The light blue dress shirt

No matter if you are getting ready for a date, running some errands, picking up the kids from school, are headed for the office or working from home, a light blue shirt is always a great option. It‘s just as versatile as a white shirt, but those often times tend to be heavily see through, so you have to either layer up or wear a wifebeater beneath it. Both options are not too great in the summer months, if you tend to sweat easily like I do.

Therefore I find myself oftentimes grabbing on of the light blue shirts I own, since it pairs naturally with tan chinos, a grey or navy suit but you can also wear it to jeans or shorts or any other way you can imagine.

If you want to wear your shirt untucked, I would advise you to get a button down that is designed to be worn over the pants or at least find something with an length that doesn‘t look like you‘re wearing your wife’s summer dress. A side from that every style option is available to you.

Blue generally goes with nearly all different colors, so you can pair it with all the common chino colors like navy, grey, charcoal or black and tan/sand and it will also look great with khaki, pastel green or rosè or even a slightly different shaded pastel blue. You can wear it either with light washed or dark jeans as well and all the suit options from brown, to navy to grey for business related stuff are viable choices.

As are the summer suits, no matter if tan, green or light blue, it will most definitely work the same way a white shirt would and you don‘t have to show off your nipples when losing the jacket.

I personally like the fully monochrome option of pairing a navy suit and a blue shirt with a navy tie and throw in either a white highlight (sneakers & pocket square) or combine it with black slippers.

As for quality/ brand, I had various shirts over the last 15 years and I tend to always go back to Olymp, a brand that my dad already like decades ago. Their level 5 bodysuit suits me quite good, since I‘m relatively rugged and their fabric is always easy to iron or even completely iron free. You can put all their stuff into the dryer and the shirts won‘t lose size , fit or color plus they don’t get wrinkled easily, when you are packing for a trip.

So maybe next time, you are heading in to give a important presentation to management or the customer, pick a blue shirt over the with one, lose the jacket after work & find yourself a neat cafe or bar and enjoy a spritz.