If anything, it makes a baggy fit harder to correct since you don't have the option of stuffing extra cloth into the back of your pants and belting it tight not an ideal solution, but at least a short-term fix for a badly-fitted dress shirt. As a basic rule of thumb, if it doesn't fall to at least your belt, the shirt is too short. Move the wrong way, and it's going to flash your belly at everyone.
At the other extreme, something that covers your body down to your crotch is too long and can shorten your look. For most looks, shorter is ideal — down far enough to cover the belt and not much beyond that.
Some shirts, like the guayabera , are meant to be a little longer and can come down a few inches below the belt. Significantly fewer casual shirts taper at the waist and all shirts meant to be worn untucked are casual, apart from the guayabera's traditional role in South and Central American political and business dress. This means you want a close fit throughout the torso so that the shape of your body won't drown in fabric.
Finding the size that fits you closely will take some trial and error. Most brands have some difference in their sizes, meaning the small in one brand may be closer to a medium in another. Because the hem is untucked, you'll get some billowing and breeziness even with a close fit, so err on the side of smaller when possible.
The seams of the sleeves should rest just below the curve of your shoulder. If they lay halfway down your bicep, then the sleeves are too long. If they are above the shoulders, the sleeves are too short. One last consideration: you will see men particularly younger men wearing dress shirts with tails in the front and back untucked from time to time.
There is a deliberately sloppy edge to this look that some find appealing. The trick to pulling this off is to make sure the fit of your shirt is spot on, and you wear it with confidence. In addition to simply not tucking in a shirt that is made to be tucked in, there are a couple of bad ways to tuck:. Tucked in at the back, but with one of the two shirttails in front usually the left one — the one with the button, not the one with the buttonhole popped out and waving in front of the trousers.
Obviously, when you tuck in your shirt, the top of your pants and therefore any belt loops and buttons will show. If your pants have belt loops, wear a belt.
Most of my own trousers utilize side straps versus belt loops, so just know your preference and buy the type of trouser that suits you best.
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Life Contributors. Antonio Centeno , Art of Manliness. Why talk about something so basic? Sign up for notifications from Insider! Stay up to date with what you want to know. The exception to this rule would be if it's a very obviously casual style shirt eg: a check flannel, which it's fashionable to wear oversized at the moment so it's likely it would be longer.
Another thing to take into consideration is how formal the collar is. Does it have collar stiffeners? Tuck it in. Camp collar? Leave it out. Button down or grandad style collar? This can go either way depending on the formality of the rest of your outfit. You'll see from the Oxford button down shirt below, it's similar in style to the previous one and it looks good both ways - tucked in and out. If you're wearing a smart, structured formal suit with a tie, then I hope it goes without saying to tuck it in!
If you're wearing an unstructured suit in a casual fabric like cotton, linen or seersucker, with trainers or casual loafers then potentially you could leave it out. If you're wearing jeans, brogues and a blazer then you're probably going for a smarter look and I'd suggest tucking in.
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