Planning to get an Oxford shirt from Uniqlo, they have a RM79 and a RM129 oxford shirt, which one is better? I think the more expensive price shirt? What's the difference between the two?

And is an Oxford shirt best worn tucked in or out? I like to wear it with a pair of khakis or jeans, with sneakers. If tuck in I might pair it with a belt.

tucked in

OMG YES. I always see Uniqlo selling two different oxfords at 79 and 129 respectively. Could anyone tell the difference between these two? RM50 price difference...if not much difference in design and quality might as well go for the rm79.

This post has been edited by Imsilly: Jun 22 2013, 03:59 AM

Just ur preference or is it generally better-looking if we tuck in and pair with a belt?

I feel that the RM129 shirt has better material and feels smoother and looks nicer

isn't oxford supposed to be used on a less formal occasion? so why not tucked out?

This post has been edited by TechnoG: Jun 22 2013, 09:16 PM

@Bigbang

It's my preference, but I like it tucked in, to give you more of a smart-casual look. I would pair my oxford shirts, with colored chinos, a nice brown belt, loafers/brogues, and a sport coat u can take out the sport coat as Malaysia is really warm.

No one wears oxford shirt tucked in. Its a typical newbie mistake.

Oxford shirt is more for casual use.

If you wanna tuck shirts in, get the ones that say dress shirt or easy care.

Oxford shirts are structured in a way that the length is shorter to wear tucked out with jeans or khakis. The material is also rougher compared to dress shirt.

material supposed to be tougher and rougher.. Get that, no point to go for so high quality stuff. you guys should have bought the oxfords during uniqlo opening.. rm49 je..

I strongly disagree with that statement. Whether or not you wear a shirt untucked depends on the length of the shirt. Most shirts are actually designed to be worn tucked in or else it would not look good as the horizontal line on your body will be shifted too far down, creating a disproportion where your torso looks way longer than your legs. Most of the oxford shirts that I have seen so far are designed to be tucked into the pants. Moreover, there is also the problem of us short Asians wearing shirts that were designed for taller Americans or Europeans where the shirts are way longer supposed to be.

If you want to wear a shirt untucked, go look for a cropped shirt that is designed to be worn untucked as you probably do not want to look like this:



However, current trends seem to favour strange proportions and styles (blasphemous harem pants). So at the end of the day, it is a matter of preference when it comes to fashion.

This post has been edited by Fusion[eX]: Jun 27 2013, 07:11 PM

The length of the shirt in the first picture is already considered a bit too long to be untucked? I thought that length would be just nice. Not as long as dress shirts.

Most sartorialists will tell you that it is too long and will prefer to wear them tucked in. However, like I said, it is a matter of preference and different people have different yardsticks or interpretations of what is right or wrong when it comes to fashion.

Sure, there are a lot of rules and guidelines out there but you can flout most of them as long as you can look good doing so. However, there are some rules that must be followed. The last time I told somebody that they should not button the bottom button on their 2-button suit jacket and how it was a sartorial faux pax, I got chided harshly. All I could do is to laugh at him in my mind because of how his ignorance is ruining the shape of his suit on his body - when tailors draft patterns for suits, they always consider the bottom button as an ornament that is not meant to be buttoned - when you button it forcefully, you'll ruin the shape and make the chest panels bulge out. So, to each their own.

This post has been edited by Fusion[eX]: Jun 28 2013, 12:26 AM

I still don't understand the logic behind tucking shirts into jeans.

It's like trying to be formal and casual at the same time.