Dress shirt fashion help

[warrior1]

Hey everyone I'm really confused on the many types of shirts there are. Anyways, i am 21 and i don't currently work right now. I labeled my quesitons in number form because i really appreciate if someone can answer these questions specifically.

I have a banana republic dress shirt but its STRETCH and not slim... its this one in blue coast

http://www.bananarepublic.com/browse...220&pid=252945

1. My question is when i go out and wear this with a midnight J Crew Blazer is it fine? I done it once before and someone said I dressed good.

This is the blazer i have

http://www.jcrew.com/catalog/product...atId=cat190061

I wear my blazer with Gap bootcut blue jeans with black shoes also. Am i suppose to tuck in my shirt ... because if i tuck it in, the shirt looks slimmer though i do not look right with my black belt showing while wearing it with the blazer. To me, it does look better when i just do not tuck in the shirt but the male model in the j crew blazer does tuck it in.

2. Tuck or do not tuck when going out with a blazer when going out with friends.

3. Another question i have is can i wear this shirt as a dress shirt for a job interview... i am asking this because this isn't a slim fit kind of shirt and i heard people say Banana Republic dress shirts are technically not dress shirts, so this shirt is best for just going out right? If not, what brand name dress shirts should i buy and specifically what color is the best?

4. I see a lot of white Armani Exchange white shirts that are slim are the store. Should i go and buy these slim shirts or are these BR stretch shirts better? I'm not talking about work clothes here, just casual night wear

5. i see a lot of people say it's best to wear a dress shirt under a v neck sweater because it does look good. I always do this but do it with a Gap white shirt and the 2 points of the collar doesn't really POINT well if you get what I am saying. What kind of dress shirt would you suggest wearing under a Banana Republic v-neck sweater? Slim fit, Stretch, or oxford... what is oxford by the way? Or it doesn't matter as long as it's a white shirt that has the 2 points.

6. I see people wearing those night shirts that has a lot of stripes etc and they wear it with blazers. Are there some of these shirts that are actually dress shirts or is there another term for them. I'm asking this because whenever i buy a shirt with stripes, my friends say that thats a dress shirt, not those going out at night shirts. Can anyone then recoomend me a brand name shirt that has stripes that is perfect for night that doesn't cost over 100 dollars?

Thanks for any help. This forum definitely has people who knows their stuff from the last few questions i asked a while ago. Thanks.

 

[penkitten]

fashion is all in the eye of the beholder of the guy wearing it.
if you enjoy wearing something particular, make the style yours.
some guys must tuck in a shirt, others can untuck and others can do either.
some guys can wear pink, others wouldnt be caught dead in it.
some dudes can do pinstripes and look tight while others look like a giant in stripes.

you should really go with your gut on what you wear, and how you feel wearing it.

it you want to look taller, pin stripes will help. if you want to look skinner, stripes going side ways is great. if you want to make a light tan look like a darker one, light colors rock.

blazers look great on people, but i think you are suppose to look at how they are cut. might want to check that out.

 

[seanchai]

Stripes are not good for a night out unless they have the requisite tag attached that reads "FRESHLY MINTED AT THE CHODE FACTORY". Look for different patterns.

I used to work at Banana but can't get the link to load; I assume if the jacket is midnight (=dark navy?) and the shirt is the light blue stretch poplin they've always sold then you're fine. I tuck my shirts in if I can because I like how it looks, but you don't have to. BR shirts can be worn to job interviews - "dress shirt" is a subtle and fuzzy distinction between more formal and less formal shirting that you'll figure out over time.

Oxford is a weave of cloth (usually cotton) that has a thicker hand than your stretch shirt. It's often seen with button-down collars. I like button-down collars with V-neck sweaters but it doesn't matter that much. Generally, the more of a spread you have on your collar, the dumber it looks under a sweater, but this isn't always true. I would look for point collars if that's the look you're going for. Also, it's fun to wear colors that AREN'T white under a sweater, particularly if the sweater is colored. It's harder but you look like you really know what you're doing when you pull it off.

BR and A/X are about the same quality level, so it's whichever you prefer. There are some pretty slim BR shirts now, I'm told, so go back and ask the best dressed salesman (this is crucial, don't ask women) which are the slimmest.

I think that's all of it. Glad to see you're still working this out

 

[warrior1]

http://www.bananarepublic.com/browse/product.do?cid=26220&pid=252945

oops this is the one i was talking about. Yes midnight is a dark navy and it really looks black. I actually wanted a black blazer but most of them blazer blazers were suit jackets and people said it would look tacky without the matching pants so I got this blazer which is midnight.

Well i have a BR sweater that is green argyle and only wear a white shirt under it with my collars pointing out. I don't see any color dress shirt that would work besides white.

 

[Latinoman]

You make your own style.

I love GQ and DETAILS magazines...because the way people dress there...they literally break the rules.

Of course...there some things (such as Tuxedos, etc.)...but when it comes to casual clothing...break the rules.

Some things will look great on you...others will not.

Banana Republic? What's so special about that place?

 

[Kev07]

that is the reason i dont like banana republic stuff, it's all normal fit and not tailored/slim/modern whatever.

if your'e gona go dress shirts go express

 

[Brie]

Kev07 i agree with you.....Where i can buy Dress shirt ?

 

[backbreaker]

1. you don't wear black shoes at night. that's a fashion faux pas.

2. you always tuck your shirt in.

3. Job interview should be slacks, real slacks, dress shoes, plain dress shirt and a tie.

4. Banana Republic is better quality than AE. There are 3 different lines of Armani. The Georgio Armani that everyone likes, emporio armani, and the ameriani exchange is the **** tier level of armani where you are basically paying 100 dollars for a name brand. ****ty quality. Basically it's the gap clothes with the name armani on it. You are MUCH better off with jrew or something along those lines.

5. you never wear a tee shirt under a v neck. if you have to, then the v neck is too low and you need a smaller shirt / different brand. that's like wearing a tee shirt under your business shirt, it's tacky as hell. You are looking for something like this


http://www.tuesdayschild.com/products2.cfm/ID/110100/name/Cashmere-V-Neck-Sweater-by-Colombo-Cashmere

and if you are going to do it, you wear a dress shirt under the vneck/ a shirt with a collar, not a tee shirt

if your'e gona go dress shirts go express

xpress is basically clothes for men who like to "look good" but are too lazy to learn about style, the **** is too loud and too high. you can get much better clothing for half the price., the fabrics they use are **** tier but I mean, if you like that style of shirt you can do worse, but you are defiantly going to overpay.


for the money, jcrew is your best mid range clothing for men you are going to find anywhere.

we really need a fashion forum. as much as some guys here are "out of the matrix" when it comes to women, they are more than plugged in when it comes to fashion. you wouldn't' catch me within 100 feet of an express store or any store that sold A X/E

 

[PRMoon]

For gods sake, go to a taylor and buy some suits. Suits are the ultimate excision of power hence the term "power suit." Suits command positive female attention like nothing else you can wear. Suits a attract a much broader class of individual to chose from than anything else you can put on. Suits garner respect and deliver instant status when you're out and about. It requires far less effort to get female attention when you look respectable. It's also alot easier to put an outfit together when it's premade.
Suit and boot and kick some a$$.

 

[Vice]

we really need a fashion forum. as much as some guys here are "out of the matrix" when it comes to women, they are more than plugged in when it comes to fashion. you wouldn't' catch me within 100 feet of an express store or any store that sold A X/E

Completely agree with you on the fashion forum, although I do get my dress shirts and ties from Express. I'm having trouble finding dress shirts that I like that have good collars, and Express has the best ones I can find so far.

 

[backbreaker]

xpressb is not bad per say but you are paying for the name xpress. you can do much worse. plus it'a little loud for my tastes, but that's just down to perference.


Georgio A/X on the other hand, is just crappy clothing with a name stamped on it.


As far as banana republic, i still have, like 10 banana republic shirts from like 2004 that i still wear, they had to be altered but i still wear them, great quality. I have a dark red dress shirt that I wore yesterday that was one of those shirts. That's what you want in a shirt.

 

[Vice]

xpressb is not bad per say but you are paying for the name xpress. you can do much worse. plus it'a little loud for my tastes, but that's just down to perference.


Georgio A/X on the other hand, is just crappy clothing with a name stamped on it.


As far as banana republic, i still have, like 10 banana republic shirts from like 2004 that i still wear, they had to be altered but i still wear them, great quality. I have a dark red dress shirt that I wore yesterday that was one of those shirts. That's what you want in a shirt.

Again, I go to Express solely for the dress shirts and ties. I don't have an A/X around here, nor am I too interested in it for the same reason; you're paying for the name, and the clothes are tacky.

I'll have to check out Banana Republic, thanks for the heads up. I'm not much of consumer, it's about time for me to get some new shirts anyway

 

[bish0p]

I like Express Men, especially for the jeans. However, they seem to be focused too much on graphic t-shirts (which I bought a lot of recently) these days and I've seen too many guys wear the same shirts I buy.

I'm trying to get back to my old style, wearing form fitting colored shirts. I did see a shirt that I liked yesterday, but it's 45 bucks...and I guess as backbreaker stated, it's just for the name.

 

[Vice]

Graphic shirts used to be cool; until Affliction/Express/ and WALMART started to sell them.

 

[synergy1]

Graphic shirts used to be cool; until Affliction/Express/ and WALMART started to sell them.

agreed, all the spin offs started coming around and all the trashy people started wearing them. I wasn't big into them originally, I am certainly not anymore. It seems you have trend setters and trend followers, and the later are always on the lower socio-economic end and wait until the knockoffs come around.

Personally I do some tee shirts, some polos, and some button downs. Nothing too fancy. Express button downs are alright, but would like to change it up.

 

[allbeef]

I love Affliction shirts. I workout every other day. I have a a few tattoos as well. You gotta have a bit of a hairline issue to wear Affliction shirts. Chicks dig it. Nothing hotter, by the way, than a chick with a tattoo on her ankle. That is just my opinion. Tats on chicks + Hot.

 

[jabinlance]

I think you should wear simple but color full dress.