For the most part, dressing appropriately is not encouraged, but compulsory. Wearing the appropriate clothes means wearing the right dress shirt color, too. And by putting on the right style and shade you’re showing not only your respect for the occasion but also your mood and feelings, as well. So, accepting this to be true, what effect will a white shirt have on the mind of the wearer and the people around them?
White, just like black, is not a color in the technical sense but rather a neutral medium. Unlike black however — which is the absence of color — white reflects all the other colors in the color wheel. Van Gogh and Da Vinci considered white as a cleaning agent for the artist’s canvas, but fashionistas consider white as a shade that lends an effect of neatness and purity to the wearer.
Much like the forces of good and evil, white and its natural opponent, black, have been at odds since the dawn of fashion history. While for most guys their first dress shirt is white, black currently enjoys a greater popularity according to survey results (chalk it up to the pessimistic ethos of our time, perhaps).
But, as most of us know, white is traditionally worn by good men as a badge of virtue and innocence. So, wearing one during that first meet-the-parents moment would be a good idea and surely create a wholesome impressions from your future in-laws. No matter how wicked you feel/are deep down, wearing a white dress shirt will definitely exude an aura of goodness in you.
Wearing white also tells people indirectly about your job and your status in society – a man who’s going to work in a coalmine, for example, probably wouldn’t be wearing a nice white shirt.
Despite its ho-hum salary man reputation, white is actually a great summer shade that goes well with any other color. You can look passionately clean with a nicely tailored white dress shirt during summer especially at galas or other fancy events.
White is one of the few colors that can be worn at any occasion, as long as you maintain its brightness and whiteness at a consistent level since this shade also shows everything in terms of stain, spots and dirt, so it’s quite difficult to wear without developing a sense of paranoia about dirty hands and dripping meatball sandwiches. Yet, if you can keep yourself clean, white is the perfect color for any man shooting for spotless look.
Tags: Advice, Psychology, Shirt Color, What Your Shirt Color Says About You, White Shirt
