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How to Dress your Shirt? Stylish Casual or Dressy part 1

Written on September 21, 2008 – 12:17 am | by dodo

Whether casual or dressy, your shirt is the most important item of clothing you wear because it is the colour closest to your face. In sportswear, your shirt may set the tone for your whole look. In business and dress shirts, you also have a tie and suit to work with, but your shirt is still the main body of colour close to your face.

In casual wear, there’s no excuse not to look good. You can always find a colour that flatters from the wide offering of casual shirts now available. In dress shirts, it may be more difficult to find a specific colour, depending on your season. Look quickly through the shop, and if it doesn’t carry your colour, move on. Another shop, another buyer, another designer, another manufacturer may give you what you’re looking for.

Shirt Collar

The most noticeable aspect of a shirt, aside from its colour and overall quality, is the collar. The style of the collar, in addition to suiting your taste, must also suit the style of your other clothes as well as the occasion. The shape and size of the collar should be in proportion to your face. And of course the collar must fit. Right now let’s look at style, size, and shape.

The button-down collar is appropriate for business, as well as casual and informal social wear. It is not suitable for formal affairs. Button-downs tend to pull and wrinkle when worn with a tie. Make sure that yours are well fitted, that your tie is not too wide for the collar and that your shoulders don’t pull the shirt fabric, creasing it across the top of your chest and pulling the collar out of line (move the buttons if necessary).

The standard collar comes in various sizes and shapes with points ranging from short and wide to long and thin. It is dressier than the button-down and suitable for business or social events. The standard collar has crisp, clean lines and looks best when lightly starched and pressed.

The full-spread collar has wide, shortish points that are spread far apart. It is always dressy. It suits those who have a special flair or formality in their personal style. It must be worn with a wide knot in the tie. The full-spread collar does not flatter a man with a wide face.

The size and shape of the collar that looks best on you are determined by the size of your head and body and the shape of your face. Ready-made shirts change somewhat from year to year, according to fashion. Some styles are faddish and do little for most men. Big strapping men look pretty silly in the dinky little collars popular in the early 1980s. Always flatter yourself rather than compromise your looks to fashion. With subtle adaptations you can be in style and still wear becoming shirts that will last through many a trend.

If you have an oval face or one of average proportions, you can wear most collar styles and need only remember to scale them to your face and body size. If your face is long and thin or wide and round, you need to be more selective. The variety of collars available in ready-made shirts probably offers enough choice for most men, but some of you will want to invest in tailor-made shirts. Adjusting the height of your collar will do wonders for the appearance of your neck. Skilfully chosen, your collar can flatter your face and create the illusion of better proportions.

If have a long, thin face, choose a collar of medium length that is a little wide.

Avoid the very wide spread, as it is the extreme opposite of your face and will accentuate its thinness.

If you have a wide or round face, it can appear lengthened and slimmed by a slightly longer and thinner collar. An extremely long and thin collar is too badly out of balance with your face and will accentuate rather than minimise your problem. Avoid spreads, which accentuate wideness.

If you have a long neck, your collar should be slightly higher all round than the standard cut. Adjust your suit-collar height as well.

Lf you have a short neck, choose a shorter collar to keep from looking stubby. Your suit-collar height should be proportionally adjusted, too.

If your neck is wrinkled, choose a collar higher in front.

If you have a very small or a very large head and face, your collar size should be scaled to your size: smaller collar for small head, larger for large head. In addition to being in flattering proportion to your face, the collars of your business and dress shirts must be compatible with the style of your suits and jackets and the shape of your jacket lapels.

If you’ve chosen a slightly wide lapel to suit your face and body shape, don’t select a thin, narrow collar. If you’re wearing a narrow-lapelled casual jacket, don’t accompany it with a wide spread shirt collar.

Last, make sure your collars are clean, well-pressed and not worn out. A collar that is frayed around the edges will ruin your image. Shirts that are worn frequently become familiar old buddies. Take a look at yours and toss out the frazzled ones.

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