THE RIGTH WAY TO TUCK IN YOUR SHIRT
OK I know, you've been doing this since you were five and we don't need to talk about it but take a look around you how many men do you see sporting a billowy, unkempt-looking shirt? Or what about that guy giving a presentation who unconsciously re-tucked his shirt three times during a 5-minute talk? Most men probably have no system for tucking in their shirts. So just because you do something doesn't mean that you are doing it correctly.
1. The Basic Trouser Tuck
This is where most men start and finish their shirt-tucking education, you've probably done it a million times unless your father taught you a different method from a young age: put your underwear on, then put your shirt on and button it up, and then finally pull your pants on, buttoning them closed over the shirttails. Your shirt ends up pinned beneath your trousers with no effort on your part. It just got there by virtue of the order you did things. As long as your trousers aren't too loose, the shirt will probably stay there.Also, bear in mind that this technique it works well with a fitted shirt, and terribly with anything else. If your shirt doesn't have a close, well-tailored fit, you need a little more technique to deal with the excess fabric.
3. The Underwear Tuck
No, I'm not talking about tucking your dress shirt into your underwear. The underwear tuck refers to the need to properly tuck your undershirt into your underwear in order to ensure the dress shirt is between your underwear and trousers (vs. your undershirt and dress shirt sitting between your underwear and trousers). Believe it or not this small difference has a large impact on how your shirt stays tucked in throughout the day.Your ideal tuck, if you're an undershirt wearer, should go in this order, from the body outward: undershirt, waistband of your underwear, regular shirt, waistband of the trousers, and finally your belt.
These are used by several military around the world, and are also popular among sharp dressers.Basically, the stays are just a pair of small, elasticized garters with clips at the ends. You put your shirt on first and button it up, clipping one end of the garters to the tips of your shirttails (the stays come in sets of two, one for each shirttail/trouser leg). Then you put your socks on, and attach the lower clips to them, adjusting the buckles until the shirt is held straight but not taut.
Then you put your trousers on and get used to the feeling of elastic bands running vertically up your legs. It takes a few minutes to get used to, trust me you won't feel a thing afterwards.
Recently there's been a wave of alternative products that serve the same basic function with different mechanisms. There are high-friction belts worn under the trousers to cinch a shirt into place, underpants with clips that grip the hem of the shirt directly, and even little magnetized catches worn under the trousers to hold the shirt in place. If you're willing to add another item to your morning dressing routine, these can work well. Find the one you like and stick with it.
So there you have it gents. Apply these techniques and enjoy the compliments a tidy look brings.
For inquires, contact +234 812 920 1176
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good tuck should make the front of your body smooth and flat. There
should be no wrinkling and no "muffin-topping" — where the shirt
blouses out over the trouser waist and makes a ring around your
midsection. A well-tucked shirt should sit so that the shirt placket
(the rectangle
of fabric where the front buttons are located) lines up precisely with
the fly of your trousers. The belt buckle and trouser button should be
centered neatly in that same line. Finally, keep in mind that a good shirt fit in the first place will always make tucking the shirt in easier.The less excess fabric you're dealing with around the waist, the less your tuck has to secure. A well fitted shirt
is also sure to be long enough for an effective tuck, while a short
shirt will always be in danger of escaping no matter how well you tuck
it.
So now that we know what a good tuck looks like, how can you achieve it?
1. The Basic Trouser Tuck
This is where most men start and finish their shirt-tucking education, you've probably done it a million times unless your father taught you a different method from a young age: put your underwear on, then put your shirt on and button it up, and then finally pull your pants on, buttoning them closed over the shirttails. Your shirt ends up pinned beneath your trousers with no effort on your part. It just got there by virtue of the order you did things. As long as your trousers aren't too loose, the shirt will probably stay there.Also, bear in mind that this technique it works well with a fitted shirt, and terribly with anything else. If your shirt doesn't have a close, well-tailored fit, you need a little more technique to deal with the excess fabric.
2. The Military Tuck
This is how the armed forces are taught to tuck in their uniform shirts. It creates a pair of folded pleats, which are then pinned flat by the trouser waist for a crisp, stiff tuck. You stand straight in your shirt, and if there's any loose fabric hanging on either side of you, you fold it into a sharp, diagonal crease, sort of like making the nose on a paper airplane. Then you tuck the creases in at the hips, belting your trousers on above them. The military tuck can take practice getting the folds straight and flat, and it works best in stiff, smooth fabrics that can hold the crease well. Use it any time you've got excess fabric around the waist and sides of the shirt.3. The Underwear Tuck
No, I'm not talking about tucking your dress shirt into your underwear. The underwear tuck refers to the need to properly tuck your undershirt into your underwear in order to ensure the dress shirt is between your underwear and trousers (vs. your undershirt and dress shirt sitting between your underwear and trousers). Believe it or not this small difference has a large impact on how your shirt stays tucked in throughout the day.Your ideal tuck, if you're an undershirt wearer, should go in this order, from the body outward: undershirt, waistband of your underwear, regular shirt, waistband of the trousers, and finally your belt.
4. Shirt Stays — The Ultimate Shirt Tuck
A method with some extra help: small garters tug the bottom of the shirt taut beneath the trousers.These are used by several military around the world, and are also popular among sharp dressers.Basically, the stays are just a pair of small, elasticized garters with clips at the ends. You put your shirt on first and button it up, clipping one end of the garters to the tips of your shirttails (the stays come in sets of two, one for each shirttail/trouser leg). Then you put your socks on, and attach the lower clips to them, adjusting the buckles until the shirt is held straight but not taut.
Then you put your trousers on and get used to the feeling of elastic bands running vertically up your legs. It takes a few minutes to get used to, trust me you won't feel a thing afterwards.
Recently there's been a wave of alternative products that serve the same basic function with different mechanisms. There are high-friction belts worn under the trousers to cinch a shirt into place, underpants with clips that grip the hem of the shirt directly, and even little magnetized catches worn under the trousers to hold the shirt in place. If you're willing to add another item to your morning dressing routine, these can work well. Find the one you like and stick with it.
So there you have it gents. Apply these techniques and enjoy the compliments a tidy look brings.
For inquires, contact +234 812 920 1176
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