Button down short sleeve shirts?

[kookydooky]

Are these normally accepted, if so what would you look for when buying them?

 

[Johnny_5]

There have been plenty of threads about the topic over the past couple of weeks. Do a search.

 

[Nico Samuel Pleninsek]

They are accepted.

I look for: fit, style, etc, the same things one would look for in a long sleeve button down. I also hate the look of long short sleeves! I usually shorten them myself to a nice socalled 'girlie' length.

 

[kookydooky]

Do you generally tuck it in, I find tucking in short sleeves can sometimes look abit daggy.

 

[jet]

Use the search noobster.

 

[Nico Samuel Pleninsek]

I always tuck in button down shirts, but it doesn't matter. Do what you find looks best.

 

[Get Smart]

I have about 50 s/s buttondowns....so yes, it's officially cool to wear one, and is the official casual shirt of Kool Kounty.

and who's doing this "accepting" when asking if it's "normally accepted"?

 

[fosho78]

I personally don't like them very much because I like to roll up my l/s shirts, but I've seen plenty of examples of people pulling off s/s shirts. A good example would be some of Get Smart's looks in the What Are You Wearing Today? thread.

 

[RFX45]

Originally Posted by Get Smart

I have about 50 s/s buttondowns....so yes, it's officially cool to wear one, and is the official casual shirt of Kool Kounty.

and who's doing this "accepting" when asking if it's "normally accepted"?

Wow, 50 s/s buttondowns alone. Are you able to wear them all, weather permitting, or do most of them get buried and rarely see the light of day? I think I have about 10 and only about 5-6 are worn on a usual basis.

I like the look though, especially the subtle military style ones.

 

[breakz]

Originally Posted by Get Smart

I have about 50 s/s buttondowns....so yes, it's officially cool to wear one, and is the official casual shirt of Kool Kounty. and who's doing this "accepting" when asking if it's "normally accepted"?
Get Smart, what brands make up these 50-odd shirts? I'm having a hard time finding a few s/s button downs that I'd like, so I want to branch out.

 

[JayJay]

I recently bought a linen s/s shirt with a somewhat straight hem. I plan to wear it untucked. This is the first s/s button up shirt I have bought in years.

 

[Get Smart]

Originally Posted by RFX45

Wow, 50 s/s buttondowns alone. Are you able to wear them all, weather permitting, or do most of them get buried and rarely see the light of day? I think I have about 10 and only about 5-6 are worn on a usual basis.

Most of them are Fred Perry or Ben Sherman 60s style s/s buttondowns and there are probably about 10 that get worn regularly and the rest make an appearance rarely and just sit in the closet. Then I have about 10-5 that are more modern styled (Paul Smith, Diesel, Penguin, even a Gstar among the herd) that are for specific moods and fits. Then add to that a few vintage shirt-jacs...so maybe more than 50 in all.

Originally Posted by breakz

Get Smart, what brands make up these 50-odd shirts? I'm having a hard time finding a few s/s button downs that I'd like, so I want to branch out.

^^^ mostly Fred Perry or Ben Sherman. same style just different fabrics. been wearing them for the better part of 15 years now so old habits die hard.

 

[Antonio Centeno]

I look for fit and a color that compliments my complexion. Make sure the sleeve isn't too long, and ensure the fabric is 100% natural.

 

[TheFusilliJerry]

also, make sure that they(the short sleeves) aren't really baggy. that looks baaaaaad

 

[Fat-Elvis]

I used to hate them, but if it has a slim fit, squares off your shoulders nicely and is short and slim enough in the arm (but not too much), it can look really good.