Is it more stylish for a dress shirt to have a front pocket or no front pocket?

[DocHolliday]

'Cause the flap is pretty awesome.

 

[David Reeves]

Originally Posted by Manton

I get most of my shirts without pockets, and agree that it is dressier, but to call a pocket a faux pas is just incorrect.
it certainly is a faux pas on what an Englishman would call a dress shirt ie one with French cuffs. It's alright on a "casual button up" in this case I go for a 4" by 4" pocket. Looks more elegant. Pockets are obviously utilatarian in origin and (mostly) function. Adding them onto a garment negates the ceromonial or "dress" aspect.

 

[Gus]

Just wait until you need reading glasses then it might become apparent why a front pocket on a dress shirt is both highly functional and desirable.

 

[Artisan Fan]

I find shirts without pockets are more formal. I think pockets on casual shirts can be nicely functional.

 

[Gus]

Originally Posted by DocHolliday

'Cause the flap is pretty awesome.

+1, and old school, preppy

 

[Cocophone]

Where else am I suppose to carry my reading glasses and my ipod nano?

 

[orthofrancis]

So where do you guys keep your phones then? A holster on your belt (barf!)

 

[Zenny]

Originally Posted by orthofrancis

So where do you guys keep your phones then? A holster on your belt (barf!)

Jacket pocket, or pants pocket.

 

[CatsEyes]

Originally Posted by pocketsquareguy

Just wait until you need reading glasses then it might become apparent why a front pocket on a dress shirt is both highly functional and desirable.

+1!

 

[laphroaig]

Originally Posted by pocketsquareguy

Just wait until you need reading glasses then it might become apparent why a front pocket on a dress shirt is both highly functional and desirable.
And I always thought the monocle went in the jacket pocket. Have I been doing it wrong?

 

[Horatio]

Originally Posted by orthofrancis

So where do you guys keep your phones then? A holster on your belt (barf!)

Pants pocket. If it's too bulky it's the wrong phone for me

I prefer shirts without pockets. They are acceptable for business shirts...

Best, H.

 

[backboard60]

dont really mind but if i had to choose.....no pocket

 

[Eccentric]

I suppose no pocket is marginally preferable, but I'm usually more concerned with details such as point vs. spread collar.

 

[glowell222]

If I needed a pocket on my dress shirts, I would have a pocket on my dress shirts. Otherwise, it's only a matter of personal preference.

 

[fox81]

unless youre donald draper and you want to put one of the 8 packs of cigarettes you smoke a day in there, no pocket