There are several reasons why a person might want to tuck their shirt into their pants. The first is to complete a smart look, giving them a polished appearance suitable for a formal occasion. The second, according to a rambler friend of mine, is to keep both warm and free from ticks, who you just don't want crawling up your torso, when walking in the countryside.

Surprisingly, there are also several ways to tuck your shirt into your pants. One way is the military tuck. This is most useful if your shirt is full, and you want to achieve a clean and crisp appearance. First, make sure that your shirt is properly ironed or the effort that you make with the tuck will be spoiled.

Next, tuck the front part of your shirt in to your pants, close to your torso, being careful to keep it flat. Then at the back, move your hands to the right side and make a pleat and tuck in this area. Repeat this on the left side at the back of your shirt also. The look of this tuck is, possibly, the smartest that any man can sport and so is worth aiming for.

There is another type of tuck that is more for casual young folk, who are not going to a formal occasion. This is called the half tuck. Not because it is only half as smart as the military tuck, although it probably is, but because the wearer only tucks in the front of his shirt, leaving the back of it hanging out.

Lastly, there is what we can call the average tuck. This is where the wearer simply pushes the bottom part of their shirt into their pants, usually finishing off the look with a smart leather belt. This is the quickest form of a formal tuck, although the military one is smarter.

If this is your choice of tuck then be sure to push your shirt in securely, and then to gently pull about an inch of material up from the waistband of your pants to allow for movement. You want your shirt to stay tucked in, but not to look stiff and to feel uncomfortable.

There has been some debate over whether folks should wear their shirts tucked into, not only their pants, but their underpants too. Wearers who do this say that the elasticated bands on their underwear helps to keep their shirt tucked in for longer. However most people who don't practice this extent of shirt tucking, tend to feel that it's unnecessary, even if it was possibly, common practice in the 1940's and the 1950's.

Some opt instead to wear boxer shorts over their underpants, and to tuck the shirt into their boxers. This is probably one to be kept for a chilly winter day as it would help to keep the wearer warm too.

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