Quote Originally Posted by Snoopy
I've always worn

t-shirts under my dress shirts, and sometimes even let them be unbuttoned... I never knew that was a bad

thing?
A Polo shirt is not a dress shirt. A dress shirt has long sleeves and opens in front and

is buttoned for closure. It is perfectly fine to wear a t-shirt under a dress shirt. There is neither need nor

stylistic justification for wearing a t-shirt under a Polo shirt.

Also, what about undershirts - those

white, sleeveless "wifebeaters" that you wear under all other clothing?
I believe Molloy's research shows

that women generally don't trust men who wear those kinds of shirts. But my books are in storage right now and I

cannot check that. My source could be some other book. And some people have rightly pointed out that book learnin'

only gets you so far.

Then again, the fact such shirts are called "wifebeaters" should be a pretty clear

indication of the heavily negative connotation they suffer from.

The way I was raised, nobody in my

family wears an undershirt, but I've noticed that almost all of my friends do. Should I go out and buy a pack? I

think they look better when under a buttoned dress-shirt anyway, if you leave the top few buttons undone just to

show the top of the undershirt, I think that can be sexy sometimes.
I think the best thing you can do is get

a stylishly dressed woman's opinion on how to dress. I have never regretted doing so.

The last time I bought a

suit (only a couple of months ago), I walked into a Mens Wearhouse. A young salesman in a wrinkled, cheap-looking

suit came up and asked if I needed help. I asked him if he had picked out his suit. He said, "Yes" and then promptly

turned me over to an older, more experienced salesman who was dressed extremely well.

I got the suit I went in

for and had no complaints. I also bought some accessories with the help of a very stylishly dressed saleswoman. When

I went out clubbing in that suit, I got the results I was looking for.

I don't believe that clothes make the

man, but many other people do. They also believe that perception is reality. While I also disagree with that

philosophy, I would much rather make a good or great first impression by dressing well than simply a mediocre or bad

one by dressing poorly.

Some guys seem able to achieve their goals without dressing well.

Advice is a

dangerous thing. When asked for, it is seldom received. When offered, it is seldom accepted. When given, it is

seldom what was expected.

But that is my advice, such as it is. Take it or leave it. I won't be offended if

someone offers different advice, or if no one chooses to try mine.