Of Men And White Shirts

Introduction

No matter what happens, or where fashion goes, white shirts will always be fashionable. For example, a young lad walking down the street wearing a nice long-sleeved shirt always makes an impression, provided of course the shirt’s material is classy and distinctive. Crumpled ones may yet make the grade, but it depends on the situation.

Historically Speaking

The saying that one can spot a phony miles away applies to this situation. Many people, women especially, can tell from afar if the dress shirt is a Banana Republic or the run-of-the-mill type. Somebody should probably conduct a survey on whether men who wear a white polo shirt get all the dates. The findings may be instructive for white shirts enthusiasts (male of course) to whom the outfit has become synonymous to the women’s little black dress.

The case for the white shirt has its beginnings in the 20th century, when stevedores and army servicemen wore T-shirts as part of their job. By the time the late actor Marlon Brando wore the top in a movie, the practice was already in an advanced state. All the actor did was to reinforce the concept.

The Need for a Full-Blown Study

White shirts on men, as a prelude to a full-blown study, are a means of putting one’s best foot forward. However, this scenario does not capture the sex appeal that seems inherent to the practice. Such injustice only conveys the message that the male sex’s neatness truly takes off with the magic. However, the testosterone part is neglected, although maybe it is better left that way for now.

Without an equally handsome pair of jeans, however, the whole dress show can fall flat. In fact, a bad pair of sneakers may be adding insult to injury. Still, some men do manage to emerge unscathed from this fashion faux pas, or even turn up as victors. This only deepens the mystery.

The Preliminaries

So far, dirty-looking, or smeared ones are the only give away. For the fact is, many women do consider the unshaven ones sexy, to a certain extent of course, regardless, Armani, Tommy Hilfiger and Gucci make the best in the formal category, while Guess, Gap and Levis seem to be the clear winners in the rugged design realm.

Perhaps the question can someone gets away with a cheap white holds the key to unlocking the over-a-century-old white charm. In the final analysis, however, this avenue turns up blanks, because some men are good at it, while some are utter failures. One interesting avenue worth pursuing is just over the horizon, namely, the stark is only a phenomenon because it is the perfect contrast to the black situation.

Still, the abuse of black has had many ugly consequences, including losing a much-anticipated date. One cannot say the same, however, for the other end of the spectrum. A woman is yet to cast the first stone on a man wearing the popular top, the state of jeans and sneakers not included.

Conclusion

Hence, it is safe to conclude that fashion pundits are inching a lot closer towards solving the mystery of the great white thing. All the points raised may be pure speculation for now, but the die has been cast. Any serious study requires a preliminary review of related literature, and this is as close as it gets.