Nupur Shah
The dress shirt is a very important element of the suit because it helps to set the contrast in the suit. Obviously, for an all formal look your shirt will be in pristine white but you may modify for other pastel shades like beige, off white, light salmon etc. for a more modern suited look.
A very important rule is to ensure that your shirt is pristine white. It should be an all plain well-fitted shirt. Your dress shirt has to be of perfect fit, you should therefore opt for a tailored shirt. If the shirt is loose you will face muffin top condition with the shirt spilling out all over. If it is too tight, this will be evident as the stress around the buttons will be very visible even if you try to cover it up with a tie, thus making you look fat.
The sleeve of the shirt should be crisp because it should not inflate the suit jacket sleeve. Also, the length will be as long as your wrist exactly , rather, it should cover your wrist right up to the base of your palm. This is the desirable length of the sleeve when your arm is rested straight down parallel to your body.
Cufflinks is what you will opt for in case of a dress shirt for an all formal look. Most men miss out this step and opt for basic buttons which is not exactly wrong but if you wish to leave a lasting impression and go all out – opt for cufflinks for your shirt. The term “cufflinks” is used for your understanding only because these buttons resemble cufflinks but are actually known as dress shirt buttons.
The dress shirt is a very important element of the suit because it helps to set the contrast in the suit. Obviously, for an all formal look your shirt will be in pristine white but you may modify for other pastel shades like beige, off white, light salmon etc. for a more modern suited look.
Dress shirts are long, very long. The purpose is to ensure that you can comfortably tuck it in and the length ensures that the shirt stays tucked in well. Thus, the shirt has to be tucked in at all times. Do not use this shirt casually tucked out or just tuck it out yourself in the course of the event. It looks really badly structured and like a white dress.
The shirt has to be neatly ironed with the collar starched strong and crisp. Also, make sure the color of the shirt, if not white, goes well with the shade of your suit. A quick color combination hack for suits is provided in our special blog so do check out the same if you have any confusion regarding shades.
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