how to wear a short sleeve button down shirt??

[dropbeats]

hey guys quick question

how do i weara button down shirt that is short sleeve? im talking about some of the black fleece shirts that were being sold here
sounds like im not supposed to wear them under a jacket or with a tie...maybe just some pants? can you wear them with dress pants? thanks

 

[pendragon]

I would strongly advise you to wear them with pants. (The whole short-sleeve/underpants thing, just doesn't cut it.)

The rest is negotiable. It would be a little odd to wear short sleeves under a suit jacket, but a casual summer jacket might be okay. The tie is again a little formal for an informal shirt, but I'll bet they do it in hot climes. The FBI guy investigating John Grisham in Mississippi look...

 

[yerrow]

you don't

 

[madaboutshirt]

skinny black tie and a black fedora maybe?

personally, I don't like either button-down nor short sleeves.

 

[acidboy]

untucked, with slim trousers and good pair of casual shoes (not sneakers).

 

[Modernist]

Check for photos of GetSmart in the WAYWT threads both here and in SW&D. He posts photos wearing one often.

 

[dropbeats]

Originally Posted by Modernist

Check for photos of GetSmart in the WAYWT threads both here and in SW&D. He posts photos wearing one often.

all right hopefully i can figure ot how to use the search for that its a long thread

Originally Posted by acidicboy

untucked, with slim trousers and good pair of casual shoes (not sneakers).

cool thanks, i was going to tuck them in

 

[Closer]

Homer Simpson pulls this off quite well. Seriously, The recco for untucked and casual shoes is best. It is a casual look not a business look.

 

[FiniteCircle]

Originally Posted by pendragon

The tie is again a little formal for an informal shirt, but I'll bet they do it in hot climes. The FBI guy investigating John Grisham in Mississippi look...

Or NASA during Apollo:

I do this every once and a while when it gets hot (Texas) coupled with a tie bar and a non-black tie. The key is to not look like you are a member of the geek squad.

 

[JaPo]

I'm all for it.

But for God's sake, please make sure the sleeves are relatively hugging and do not balloon a few feet out. No-one wants to look like a 54 year-old beer-swilling tourist wearing his 'smarts' for a night out in Magaluf. Yum, japanese dragon designs.

Trousers preferably slim, to ensure the corect proportions. As another member mentioned, a tie could also work. Suede shoes. If you're going to wear it untucked, better get one with a square-cut finish at the bottom.

 

[emmanuel]

If your young wear it with a cotton sports jacket with the jacket sleeves rolled up as if it were a shirt. Casual and youthful.

 

[axe]

Originally Posted by emmanuel

If your young wear it with a cotton sports jacket with the jacket sleeves rolled up as if it were a shirt. Casual and youthful.

 

[Ziss]

Originally Posted by emmanuel

If your young wear it with a cotton sports jacket with the jacket sleeves rolled up as if it were a shirt. Casual and youthful.

I'm just saying.

 

[JammieDodger]

Like this.

Or with a thin black tie and possibly a hat of sorts? (e.g. a bowler) I don't think you can wear one stylishly as opposed to fashionably, though. It'll always be a "look" or a "costume".

 

[agavilanes]

For chill days I use my short sleeve shirts under a sweater because they dont mess with the sweater sleeves. If you put a blazer or sportcoat over, they look just like long sleeve ones.

When I use them alone (very sunny days), I use'em like any polo shirt (and the fit should be similar, slim in body and sleeves). No ties. Tucking optional depending of the hem. In the case of the BF, I think tucking is mandatory...