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ScenicPineapple t1_iu13h5a wrote

LPT: Own 2 white button down shirts.

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ema9102 OP t1_iu17ayf wrote

A lot of stores do have specials around buying 2 or more shirts, so definitely doable and a good idea.

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shifty_coder t1_iu2jqdb wrote

Don’t have to. If you’re wearing a blue shirt and blue tie, and spill, your white backup shirt will still match your tie.

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daedalus721 t1_iu0ztpk wrote

Can confirm. Attended a beach wedding. Was mingling before the bride and groom arrived and not 5 minutes into being there, I was carpet bomb shit on by a seagull. Sent wife to nearby Target to buy a new shirt while I desperately tried to get the dead fish smell off of me in the car. Good times.

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AstronautK23 t1_iu0o6ty wrote

I can confirm that as a groom, I sweat through 3 white shirts by the end of my wedding night. It is so practical to have spare white shirts during these types of events.

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Bob_Sconce t1_iu0vby6 wrote

At some point on your wedding night, it's ok to go without a shirt.

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adamjaury t1_iu0vkdz wrote

Groom: sure, but anyone else - just own the spillage. It's a conversation starter and very liberating.

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kmsae t1_iu2xvjz wrote

My friends and I have a different approach: remove the dress shirt and undershirt when hitting the dance floor. Leave the tie on to keep it classy. Tie can be worn on your forehead tho.

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Mr_Six6Six t1_iu29wc8 wrote

I think the only time I wore a white shirt in the last decade was my wedding day for this exact reason lol.

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marblemorning t1_iu1n3sm wrote

No way. For me, that's an excuse to leave.

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HERE4TAC0S t1_iu36shc wrote

Life pro tip #2. Don’t wear white.

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BlockchainMeYourTits t1_iu0woqm wrote

I keep one in my car and one in my desk at work (not that I’m there very often!).

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SirThatsCuba t1_iu1trix wrote

Nah I just wear Hawaiian or paisley or something loud what you can't tell has stains if you accidentally do spill. Find the right one and it looks great.

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ema9102 OP t1_iu1txej wrote

“Ohh naoow not the shirt! Take my bloody eyes but not the shirt”

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truedoom t1_iu2asq4 wrote

I mean, just don't spill things on yourself 😁

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SUBM4RK0S t1_iu2ukx6 wrote

The tag on the short I'm wearing says "Dry Clean Only"... which means it's dirty!

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Wizardburial_ground t1_iu2vogm wrote

I am picturing you walking into a formal event, dressed to the nines, a girl on each arm, a twinkle in the your eye, and your extra white button down dress shirt in tow.

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ema9102 OP t1_iu408pb wrote

No I left it hanging in my ferrari 😎

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Fogel87767 t1_iu34gr7 wrote

Only having one shirt is my get out of social event free card. It's a great excuse to dip

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lmcstrategy t1_iu4t0ht wrote

I started to do the same thing with socks. My feet get hot and then my socks get drenched in sweat. It feels like i'm standing in water. It is nice to take off the wet ones and put on dry ones.

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whatintheeverloving t1_iu4t9qx wrote

I don't know, I think a white button-down would look a little strange over my stained dress?

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bigpun32 t1_iu3dl73 wrote

It is uncouth for anyone else to wear white to a wedding just FYI

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gutua t1_iu0nut1 wrote

Button down is not for formal

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ema9102 OP t1_iu0ordn wrote

I meant a white button down dress shirt. If you are wearing a black/navy/gray suit with a tie (or even without), most the times people are wearing a white button down dress shirt tucked in. Those are the scenarios this tip was meant for.

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wrzosd t1_iu11usp wrote

What they're telling you is that a "button down" shirt is a specific type of dress shirt where there are buttons to hold your collar tips. A button UP shirt is the generic term for a dress shirt.

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Ghostglitch07 t1_iu305mh wrote

But why does having buttons on the collar make it not formal?

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Bosscrow t1_iu4gcnl wrote

Buttoned collars were specifically invented for non-formal events. The buttons are to keep your collar from flapping in the breeze while you do rich people sports, like sailing and polo

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Disastrous-Spell-135 t1_iu1hrg1 wrote

Who would wear a button down shirt to a wedding? Is this some sort of business very casual affair in your mind?

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ema9102 OP t1_iu1kcqr wrote

I meant a button up shirt, up until today I had no idea there was a distinction in names

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Ghostglitch07 t1_iu2zy6y wrote

I just looked it up and still barely understand the difference. Apparently it's about collar buttons? I really don't get how having buttons on the collar or not makes it formal or not.

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securitydude1979 t1_iu3250v wrote

https://www.suitsexpert.com/blog/button-up-vs-button-down-shirt/

Interesting article on the topic. Apparently, the "button down" shirt with buttons on the collar was for rugby players to keep the collars of their shirts out of their faces. Who knew??? The style eventually made it into other men's clothing.

Button up shirts on the other hand are considered "dressier" and are more what I think of when I think of a dress shirt: stiff, almost starched cuffs and collar. No need to button down the collar to keep it in place.

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Ghostglitch07 t1_iu32d21 wrote

Sure, but if you add two buttons to a stiff dress shirt suddenly it isn't formal? I'm almost certain I've owned formal white horribly stiff shirts with collar buttons, I don't see why such a small distinction matters. I'm never looking at someone's collar closely enough to even notice.

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Disastrous-Spell-135 t1_iu3mka4 wrote

Yes, most people do not know how to dress and it shows. Dress shirts don’t have buttoned collars.

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Ghostglitch07 t1_iu4h259 wrote

Some people just don't care about frivolous details like this. I'm not at a wedding to stress about irrelevant things like a few extra buttons, I'm there to celebrate my friends.or family.

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