After writing the post on guayabera, I remembered that several of my friends have worn casual button-down shirts that are meant to be untucked. These were not traditional guayabera, so I did some digging online, looking first at the Alfani line at Macy's. There are a couple of examples of what I am talking about, here and here and here. Casual shirts at Armani (GA, EA, A/X), Banana Republic, Eddie Bauer, Express, JC Penny, Target (long-sleeved). Some appear similar or are derived from guayabera, but others have the origin in the modern Western button-down shirts. The more expensive casual shirts appear to be popular with Asians and Caucasians of a certain socio-economic strata. Does causal mean more and more "untucked"? Something seems really off with the long-sleeved casual shirts--both the cut at the bottom and the sleeves. Maybe it's only because I've become accustomed to seeing a shirt of such a design tucked. But such long-sleeved casual shirts seem too form-fitting, and not as pleasing as the guayabera. Also, would cuffs that are shorter in length look better? Are certain shirt designs better able to flatter all body types, while others are purposely designed for flattering only one body type?
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