[chris2008]

Do you think that sewing on rubber grips, or having rubber gripping material sewn all along the inside of the waist, helps to keep a shirt tucked in? Or do you find that it really doesn't help much?

 

[Flanderian]

I have a few pair that came that way, and I find they help, but only a little. I don't think I'd bother to add them to any not so made.

 

[medhat]

I love them, particularly with formalwear (I can tolerate my shirts getting untucked during the day otherwise, a cost of doing business I suppose). I found getting the grip tape was more challenging than expected, my local fabric stores didn't carry it so I ended up buying a spool of it (30' maybe?) on Amazon. I really like them, and if I weren't too lazy I'd probably sew them into more pants.

 

[iam.mike]

@chris2008 - really happy you asked this question, because it's been something I've been looking into for some time.

The grippers that come (or can be installed) on the inside of a pant waistline do help somewhat in keeping your shirt tucked, but it requires that you either (a) wear your belt fairly tight, or (b) have close/tight fitting pant waist.

I prefer to have a waistband fit that is a bit more relaxed, so those grippers don't really keep my shirt tucked in very well.

There are some alternatives to keeping your shirt tucked in, with the most well known being shirt stays. They are also the most effective.

That said, wearing shirt suspenders is not for everyone, and definitely not something I would consider doing, unless it was a very special occasion.

Other solutions include:

1. Tucking your shirt into your underwear -- ok in some rare use cases, but I wouldn't want to stuff my dress shirt into the inside of my underwear

2. Speciality underwear - designed to grip your shirt

3. Inside rubber/silicone belts - also designed to grip your shirt

4. Other similar gizmos (like magnets, etc.) that you install to the bottom of your shirt

5. Homemade hacks -- I know one flight attendant that installed lego tape to the inside of her pants and skirts to keep her shirt tucked in

I continue to keep my eye out for an alternative solution, but as of yet, I have not found one as effective as shirt stays.

 

[momsdoc]

I have not had this problem since losing weight. It seems that many shirts do not have long enough tails to be tucked far enough down your trousers to keep them from coming out if they have to traverse a larger belly. That plus the fact that when I was heavy my trousers hung down onto my hips, making them effectively low rise compounded the problem. Now with a flatter stomach and mid to high rise trousers sitting at my natural waist, I find the tails arre long enough to stay put without any gizmos needed. In lieu of gizmos, you can try buying shirts with extra long tails and see if that alone solves the problem.

The tucking of one’s shirt into the underwear also is very effective. The only problem is that the trousers must sit above your hips at your waist, or the waistband of the underwear risks rising above the waistband of the trousers and being exposed. It also doesn’t feel as comfortable against your skin as the softer cotton of underwear.

I do not know what Mikel’s objection is to tuking a dress shirt into his underwear is, aside from it being less comfortable than on the outside. have no concern about my dress shirts being tucked into my underwear, as being an adult, there is nothing objectionable down there that would get onto my shirt that is not on my torso. If this is a concern, then you really need to address your hygiene. My wife has no concerns about the cleanliness of this region, nor had any woman prior to her. Had this been an issue I would have been so mortified that it would have been resolved immediately, or I’d be a very lonely single man to this day. This is an area that one would hope would undergo the most intimate inspection, scrutiny, and interest. So it demands extra special maintenance.

 

[iam.mike]

@momsdoc - fair points and i agree with you on 100% on the hygiene.

Funny timing too, because we just released this video about how women feel about men's body hair:

My main issue with tucking shirts into underwear is that my OTR shirts are usually too long to tuck into my underwear, and therefore bunches up to much.

 

[Hebrew Barrister]

I have not had this problem since losing weight. It seems that many shirts do not have long enough tails to be tucked far enough down your trousers to keep them from coming out if they have to traverse a larger belly. That plus the fact that when I was heavy my trousers hung down onto my hips, making them effectively low rise compounded the problem. Now with a flatter stomach and mid to high rise trousers sitting at my natural waist, I find the tails arre long enough to stay put without any gizmos needed. In lieu of gizmos, you can try buying shirts with extra long tails and see if that alone solves the problem.

The tucking of one's shirt into the underwear also is very effective. The only problem is that the trousers must sit above your hips at your waist, or the waistband of the underwear risks rising above the waistband of the trousers and being exposed. It also doesn't feel as comfortable against your skin as the softer cotton of underwear.

I do not know what Mikel's objection is to tuking a dress shirt into his underwear is, aside from it being less comfortable than on the outside. have no concern about my dress shirts being tucked into my underwear, as being an adult, there is nothing objectionable down there that would get onto my shirt that is not on my torso. If this is a concern, then you really need to address your hygiene. My wife has no concerns about the cleanliness of this region, nor had any woman prior to her. Had this been an issue I would have been so mortified that it would have been resolved immediately, or I'd be a very lonely single man to this day. This is an area that one would hope would undergo the most intimate inspection, scrutiny, and interest. So it demands extra special maintenance.

Agreed on the weight. I had to wear shirt suspenders with everything to keep my shirts tucked in nicely before losing weoght, now, most shirts stay tucked in well enough. That said, if I'm dressing up nicer, I still use shirt suspenders 100% of the time, as nothing keeps your shirt as crisply tucked as they do.

To anyone with the issue of keeping your shirt tucked in -- get a set of shirt suspenders. Once you get used to them, you will start being self conscious WITHOUT them.

 

[chris2008]

There are different types of rubber gripping fabrics. Do you think that some types that have a lot of grab could damage the shirt fabric over time?

 

[Howard]

Couldn't just tightening your dress belt help in keeping your shirt tucked in?

 

[Doctor Damage]

These have never worked for me and I wouldn't bother. In the future try to buy shirts with longer tails, if tugging out is an issue.

 

[eagle2250]

I have not had this problem since losing weight. It seems that many shirts do not have long enough tails to be tucked far enough down your trousers to keep them from coming out if they have to traverse a larger belly. That plus the fact that when I was heavy my trousers hung down onto my hips, making them effectively low rise compounded the problem. Now with a flatter stomach and mid to high rise trousers sitting at my natural waist, I find the tails arre long enough to stay put without any gizmos needed. In lieu of gizmos, you can try buying shirts with extra long tails and see if that alone solves the problem.

The tucking of one's shirt into the underwear also is very effective. The only problem is that the trousers must sit above your hips at your waist, or the waistband of the underwear risks rising above the waistband of the trousers and being exposed. It also doesn't feel as comfortable against your skin as the softer cotton of underwear.

I do not know what Mikel's objection is to tuking a dress shirt into his underwear is, aside from it being less comfortable than on the outside. have no concern about my dress shirts being tucked into my underwear, as being an adult, there is nothing objectionable down there that would get onto my shirt that is not on my torso. If this is a concern, then you really need to address your hygiene. My wife has no concerns about the cleanliness of this region, nor had any woman prior to her. Had this been an issue I would have been so mortified that it would have been resolved immediately, or I'd be a very lonely single man to this day. This is an area that one would hope would undergo the most intimate inspection, scrutiny, and interest. So it demands extra special maintenance.

Clearly, my friend, you do not wear boxer briefs and the boxer shorts you do wear must be generously airy! LOL.

 

[16412]

How about tails long enough that the fronts and back be buttoned?
Bibed shirts are buttoned to the pants.
The old tunic shirts can still be made, and made to button to pants. Under a coat who is going to know? Besides, they are neat, anyay.

 

[Mr. B. Scott Robinson]

Interestingly enough, most of my John Brockelhurst OTR trousers from the UK have the rubber banding sewn into the waist. My Holland & Holland OTR breeks also have this feature. I like it, but I think the difference is mostly psychological. I wouldn't purposefully have it added to any of my other trousers.

I often tuck my shirt into my underwear. When wearing braces, the underwear showing is a non issue. I have started wearing my trousers a bit higher recently, particularly when wearing a waistcoat sans belt (90% of the time I sport a waistcoat at work), so underwear peaking out has been a non-issue across the board.

Cheers,

BSR

 

[medhat]

I'm on the other side of tall, but I've not had the problem with shirts becoming so untucked that the tails come out. But over the course of a day with normal movement shirts get untucked such that there's more billowing than I like. Sure, I can retuck during the day, but the grip strips keep the tuck in place longer. I would doubt that they hurt the shirt fabric any, I think the 'grip' portion is simply a series of silicone thread/string, and not adhesive.

 

[JBierly]

To answer the OP - yes, I have some trousers that have the "sansabelt" type rubber waistband and it does help keep the shirt tucked in and the pants up.

 

[16412]

Interestingly enough, most of my John Brockelhurst OTR trousers from the UK have the rubber banding sewn into the waist. My Holland & Holland OTR breeks also have this feature. I like it, but I think the difference is mostly psychological. I wouldn't purposefully have it added to any of my other trousers.

I often tuck my shirt into my underwear. When wearing braces, the underwear showing is a non issue. I have started wearing my trousers a bit higher recently, particularly when wearing a waistcoat sans belt (90% of the time I sport a waistcoat at work), so underwear peaking out has been a non-issue across the board.

Cheers,

BSR

You are avoiding being a sagger? A little underware showing, with some clothes, is okay. When the whole butt shows underwear those guys need to move on from that outdated fad.