Real Men Wear Pink, And So Do I
Get up and go look in your closet. How many white shirts do you see?
That many, huh?
Now take a step back and look at how much color there is in between the white shirts.
Not much, huh?
Gentlemen, we as men have to learn that color is NOT a bad thing and to help prove my point I brought in a little custom made visual aid from Indochino. It’s not white, blue, or black. It’s PINK. Yes, PINK. Are you scared yet? Do you feel your masculinity is in question because you are strangely drawn to it? Please dissuade all these emotions and embrace the pink.
Let me set a few ground rules for you on this one, though, because the purchase can go HORRIBLY wrong if you don’t get the right fit and color.
DO NOT buy a giant over sized dark pink tent made out of rayon or silk. Stick with a trim, fitted, pale pink understated number like the one below from Indochino:
You want to follow the ground rules that Jude Law set out for us in Alfie and pair this with a beautiful Navy suit. Preferably the shirt will have French Cuffs and you can add some nice, simple cufflinks to the ensemble.
The best, and most satisfying, benefit to the pink shirt has to be that when you are at that after work cocktail hour and you take off your suit jacket almost every female will make note about how great your pink shirt looks in a room filled with the standard white, baggy button up.
This, in itself, proves that real men wear pink.
Ooooh a guitar in that tone of pink would be sweet. But I digress.
That’s an awesome looking shirt. I feel that if you carry yourself well while wearing pink your masculinity would actually be magnified. Would love to see it in the get-up you described. Model it for us sir!
Hey Jonathan,
I absolutely agree with you about maintaining masculinity whilst wearing color.
I actually DID model this shirt in the twitter feed:
http://img88.yfrog.com/i/114jp.jpg/
How are the albums coming??
-D.
I’ve never had a problem wearing pink shirts. I think they’re a great alternative to white, and much nicer to my skin tone than white is. I get made fun of for them though, but only by guys in square toed shoes, oversized suits, zip on ties, etc. So I don’t feel too bad.
Edward, you made my year with that comment.
My best,
Dennis
Sadly, I didn’t realize wearing pink was still taboo to certain people. I have a few pink shirts and they really are a great alternative to the whites and blues as mentioned above.
Remember back in 2004/05 when the whole “pink” trend started? I remember seeing pink shirts and ties in all the department stores, in some of the ugliest patterns and shades. For shame!
…And lets not forget when the urban community decided to popularize wearing pink baseball hats and pink XXL sized tees. Fail.
Patrick,
Yeah, I still get ridiculous comments when I wear my pink shirt. I don’t know what the problem with it is. The color goes really well with my skin tone.
What the hip hop/urban “stylists” did for pink is what Hot Topic did for punk rock.
Best,
Dennis
I was thinking, you should make a post explaining a little about some of your big fashion no-no’s or pet peeves. Of course fashion is subjective but I was just looking back on how that whole pink trend almost made me stop wearing pink all together.
Maybe like a 10 top list.
Patrick,
I was planning on doing that!! I’m doing a post this week on my gym bag pet peeves. Look out for it.
Best,
Dennis
Nice sunglasses in the pic. I’m thinking they’re either ray-bans or YSL? I’ve been looking for a pair like these, but being Asian (thus smaller nose bridge) they don’t fit properly. Guess we’re all hindered by our genes in some way. Haha. Anyways big props to the choice in shades!
Hey Renard,
Those are GUESS sunglasses that I bought at Century 21 in Bay Ridge, Brooklyn.
On the subject of the bridge of your nose…perfecting what we think are our imperfections is part of the fun of dressing right. Look for a fame that fits your face shape as well as your nose. I have a narrow face and a prominent nose but I still go for large framed glasses. I just make sure they do not protrude off the sides of my face.
Hope this helps!
Dennis