobody's gonna be out there taking a tape measure to your crotch area, and if they do, weigh your options and respond appropriately.
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post #14 of 23
8/12/10 at 3:58pm
I'm aware that this is a message board about style and we obsess over these details, but I wouldn't worry about this. I really don't think its necessary to have woven, button-front shirts in different lengths for wearing tucked-in vs. untucked unless they're an extremely casual, square hem or something. I think the examples posted in this thread look too short. Having the longest part of shirt hem go just a little bellow the waist-line looks really weird. What happens when you try to sit down or bend over?
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post #15 of 23
8/12/10 at 5:13pm
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Well, pics are coming later, but for reference... lots of my shirts hit about 1/3 from the bottom of unsagged APC NS back pockets and bottom 1/3 of the fly. One paranoid side of me says it's too long, the other side says who cares...
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