Huh. Google suggests I'm alone in my opinion. Which makes me all the more committed to it.
I do know that you're not supposed to cuff tuxedo pants, and maybe I extrapolated that rule out.
I've never heard the height-dependent rule, but I've been the same height for all of my suit-buying life, so it probably never came up.
Davids, if you can't "shoot" your cuffs than the shirt sleeves are too short ;) Be the mobster. I really prefer an generous cuff.
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Chase, what do you think about t shirts under the dress shirt. i've seen many young people doing this and I think it looks pretty amateur. It's often done with a billowg dress shirt.
Hate it. HATE IT. I suggest having your dress shirts laundered, rather than dry cleaned. Much more comfortable and the undershirt won't be necessary. But people do whatever makes them the most comfortable. If someone insists on wearing an undershirt (usually because of perspiration), I would steer them toward a light heather grey. It won't show through your shirt as much as a white undershirt will.
If sweat is really that much of an issue, though, you can buy pharmacy-strength antiperspirant and apply at it night before going to bed. It really does work.
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Thanks, I'm enjoying this thread. I don't wear suits that often, but when I do I like to look right.
Like Tim said earlier, I don't think I could wear a button down collar with a suit. It may be becoming acceptable, but I'm not into it.
Businessmen wearing a shirt, tie, and jacket without a nice clean undershirt beneath is pretty gross.
Undershirts keep a person cooler and allow garments to slide easily without binding against the skin.
One of these days I'm going to understand the rules of clothing that "business men" seem to go by. The ones I've dealt with dress like everyone else. As well as most heads of state.
I've gotten most of them out of bed, showered, shaved, and out the door in 15 minutes flat.
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you guys are inspiring me. im wearing a blazer to nahbs. vsalon is top notch imho
fck yeah.
moments ago i was trying on a new shirt with old jacket sans undershirt....sa'weet.
the shirt is the tits.
i'm a new man.
try one on for yourself:
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While I'm on a roll (or not), I figured this would be a good time to post about shoulder shapes. There are three common styles.
Italian suits tend to have high cut armholes and concave shoulders.
English shoulders are level and boxy.
American suits tend to have the least amount of form and slope downwards toward the armhole.
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My wife's granddad was somewhere in the Cleveland hierarchy. Only photo we have of him is at her parents' wedding. Fat bald guy wearing very dark glasses. Not smiling. And then there's her great-uncle from Philly who always had flats of candy bars in the garage. Nuchem. He was a blast at the cousin's weddings back in the '80s.
My side of the family? Tailors, accountants and physicists.
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I've never found a jacket to fit my beefy armholes in just that way. Italian looks english, and english looks rugby on me.
Someday I'll buy bespoke, and a tailor will bend the laws of physics for me.
Also, for fitted shirts, I can't beat the price for nordstrom's in house brand. They're not head-of-state good, but they'll do.
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