Instead of the usual combination of solid colored dress shirts, patterned mens dress shirts creates a nice texture, combination and play of colors for the men. Having a wide array of patterned shirts is quite rare among many men’s wardrobe. It is always the fear of matching these shirts that put men off.
However, patterned mens dress shirts allow men to create fun and style coupled with the confidence to handle out-of-the-box combinations. When the mix and match is done well, it can really make the man stand out from the rest and catch others’ attention. It also works wonders in sprucing up tired and dull colored suits.
Furthermore, the work wear has changed dramatically over the turn of the century. People are keen to try out bolder colors with a broader spectrum of colors and patterns as well. It helps many men to take business casual into another perspective and focus on casual dressing instead of careless dressing.
Similarly, the choice for the right patterned mens dress shirts should rely on the skin tone and hair color. It will always bring out the best focus of your face and features.
Let us introduce the many available stripes and checks available for dress shirts:
From left to right:
Blue hairline dress shirt, broken-line stripe and blue track stripe fabrics, and lastly a pink candy stripe dress shirt
An assortment of designer collections from Raffaello Ties
, From left to right:
Dark blue pencil stripe by Giorgio Armani, Variegated fancy Blue stripe by Etro, multi-colored variegated stripe by Gucci, and finally, the two-tone brown stripe by Prada
From left to right:
Sage Check Ground, Lilac Gingham Check, Blue Pastel Check, Burgundy Tattersal Check, Red/BlueUnion Check
From left to right:
Dark Blue Checkerboard, Olive/Blue Fancy Check, Navy Mini-Check, Blue Railroad Check, Pink Windowpane Check
From the above pictures, you would notice that the blue hairline stripe shirt looks practically blue and no visible stripes can be seen. This is the supposed effect when looking at hairline stripes from afar which it seems like a blue dress shirt. This creates a sense of style and sophiscation for a patterned mens dress shirt. Such an effect applies the same to the mini and micro checks as well.
Patterned mens dress shirts with white background generally give a more formal feel than colored ground fabrics. Dress shirts with finer patterns generally look more ceremonial than those with bold patterns. The mini-checks and gingham checks gives more dressy effect when compared to the other check patterened mens dress shirts, Windowpane and Pastel Checks.
Similarly, the bolder stripes and wider spaced stripes look dressier against the finer stripes as well as closely spaced stripes. Good comparison would be the multi-colored variegated stripe shirt by Gucci against the two-tone Brown stripe shirt by Prada. The latter definitely looks more formal.
More references on Dress Shirts:
Details in Dress Shirts
Dress Shirts Collars
Fabrics for Dress Shirts
Solid Colored Dress Shirts
Best Fit for Dress Shirts
Proper Care for Dress Shirts
