OT / Formal shirts

Bozza

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• Feb 13, 2014

• #21

There's a certain degree of comfort provided by what [MENTION=449]Biffer[/MENTION] and I refer to as a 'safety vest' that means you can be confident that nomatter how hot (or flustered) you get, you won't have tell-tale sweat patches showing on your shirt. Particularly useful for light blue shirts on a warm Summery day.

Despite this, I vote: 'no'.

 

Bozza

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• Feb 13, 2014

• #22

Also, short-sleeved formal shirts: no.

 

Herr Tubthumper

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• Feb 13, 2014

• #23

Good god no. Mind you the last time I wore a formal shirt was when I got married.

 

pasty

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• Feb 13, 2014

• #24

Hiney said:

Never.

Completely spoils the look of the shirt.

If you are cold, and the occasion permits, the addition of a decent jumper is acceptable.

Tee-shirt - no

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Which also gives the added bonus of not having to iron the afore mentioned shirt

 

Hiney

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• Feb 13, 2014

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Bozza said:

There's a certain degree of comfort provided by what [MENTION=449]Biffer[/MENTION] and I refer to as a 'safety vest' that means you can be confident that nomatter how hot (or flustered) you get, you won't have tell-tale sweat patches showing on your shirt. Particularly useful for light blue shirts on a warm Summery day.

Despite this, I vote: 'no'.

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This reminds me of an absolutely EPIC fail on the shirt-wearing front.

I had a meeting an London a few years ago and decided I would wear a light blue shirt. Bad decision.

The combination of a warm day, my nervousness of the meeting and the underground, meant that by the end of the day, it looked like I had some sort of tie-dye number on.

Never again

 

Bozza

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• Feb 13, 2014

• #26

Hiney said:

This reminds me of an absolutely EPIC fail on the shirt-wearing front.

I had a meeting an London a few years ago and decided I would wear a light blue shirt. Bad decision.

The combination of a warm day, my nervousness of the meeting and the underground, meant that by the end of the day, it looked like I had some sort of tie-dye number on.

Never again

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A safety vest would have saved you from that horrible experience.

 

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TheJasperCo

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• Feb 13, 2014

• #27

I do, purely because I need the extra layer to keep me warm. It acts as a vest to stop me having an attack of Raynaud's syndrome.

 

John Bumlick

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• Feb 13, 2014

• #28

Bozza said:

Also, short-sleeved formal shirts: no.

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Isn't short sleeved formal shirt an oxymoron?

I always wear an undershirt but that is because I was apparently born with geysers in my armpits....

 

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• Feb 13, 2014

• #29

As a matter of interest, what is meant on this thread by a "formal shirt"? Are you just talking about a normal bog standard everyday work shirt with buttons and a collar, that you could wear a tie with if you chose, and could go with a suit or jacket? I've never heard that called a formal shirt.

Or do you mean a shirt that goes with some sort of formal dress or uniform, or with a dinner suit?

Either way, I definitely don't think you should wear a vest or T-shirt underneath it.

 

Theatre of Trees

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I think one of these is the order of the day

 

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• #31

No. never a teeshirt or vest under.

I do however get really pissed off with my shirts as they always crease up especially if driving/doing a lot of sitting down!

Always wear a white shirt on a hot day as well!