Shirt Size

Shirt Size

HOW TO WEAR A SHIRT ON A PAIR OF JEANS AND “PULL IT OFF”

Wearing a shirt with a pair of jeans is quite cool, laidback and can be sexy when worn the right way. This style in my opinion falls into the semi-formal look making it versatile for occasions (An addition you might need for formal occasions could just be the blazer).

Though you might be thinking ”it’s just jeans with a shirt, what could go wrong”, a lot could go wrong if you wear the wrong fitting jeans with a right shirt and vice versa. Remember inches of wrongs added together make up a yard of faux de pas.

Things to watch out for:

The shirt size: Make sure the shirt is your size in terms of neck-width, arm-length; this matters a lot, I see guys and girls with buttoned-up sleeves looking like Popeye as the original arm-length of their shirts are quite longer than their arms. Also watch out for the chest-width (you can measure yourself with a tape rule to know your size) and length of the shirt. These measurements are usually indicated on the back pack of the shirt on purchase.

The fit: Some shirts are usually designed with darts making them slim-fit, these are usually quite better to wear on jeans and even to tuck-in compared to non-slim-fit ones that could give you that “superman’s cape-blowing” look. If you happen to like one of your shirts so much and it’s not slim-fit, you could take to a tailor you trust to measure and slim fit as you desire.

The fit for her: The shirts that would fit you most perfectly are those also tailored with your bust in mind, they usually come with darts across the chest area, just a little from the seams on both sides ,giving you room in the chest area and holding your tummy not too tightly but just right.

T.M Lewin or no T.M Lewin: We guys especially, caught the T.M Lewin craze at a time leading to some sharp styles and some really drooly ones. T.M Lewin shirts have categories; there are some that come with a long tail on the shirt e.g. the luxury and the royal category. The shirts with long tails were not designed to be worn on jeans, they are to be worn on pants and meant to be tucked-in, imagine someone wearing a shirt that you can still see the tail through the legs from the front. Guess that’s why T.M Lewin has the John Francomb collection which looks better when worn on jeans as the tail is not that long.

Prints and Patterns: If you are a short girl or guy, avoid wearing shirts with big patterns on them i.e. big boxes, large stripes, big checks etcetera, as these will make you look smaller. Just in-case you are tall, try not to wear shirts with small prints or small patterns except you want to look taller.

Blazer factor: If the shirt is quite big for you, to wear a blazer on it might be a problem, as the shirt would crumple up at the armhole (except the blazer too is not your size) and at the neck.

That underwear white t-shirt (Guys only): The era of wearing a BYC white t-shirt as underwear is quite out-dated now, reason? The collar is too wide for underwear as it holds up to your neck and does not even make that 18-carat gold chain your girlfriend bought you show (Do not ever wear a chain over your underwear white t-shirt that holds up to your neck and do not ask me why). Try some of these underwear white t-shirts with very thin collars and wide neck area, Marks & Spencer does some nice ones (they come like three in a pack). Remember, whatever white t-shirt you choose to wear under your shirt must not be too thick or else, you are going to smell!

The Shirt’s collar: It’s important your shirt’s collar stays standing and sharp. Do not squeeze the collar when you wash your shirts, find a soft brush to wash the collar and remove the collar bones before every wash and put them back after ironing. Speaking of ironing, always iron your shirts with starch spray application. The starch spray makes the shirt’s fabric last longer giving an overall better appearance to your shirt. I am not talking about cold water or hot water starch, I am talking starch spray; it works wonders.

Skin tone and Colour: Any day, anytime, I think I would rather have “You look good” compliment than “Your shirt is fine”. Reason? The latter suggests that without the shirt I probably would not be fine. Guess it’s a matter of one’s skin tone and the colours that suit it. To make it very simple; if you are quite dark, avoid sharp colours like red, shades of blue e.g. navy blue (You can wear tints of blue i.e light variations of blue), try colours like grey, sky blue, tints of brown e.g. sand. If you are very fair with a black hairline, wear colours like red, blue etcetera.

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About the Author

dejieniola is a budding fashion designer and writes about fashion with a passion,he strives to bring out the knowledge behind every trend.He has a blogspot www.swaggaslow.blogspot.com where he gives tips on how to give a soul to your style and how you can rock that trend with a difference.

How do I figure out my shirt size?

I want to buy a few shirts online froma company that I've never bought from. I want some more form fitting shirts so Im not sure whether I should go with large or medium. How should I go about figuring out a good size for express shirts?

Look at the size of your old shirts. Easy!

Men's Style Advice.....Shirt Size (Alpha M Image Consulting)