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Dress shirts that can be worn untucked with jeans?

ssbowtie1

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Hi all, my business casual wardrobe is doing well, primarily consisting of tailored Brooks Brothers shirts and chinos. However, I'm having a difficult time finding some casual dress shirts that can be worn untucked with jeans. I have broad shoulders and found the Nordstrom casual dress shirt line to be too tight, plus those shirts were not wrinkle free.

Does anyone have any suggestions to local retailers that carry casual dress shirts (no fancy pockets or designs, just checkered patterns or similar)that are the proper length to be worn untucked? Wrinkle free would also be nice, so I don't look like a slob after sitting down.
 

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No such thing as "casual dress shirts," and no such thing as dress shirts that should be worn untucked with jeans. That earned a bad reputation about 10 years ago.

Also, if stored properly, many fabrics that aren't thin and fit well will hardly wrinkle when worn. Arguably "wrinkle free" doesn't exist, though.

It would be nice to help find a nice somewhat casual shirt to do the job, but "local" but needs to be a named geographical area, accompanied by approximate measurements.
 
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No such thing as "casual dress shirts," and no such thing as dress shirts that should be worn untucked with jeans. That earned a bad reputation about 10 years ago.

Also, if stored properly, many fabrics that aren't thin and fit well will hardly wrinkle when worn. Arguably "wrinkle free" doesn't exist, though.

It would be nice to help find a nice somewhat casual shirt to do the job, but "local" but needs to be a named geographical area, accompanied by approximate measurements.


That's like saying there is no such thing as business casual.
 

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Thanks for the replies. Just to clarify, I'm just looking for a button shirt that has the proper measurements (not too long and somewhat straight bottom cut so it can be worn untucked with jeans for casual Fridays at work. Something that isn't a formal shirt, but isn't full of pockets and designs either. Something like this is perfect: http://shop.nordstrom.com/s/nordstr...tualcategoryid=0&fashionColor=&resultback=648

Unfortunately though the Nordstrom trim fit in a Large is just right around the waist, but way too tight around the shoulders/chest area.

Also, I am located in SoCal.
 

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No such thing as "casual dress shirts," and no such thing as dress shirts that should be worn untucked with jeans. That earned a bad reputation about 10 years ago.

Also, if stored properly, many fabrics that aren't thin and fit well will hardly wrinkle when worn. Arguably "wrinkle free" doesn't exist, though.

It would be nice to help find a nice somewhat casual shirt to do the job, but "local" but needs to be a named geographical area, accompanied by approximate measurements.


Nonsense: Such shirts can be made in various colours and patterns which you would not normally use for business with tie and suit. I have a number of such shirts made by Ascot Chang - a high end short maker.
 

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Men's Wearhouse has a category it calls "casual dress shirts." Point made? That is not to say non-traditional dress shirt colors and patterns are non-existent or worthless.

Per the original question, measurements (beyond "large") still needed. Some men simply are too v-shaped to fit nicely in virtually any button-front shirts. Fortunately for them, alterations (e.g., taking in the waist) usually can be done.
 

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