What is it with guys and shirts that look like tablecloths?

[beatrice_otter]

I may have mentioned taking my brother out shopping along with his fiance and her family for new civvies. If not, it was a fun adventure in which a good time was had by all (except possibly my brother), despite the trouble we had making sure that he bought at least a few shirts that weren't checked.

Anyway, I was taking a study break and went back to Everybody's Crazy 'bout a Sharp Dressed Man, niamaea's hilarious look at Jacksonian Fashion Through the Years, and I realized that my brother's fashion sense is actually a lot like Daniel Jackson's.

Comments

[tgawarmychris.livejournal.com]

Anna,
You have made a great leap that most men do not: that we care how we look. Let me help you out with that: sometimes, we just don't. When I care how I look, I put on a shirt and tie. Otherwise, I'm all about the jeans (or shorts) and a t-shirt (possibly long sleeve). Every once in a great while, I see the need for a suit, and occasionally (weddings, formal Army stuff, dances where I should) I actually put the money into a tux (or Bless Blues). But, for the most part, I couldn't care less. And, in my experience, neither could most guys.
Always,
Chris

[beatrice_otter]

I understand not caring about how you look. That's why he had to get taken to buy clothes, because he didn't care enough to go shopping by himself. But what is it about shirts that look like tablecloths? I assure you, there were many shirts in that store that were not checked like a tablecloth. Yet if we had allowed it, he would have walked out with nothing but the checked shirts.

[tgawarmychris.livejournal.com]

Ok, I have to admit: I've never really gotten the checker shirts, either - I like plain, conservative shirts. Single color, you know the type - the kind that goes well with single-colored ties and very plain but crisp pants.