Is a "work shirt" designed always to be worn untucked?

[Mr Tickle]

I am talking about a type of shirt that is probably chambray or denim - something like this: https://statement-store.com/product...work-shirt-indigo-blue?variant=39407866249261


Is it something like a chore jacket that's clearly meant to be outerwear, or is it just a regular shirt so you could wear it for example tucked into jeans with nothing underneath, but also like a light jacket with a t-shirt under it? Or is it dependent on the thickness of the material (Meaning sometimes they would be more suitable as shirts, sometimes more suitable as jackets?)

 

[Leiker]

Can be worn tucked in or untucked; if untucked, buttoned up or unbuttoned with a shirt underneath. Lots of options for such shirts.

 

[rjc149]

The only shirts that should never be worn untucked are shirts with long hems, which are supposed to be tucked. If a shirt has a 'compromise' length like this one, it can be worn either way.

Personally, I would leave the 2nd button from the collar unbuttoned when wearing it untucked. If you're going to wear it with a business-casual outfit, it's up to you. I only button the 2nd button when wearing a suit without a tie.

 

[GaiusM]

I have that exact shirt you linked. It can be tucked but feels and looks better untucked. In no way is it outerwear. A heavier denim shirt might work as outerwear but chambray definitely not.

On a side note that Buzz Rickson chambray fabric is excellent but the shirt suffers from a fatal flaw - the buttons will not stay buttoned. They come undone of their own accord and when you least want them to. Every time I wear it I end up keeping a constant eye on the placket and rebuttoning several times a day. Quite frustrating to deal with and apparently others have had the same issue.

 

[SteveMc]

I say it's a matter of fit. I have several shirt-jackets that I wear differently according to how they fit me. The one that is a bit small I usually wear as a shirt either tucked or untacked over a t-shirt. One that's big, I only wear as a layer usually all buttons open. Last one has a boxy and slouchy fit can really be worn as a layering piece only.

 

[Cliffnopus]

No.

 

[pasadena man]

I can't speak to the fit of this item, but chambray work shirts were often originally used by factory workers. In certain circumstances it could be unsafe to have shirts untucked due to the risk of the shirt being caught up in machinery. Thus, in some cases, wearing those shirts untucked might have been discouraged or prohibited within a factory.