{"id":326,"date":"2013-10-29T20:12:14","date_gmt":"2013-10-29T20:12:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/propercloth.com\/reference\/?p=326"},"modified":"2024-03-19T15:20:31","modified_gmt":"2024-03-19T19:20:31","slug":"shirt-seems-too-short-desired-to-be-worn-untucked","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/propercloth.com\/reference\/shirt-seems-too-short-desired-to-be-worn-untucked\/","title":{"rendered":"Shirt Seems Too Short (Desired to be Worn Untucked)"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Problem description<\/h2>\n<p>You want to wear the shirt untucked, so you are going for a shorter shirt length, but somehow it just feels too short.<\/p>\n<h2>How it should fit<\/h2>\n<p>Generally speaking we think the shirt tail of an untucked shirt should just come to the center of the butt.\u00a0\u00a0 However, if you wear your pants particularly low around your waist this may end up being too short.\u00a0 The shirt tails curve up two inches at the sides of the shirt, and you don\u2019t want the top of your pants to be below this line.\u00a0 In this case, you may want to lengthen the shirt so that this is covered. \u00a0Also see: <a title=\"How Long Should the Shirt Length be?\" href=\"https:\/\/propercloth.com\/reference\/how-long-should-the-shirt-length-be\/\">how long should a dress shirt be<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h2>Long sleeve vs short sleeve shirts<\/h2>\n<p>Interestingly, we find that short sleeve style shirts being worn untucked have a shorter optimal shirt length than long sleeve shirts.\u00a0 Short sleeve shirts can be made to fit almost like a t-shirt, while long sleeve shirts being worn untucked can seem too short if, when you have your arms at your side, the sleeves come down lower than the shirt tails.<\/p>\n<h2>Other factors to consider<\/h2>\n<p>You may also want to take a second look at the bottom width of your shirt. If you like to wear your shirt untucked, but it gets stuck around your belt the issue may be a function of bottom width rather than length. Consider adding 1\/2&#8243; to the bottom width of an untucked shirt so it doesn&#8217;t catch around your waist or hips.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Problem description You want to wear the shirt untucked, so you are going for a shorter shirt length, but somehow it just feels too short. 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