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Anyone have tips for picking a dress shirt colour?

post #1 of 31
1/24/12 at 8:47pm
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I'm going to a semi-formal dance at my university next month. My tie will match my date's dress, the colour of which is undetermined, but in the meantime, what colour shirt should I get? I have very dark brown eyes and hair, and a pale complexion.

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post #2 of 31
1/24/12 at 8:51pm
White.

Despite this advice, I bet you will wear a black shirt.
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post #3 of 31
1/24/12 at 8:54pm

Isn't 'white' the only reasonable answer?

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post #4 of 31
1/24/12 at 8:57pm
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I was going to go with white, but for some godforsaken reason, no one wears jackets at these dances, only shirts and ties. Does that influence your advice any?

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post #5 of 31
1/24/12 at 8:59pm
they don't wear a sportcoat because they don't own one (I did not own a sportcoat or even a suit when I was in college). If you have one, wear it.
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post #6 of 31
1/24/12 at 8:59pm
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Originally Posted by ReflectiveDucky View Post

I was going to go with white, but for some godforsaken reason, no one wears jackets at these dances, only shirts and ties. Does that influence your advice any?

With the likeliness of vomiting or spilling alcohol on your clothes, it makes sense not to wear suits or jackets.
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post #7 of 31
1/25/12 at 1:40am

If it's semi formal than you don't need to wear jackets. A  white shirt is just a safe bet if you're unsure.

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post #8 of 31
1/25/12 at 2:28am
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Originally Posted by guymac12 View Post

If it's semi formal than you don't need to wear jackets. A  white shirt is just a safe bet if you're unsure.


i didn't wear too many suits back then, i think i never even owned one.

 

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post #9 of 31
1/25/12 at 3:14am

I'd go for white as well.

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post #10 of 31
1/25/12 at 3:19am
Please don't wear a tie to match your date's dress
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post #11 of 31
1/25/12 at 3:48am
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Originally Posted by unbelragazzo View Post

Please don't wear a tie to match your date's dress


what if the dress has colorful flowers on it..that should be an interesting tie.

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post #12 of 31
1/25/12 at 6:49am
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Originally Posted by unbelragazzo View Post

Please don't wear a tie to match your date's dress


Well not if her dress is purple or something, but I'm 80% sure she's wearing a black dress.

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post #13 of 31
1/25/12 at 10:36am

Here are a few websites on matching clothes

 

http://www.tie-knots.org/dress-code.html

 

http://artofmanliness.com/2011/04/26/match-tie-with-shirt-suit/

 

http://www.ties-necktie.com/ten-golden-rules-about-combining-clothing.php

 

http://shirtsandties.org/MatchSuitsTiesShirts.html

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post #14 of 31
1/25/12 at 12:06pm
pebble and unbel have it right. White shirt, don't select anything with the aim of matching anything your date is wearing.
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post #15 of 31
1/25/12 at 12:07pm

get a white shirt with a white pinstripe in it, make sure it is slim fit so it doesnt look like a tent, and then the tie does not matter

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