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

Louis VI the Fat

06-28-2011, 03:46

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

06-28-2011, 03:53

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

06-28-2011, 03:55

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

06-28-2011, 08:19

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. :laugh4:

rajpoot

06-28-2011, 08:27

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-
https://img26.imageshack.us/img26/2769/58d2f381.th.jpg (https://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/26/58d2f381.jpg/)

A square buckle looks better of course.

Rhyfelwyr

06-28-2011, 13:57

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

edyzmedieval

06-28-2011, 13:57

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. :tongue:

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

A Nerd

06-28-2011, 16:23

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

06-28-2011, 18:05

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

Centurion1

06-29-2011, 02:08

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

Why does your family think you dress like a chav again? Dear god man belts cost like 3 dollars at walmart.

I don't like tucked in shirts. i dont like tucked in polos or even like tucke din button downs except in formal situations. It all makes me think of old people.

Louis VI the Fat

06-29-2011, 03:04

Why does your family think you dress like a chav again? Dear god man belts cost like 3 dollars at walmart.

I don't like tucked in shirts. i dont like tucked in polos or even like tucke din button downs except in formal situations. It all makes me think of old people.I don't tuck in polo's and I do not own a single button-down shirt.

Nor, incidentally, would I swap my trusted suspenders for a belt when wearing a suit.

Rhyfelwyr

06-29-2011, 03:17

Why does your family think you dress like a chav again? Dear god man belts cost like 3 dollars at walmart.

I don't like tucked in shirts. i dont like tucked in polos or even like tucke din button downs except in formal situations. It all makes me think of old people.

I thought you only used a belt if your trousers were falling down...

Centurion1

06-29-2011, 03:19

no.

Centurion1

06-29-2011, 03:21

I don't tuck in polo's and I do not own a single button-down shirt.

Nor, incidentally, would I swap my trusted suspenders for a belt when wearing a suit.

also theoretically if you own collared shirts you likely own a button down. plus you are not what i would consider old...... old is my father. My father is in his sixties, believes it is the fifties and often tucks in his tshirts.

Edit: also rhy don't be insulted by the use of the word chav. it was meant in jest and because i believe you said that once about your manner of dress.

Samurai Waki

06-29-2011, 04:35

I only ever tuck in collared button-down shirts when I've got a dress jacket and tie to go with it (with belt of course). If I don't have the jacket I say :daisy: it, take off the tie, and go casual.

Louis VI the Fat

06-29-2011, 05:11

Edit: also rhy don't be insulted by the use of the word chav. it was meant in jest and because i believe you said that once about your manner of dress.Whatcha calling that ginger Hun names for? Tsk. :no:

-> teh preventive winking smilie :wink:

Drunk Clown

06-29-2011, 07:34

If you're buying a belt for €5,- , then you're doing it wrong.

A belt is a must, I wear it all the time.

Tuuvi

06-29-2011, 10:01

I've always felt wearing a shirt and tie and not wearing a belt looks a little sloppy. Tucking in your t-shirt looks bad whether you wear a belt or not.

I always wear a belt, even if I'm wearing jeans and a t-shirt, because I don't feel fully dressed without one.

Major Robert Dump

06-29-2011, 11:31

belt W/ suspenders and an untucked shirt plus sandals with arguille socks = WIN

Hosakawa Tito

06-29-2011, 13:00

Now that's a belt. :yes:

https://img.photobucket.com/albums/v517/hoppy84/beer-belt-black92400.jpg

drone

06-29-2011, 15:36

Now that's a belt. :yes:
Technically, I believe that to be a bandolier.

A Nerd

06-29-2011, 15:42

This is how my gf and I dress.

https://img818.imageshack.us/img818/9756/tumblrl6rjgv7mik1qd03ef.jpg

Centurion1

06-29-2011, 17:01

This is how my gf and I dress.

https://img818.imageshack.us/img818/9756/tumblrl6rjgv7mik1qd03ef.jpg

Welcome to New England.

Cute Wolf

06-29-2011, 18:29

I usually worn belt that has brass knuckle as it's head :wink:
it's much more effective to shut anyone up

Rhyfelwyr

06-29-2011, 22:57

Edit: also rhy don't be insulted by the use of the word chav. it was meant in jest and because i believe you said that once about your manner of dress.

I'm never talking to you again. :snobby:

Whatcha calling that ginger Hun names for? Tsk. :no:

I'm strawberry blonde! :whip:

Moros

06-30-2011, 01:09

http://images.50scostumes.com/50s-class-nerd-costume.jpg

Centurion1

06-30-2011, 02:47

^ hot.

Ice

06-30-2011, 18:24

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

06-30-2011, 18:57

A Nerd

06-30-2011, 23:39

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!

Philippus Flavius Homovallumus

06-30-2011, 23:54

I always wear a belt, even with short and a t-shirt. I tuck in when it's cold and untuck when warm - I know how to wear a suit properly.

Togakure

07-03-2011, 20:48

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.

A Nerd

07-03-2011, 21:18

This is what I wore to my prom, in the 80s.

https://img17.imageshack.us/img17/8550/themichaeljacksonbeajac.png

Thunder Mist

07-04-2011, 02:02

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

07-04-2011, 13:29

Where I work everybody tucks, sans belt.

https://img.photobucket.com/albums/v517/hoppy84/shockforweb.jpg

Arthur, king of the Britons

07-04-2011, 20:55

If you're buying a belt for €5,- , then you're doing it wrong.

A belt is a must, I wear it all the time.

All the time?

Drunk Clown

07-04-2011, 21:59

You'll never know when you need one.

edyzmedieval

07-07-2011, 00:34

IMHO, if you adhere to at least some fashion rules it shows you care. And if you know your fashion the ladies will notice.

Hosakawa Tito

07-07-2011, 02:14

IMHO, if you adhere to at least some fashion rules it shows you care. And if you know your fashion the ladies will notice.

I don't know edyz, some wimmen have less fashion sense or even care about it than some of the dorkiest of men. But hey, when trying to make a go at a chance for a relationship, a mans gotta do what a mans gotta do. Popular fashion sense isn't gender specific or universal.

Rhyfelwyr

07-07-2011, 02:33

Women are impressed by my lack of fashion sense because its such a manly attribute.

Centurion1

07-07-2011, 02:54

Are they impressed when you wear a suit with pants hanging off your butt?

B-Wing

07-07-2011, 03:39

I routinely forget to wear a belt to work. Today I wore a button down shirt tucked into jeans with no belt, and I thought about this thread after I realized it. :bounce: Fortunately, nobody at my job tries to uphold any sort of fashion apart from the mandatory dress code of long pants and collared shirts. It's Alabama, for Christ's sake, and we work in a lab. It's hot as balls 9 months out of the year and we're supposed to wear long pants so we can stare into microscopes all day? Give me a break.

I'd like to know what's supposed to be so darn "professional" about shirts with collars and buttons anyway. What good is a collar in the summer? How about suits and ties? Does dressing in the most impractical manner possible indicate one possesses superior business skills? Sport team mascots must be the craftiest individuals in our society.

Askthepizzaguy

07-09-2011, 16:56

I tuck my shirt into my underwear, and tuck my pant legs into my socks, and tuck my tie into my front breast pocket, and tuck my ponytail into my back breast pocket.

I win.

caleconblanc

07-13-2011, 01:10

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.

A Nerd

07-13-2011, 01:28

I always have my shirt tucked in my underpants

Ha ha! Sorry, that just sounds funny! :) I thought about starting a trend of wearing my underpants on the outside of my pants. Do you think that would catch on?

caleconblanc

07-13-2011, 02:18

Ha ha! Sorry, that just sounds funny! :) I thought about starting a trend of wearing my underpants on the outside of my pants. Do you think that would catch on?

Judging from some of the current fashions especially "hip-hop" and "hood" I think it might just catch on. Ha,Ha!

caleconblanc

07-13-2011, 02:22

I tuck my shirt into my underwear, and tuck my pant legs into my socks, and tuck my tie into my front breast pocket, and tuck my ponytail into my back breast pocket.

I win.
Why not tuck your tie into your underpants. Now that would be funny.!!

Askthepizzaguy

07-13-2011, 07:56

Why not tuck your tie into your underpants. Now that would be funny.!!

I think the "back breast pocket" joke went over everyone's head.

I'm unappreciated in my time.

Centurion1

07-13-2011, 09:16

I think the "back breast pocket" joke went over everyone's head.

I'm unappreciated in my time.

your a bit of a fatty with some great old back titties. :tongue:

lol at least that what i thought you meant. If so you got a chuckle out of me.

Askthepizzaguy

07-13-2011, 11:04

I'd also like to point out the logistical nightmare that is using the back breast pocket. It is possibly the least accessible pocket imaginable.

Okay, I actually have a worse one. A pocket on the *inside* of the back of your shirt. You can only reach it my dropping objects down your neck hole.

Which, if you're a fan of eating, you've had ample practice.

Paltmull

07-13-2011, 14:43

Okay, I actually have a worse one. A pocket on the *inside* of the back of your shirt. You can only reach it my dropping objects down your neck hole.

You're wearing it wrong.

Moros

07-13-2011, 15:38

socks with pockets would be cute.

A Nerd

07-13-2011, 17:06

I am wearing this to a formal function this weekend. Mostly to look sexy for the ladies.

https://img190.imageshack.us/img190/1992/889179.jpg

I will wear this at the 'after party'.

https://img37.imageshack.us/img37/9904/17206601b1.jpg

Merely to celebrate the passing of the festive evening. You know...