the 1/2 tuck-menswear

softgrey · 01-11-2005

the men's white dress shirt with half the front tucked and the other half not...

HO!!...
i figured it out...
after noticing edk doing this...and then ftb...
i started seeing it here and there...
and i think i have discovered the root....

HIP HOP....
specifically...
kanye west in his gold digger video...

my waiter last night was doing the same thing...

so it this catching on?...
seems like it is to me...

*fashion coming from the streets and not the runways again!!...

softgrey · 01-11-2005

link to the video..
http://www.mp3.com/media_player/2184/4/viewer.php

fab_fifties_fille · 01-11-2005

I'm strangely attracted to Kanye West in that video

perhaps it's the lure of the ol' 1/2 tuck, and the fact that he has his back to the camera.

I'm not sure if I've seen this much in the UK (purposefully anyways) by anyone other than early teen boys trying to rebel against the 'shirts tucked in system' but if they're already 1/2tucked they can whip it back in if they spot a devil teacher on the horizon, but they still have their element of cool ....as it's not all tucked in, and the girls will still speak to them

softgrey · 01-11-2005

fff--you just nailed it!!!...

that is EXACTLY kanye west's image...
his whole thing is that he is a 'college boy'...
he's wearing rugby's and schoolboy and collegiate style clothing all the time..
then he adds the cap and bling with some east coast attitude
and voila-~!...

street cred...
its ays:...
i'm a good boy...
but not so good that i am boring...

softgrey · 01-11-2005

edit-typo

'says'...

eugenius · 01-11-2005

I first noticed this look about 10 years ago, in one of TLC's very first videos ("Hat 2 Da Back")...Big baggy jeans, big baggy plaid shirts, half tucked in into their pants, with the belt-buckle undone..I still remember that look because I tried to copy that look back in 8th grade...

castorpollux · 01-11-2005

I always thought of it as the "frat boy look" in college...

softgrey · 01-11-2005

hmm...hip hop again i see...

tricotineacetat · 01-11-2005

No thanks, not for me... but then again, I even tuck in most of my t-shirts...

utopia · 01-11-2005

the guys here have been doing this for quite a long while.

Fade to Black · 01-11-2005

hehe i wasn't doing an intentional half tuck, the half that seemed tucked was really bunched up in my sweater.

I'm personally not a fan of this look...some guys (e.g. Nicolas Tse, Hong Kong celebrity) look really forced when trying to pull it off. Kanye does it pretty well in the Gold Digger video though...it looks fresh w/ the Gucci jeans and crisp white shirt

Hipkitten · 01-11-2005

Hating the 1/2 tuck

eugenius · 01-11-2005

This reminds me of the front-tuck, where gents tuck in the front of their shirts, usually to show off the belt-buckle, or whatever other eye-catching details lies in that vicinity...Now it's morphed into this 1/2 tuck...A prime example of the evolution of fashion.

mdankwah · 01-11-2005

Not my cup of tea

Baizilla · 01-11-2005

I personally don't like that look, but it seems to look great on the Dior Homme runway...

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softgrey flaunt the imperfection.. Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: downtown... Gender: femme Posts: 49,972	the 1/2 tuck-menswear the men's white dress shirt with half the front tucked and the other half not... HO!!... i figured it out... after noticing edk doing this...and then ftb... i started seeing it here and there... and i think i have discovered the root.... HIP HOP.... specifically... kanye west in his gold digger video... my waiter last night was doing the same thing... so it this catching on?... seems like it is to me... fashion coming from the streets and not the runways again!!... __________________ "It is not money that makes you well dressed: it is understanding."* ChristianDior

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fab_fifties_fille crossed wires. Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Newcastle/London, UK Gender: femme Posts: 5,438	I'm strangely attracted to Kanye West in that video perhaps it's the lure of the ol' 1/2 tuck, and the fact that he has his back to the camera. I'm not sure if I've seen this much in the UK (purposefully anyways) by anyone other than early teen boys trying to rebel against the 'shirts tucked in system' but if they're already 1/2tucked they can whip it back in if they spot a devil teacher on the horizon, but they still have their element of cool ....as it's not all tucked in, and the girls will still speak to them __________________ create your fate.

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softgrey flaunt the imperfection.. Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: downtown... Gender: femme Posts: 49,972	edit-typo 'says'... __________________ "It is not money that makes you well dressed: it is understanding." ChristianDior

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eugenius tfs star Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Boston Gender: homme Posts: 1,852	I first noticed this look about 10 years ago, in one of TLC's very first videos ("Hat 2 Da Back")...Big baggy jeans, big baggy plaid shirts, half tucked in into their pants, with the belt-buckle undone..I still remember that look because I tried to copy that look back in 8th grade...

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castorpollux penniless sitar player Join Date: Sep 2005 Gender: homme Posts: 3,838	I always thought of it as the "frat boy look" in college... __________________ Listen to the mustn'ts, child. Listen to the don'ts. Listen to the shouldn'ts, the impossibles, the won'ts. Listen to the never haves, then listen close to me... Anything can happen, child. Anything can be.

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softgrey flaunt the imperfection.. Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: downtown... Gender: femme Posts: 49,972	hmm...hip hop again i see... __________________ "It is not money that makes you well dressed: it is understanding." ChristianDior

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tricotineacetat tfs star Join Date: Apr 2005 Gender: homme Posts: 1,848	No thanks, not for me... but then again, I even tuck in most of my t-shirts...

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utopia ingenue Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: us Gender: femme Posts: 5,248	the guys here have been doing this for quite a long while.

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Fade to Black fashion icon Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Hong Kong Gender: homme Posts: 3,340	hehe i wasn't doing an intentional half tuck, the half that seemed tucked was really bunched up in my sweater. I'm personally not a fan of this look...some guys (e.g. Nicolas Tse, Hong Kong celebrity) look really forced when trying to pull it off. Kanye does it pretty well in the Gold Digger video though...it looks fresh w/ the Gucci jeans and crisp white shirt

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Baizilla follow the lights Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Copenhagen Gender: homme Posts: 2,958	I personally don't like that look, but it seems to look great on the Dior Homme runway...