We are in the father's month and for this reason I want to talk about a garment that both men and women wear every day, the button down shirt. In the article Everything you need to know about a button down shirt I've already talked a bit about this garment, that remains and will continue to exist in the male and female closet. By the way, it could be a great father's day gift if we consider these tips.
A button down shirt can have different styles and materials such as linen, cotton, lycra, knitted, seda o de popelina, can have a classic collar or have a collarless mandarin collar. Nevertheless, in this article I'll talk about the traditional shirt a little starched, collar and cuffs that are buttoned or joined with dumbbells, special for dad.
How to know which is the perfect size
The size of a button down shirt is taken by the size of the neck, to go shopping for a figure-flattering shirt, the first thing is to take the measurement of the neck with a meter (can be in centimeters or inches), find a shirt with the corresponding size. To measure the shirt, button it up to the neck, which should look fair but not hanged.
Two fingers should fit between the collar of the shirt and the neck, this is the way to test if the size of the shirt is correct. The shoulder seams should be as close to the shoulder and arm joint as possible and the sleeves should fall towards the beginning of the palm of the hand..
Shirt must allow movement
When measuring the shirt, try to raise your arms, move them to the front and back, if you can't move well, look for a larger size. A shirt should fit perfectly, loose enough, that does not show all your muscles or lack of them and that it is not too loose that folds are made.
Style
The traditional button down shirt has a straight cut and does not contain stretch, the material is a fabric 100 % cotton, soft and pleasant to the touch. The collar is generally high to accommodate the tie and stiff, you may have some plastic sticks to keep your neck stiff. Ideally, it should not have pockets.
For men there are various ways to use this shirt and in my image consultancies, Men are amazed at how just wearing the shirt in a way, may be giving a different message than what they want to give. Some ways to wear the button-down shirt are with a tie, no tie and open collar (women also look good to this option and it favors them), sin tie and fully buttoned, take it out of the pants, inside the pants, sleeves rolled up outside the pants, ruffled sleeves, inside the pants, no tie and fully buttoned.
Take into account the color
The most important thing is to use shades that flatter skin color, but according to tradition the most elegant shirts are white, then follow the beige color, brown and finally the pastel tones (blue, verde, pink, lavender or yellow). Striped patterned shirts are considered a bit more casual. Shirts with a white collar and the rest with a print or in another color look heavy on men with thick collars or round and oval face shapes.
Some great tips to choose a shirt, as always. I note all. Little kisses!
Hello Beautiful
what good advice to choose a good shirt, so we sure get it right
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Super good tips! The color is super important… for example my mother's black shirts don't fit well because they harden her features.
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Thank you very much for these tips. They come great for me
I was just born with this post! I knew about the neck measurement. Nevertheless, the color of the me mato! I've had tips for my whole life hehee
What good information! I didn't know all this, thanks for sharing ?
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