More Silly Style Rules Shat Upon, Part 476

To button or not to button, that is the question.
There are rule makers and rule breakers and I, for the most part, have sided with the latter. Duh.

There seems to be an unwritten rule— although it probably is actually written in one of these silly mod ‘elite’ rule books— that says the top bottom of your Fred Perry should always be buttoned.
Here’s my rule of thumb: Looks great that way on a teen/20 something. If you have a double chin, are larger built, ‘girth’ of the neck, body build or are broad shouldered…in fact, anything other than the lithe frame of an 18-year-old, don’t button. It looks like you’re squeezing into the shirt and is, frankly, ridiculous.
Look in the mirror guys. If your chin or neck cover your top button and the jersey looks like it’s been spray painted onto a body that has no business being spray painted, ABORT!
Now before you throw tomatoes understand this… SOME of you can pull it off. Weller for example. He looks after himself and could go buttoned or unbuttoned, no problem. Wiggo, ditto. You get the idea.

My personal preference is unbuttoned for Fred Perry or Lacoste. Buttoned up for knits. Always has been, even back when I looked like a well-dressed scarecrow wearing a laurel wreath tennis top back when The Style Council were playing ‘Live Aid.’

Final thought- PLEASE. Before you even THINK about getting into this whole ‘vintage Fila’ tennis top thing remember, Bjorn Borg was a god. An athlete in his prime. Save your money. You’ll come off less like ‘Man who looks like Borg’ and more like ‘Man who eats at Borger King’.
If you catch my drift.

xxx WP