If You Tuck In Your Shirt And Do Not Wear A Belt

[Strike For The South]

I will force you into my motor, drive you home, and demand you procure a belt for your person

Have some pride

[Louis VI the Fat]

I usually tuck in my shirt. Of course I only ever wear collared shirts, even around the house.


I always wear a belt. This means I am always prepared and can quickly unzip it and use it to strike her down before she finishes her sentence.

[B-Wing]

How do you feel about the good old front tuck (with obligatory buckle)? Or about people who tuck in T-shirts? I'm a fan of neither. Of course, I'm not a fan of shirt tucking in general.

[Strike For The South]

How do you feel about the good old front tuck (with obligatory buckle)? Or about people who tuck in T-shirts? I'm a fan of neither. Of course, I'm not a fan of shirt tucking in general.

Both are bad

[Fisherking]

I have to ware belts or my pants fall off. But not belts with Texas buckles. 4 to 6 pounds of metal under my navel would just defeat the purpose.

[rajpoot]

A nice old leather belt is a necessity with or without tucking the shirt in. I always feel as if I'm half dressed if I'm not wearing one.
However a belt with a fancy new-fangled buckle is an abomination.
This is what belt should look like-


A square buckle looks better of course.

[Rhyfelwyr]

I did just what the title describes for my graduation. First time I've worn a suit since...erm... could it be ever?

[edyzmedieval]

I will force you into my motor, drive you home, and demand you procure a belt for your person

Have some pride

Typically people with a sense of fashion wear the shirt tucked in and with a belt.

But yeah I agree, I don't like shirts tucked in and just like that.

[A Nerd]

Tucking in = formal, untucked = casual. All a matter of taste and preference I guess. Belts are a must if your pants are falling down. Or, suspenders with a tucked in shirt. Not a t shirt though.

[Hosakawa Tito]

Fashion Nazis. Sometimes I feel like a nut, and sometimes I don't.

[Ice]

Tucking in = formal, untucked = casual. All a matter of taste and preference I guess. Belts are a must if your pants are falling down. Or, suspenders with a tucked in shirt. Not a t shirt though.

The formal and casual thing is how I typically apporach this issue. If it's business related, it gets tucked in, but I'm going out to dinner with friends or to the bar, it stays out.

[Lemur]

The thing I've found hardest to adjust to in WI is where people tuck in polo shirts. That's just ... doing it wrong. Men wandering around with tucked-in polos. I want to take them aside and explain the facts of life.

[A Nerd]

The thing I've found hardest to adjust to in WI is where people tuck in polo shirts. That's just ... doing it wrong. Men wandering around with tucked-in polos. I want to take them aside and explain the facts of life.

Are you a golfer perhaps? Tucked in polos and plaid pants?

If it's business related, it gets tucked in, but I'm going out to dinner with friends or to the bar, it stays out.

Me too. Though I seldom do anything business related, so I am untucked the majority of the time!

[Togakure]

The thing I've found hardest to adjust to in WI is where people tuck in polo shirts. That's just ... doing it wrong. Men wandering around with tucked-in polos. I want to take them aside and explain the facts of life.

I saw this a lot in CA in the '80s--high-waist Jordache-type jeans, polo shirt, thinnish leather belt, and leather slip-on shoes that match, with "notice me" socks that stand out a bit maybe. Topped with a light Member's Only jacket, with the Chinese collar and goofy little straps and rivets here and there. Silly look if you ask me. Of course, I never dressed like that. Ever.

When I read SftS' OP, it was the shirt tucked in with no belt that caught my attention. I am in complete agreement--tuck it in, wear a belt (and while you're at it, match the belt to your shoes!). I tuck in t-shirts (and wear a belt) when I wear a light, casual button-up shirt over it, unbuttoned and untucked. Sometimes I feel like layers, or I want to be able to button up that shirt and tuck it in, stepping up the "formality" if a need arises. Or take it off, untuck the T-shirt, and lose the belt if it doesn't. Options are always nice.

[caleconblanc]

I always wear button down shirts with jeans and a casual sport coat. I always have my shirt tucked in my underpants and because of this I usually try to buy regular rise jeans. With some of the lower rise levis the white waistband of my pants will show unless I wear a belt. I think most people tend to adopt the dress style of their age group and I consider myself to be"older preppy"
I'm 29.

[Thunder Mist]

The formal and casual thing is how I typically apporach this issue. If it's business related, it gets tucked in, but I'm going out to dinner with friends or to the bar, it stays out.

The thing I've found hardest to adjust to in WI is where people tuck in polo shirts. That's just ... doing it wrong. Men wandering around with tucked-in polos. I want to take them aside and explain the facts of life.

I agree with these boys completely. However, Lemur, I have been forced, by weather and by circumstances, to wear polo shirts to the office lately. In this particularly case, I feel obligated to tuck them in.

And yes, I wear a black leather belt with a shiny, silvery-looking buckle. It's all about self-respect, and if you cannot respect yourself, then how could you possibly respect those around you?

[Hosakawa Tito]

Where I work everybody tucks, sans belt.