Pink is the classic #3 color for men's dress shirts (after white and blue).
The core of men's business dress is navy, charcoal and brown. Pink goes well with all of them. In western culture, they dressed little girls in pink because it looked good with blue (which they dressed boys in ... because it was the color of purity! Why do you think virgin mary is always in blue! Most wedding dressed used to be blue.)
I have a couple pink dress shirts and am gradually adding more.
I have a light pink shirt. I like the color but I'm not that happy with how it looks on me, so wear it less. Its probably a bit -too- pale given my skin tone.
I also have a pink sweater that's more ... hmm ... I think it was called habiscus pink, and it is indeed that color. I like it. Looks good with dark denim.
I haven''t done any sparring in like a year, whenever I wear the pink sweater I wonder if some prejudiced douchebag will give me some, but so far no luck. It seems gaybashers prefer not to pick on 6'3" guys wearing pink.
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Well, for one thing, I don't find pink shirts or even T-shirts 'gay' - unless it's some kind of really bright pink with a text like 'Fabulous Dude' or something. Would I wear it? Yes, on specific occasions. If I wanted to go out on a date with a girl and wanted to show my sweeter side, I'd couple it with a white T-shirt. Also, I wouldn't mind wearing it for professional reasons. I'm just more of the black color when it comes to casual outtings or a drinks night.
But again, it's not the shirt that makes the man less of a man.
I think it looks hot has long has the guy can pull it off (not many can).
It all depends if the guy gets the right shade of pink.
It has to go with their skin tone has well.
Its a really hard color for every guy to pull off.
Real men can wear pink shirts.
But real men should also not care what anyone has to say.
Now that's sexy.
I like a man in a red shirt personally, but I don't have a problem with a guy in a pink shirt, just so long as he doesn't wear it too often. It's not my favorite color.
I wouldn't care. It's just a color, but I've never really liked pink that much.
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I think I own 2 or 3 pink shirts and they look amazing, period. I would seriously put your fashion sense into question if you told me they didn't look good on me when I wear them with the right outfits. Any dude who thinks I look gay, dream on, I don't swing that way. Any any girl who think I look gay, their loss.
I don't wear them to show off that I'm a "real man" either (that would be pretty weird ^^), and I don't think wearing pink takes any special manliness at all; it's all about style and what looks good.I think pink shirts only appeal to a certain type of man. Does not make you a real man, gay confident or what-ever just because he does or doesn't wear a solid pink shirt. If it suits his character, he's going to wear it. That same person would probably look good in pink running shoes also
Eg. Al Pacino or Clint Eastwood would not look good in a pink T-shirt & def not pink shoes whereas Ricky Martin or Chris Colfer would look just dashing.
And Ricky is not a real man because he wears pink... & can get away with it & Clint Eastwood is not less of a man then Chris Colfer just because he would look...odd wearing pink while blowing someones head off with the "Most powerful handgun in the world". Whereas Chris would look normal in pink just...blowing..I admit I was guilty of it one time. My wife duped me into wearing it once. She told it wasn't pink it's "salmon" colored. OFML I wore it and never did again. All my boys tore into me for awhile after that. Ah the things we do to please our spouses. BTW this was 7 years ago and every now and again it get brought up at the bar. I say no matter what stay away from pink, salmon, anything that resembles something that would be shown that the birth of a baby girl.
I'd never wear a pink shirt unless it was the only clean shirt I had. Where I'm from, frat boys wear pastel-colored collared shirts to show off their manliness. Things have basically swung full circle to the point where it's like, "You don't like the way I dress? Well, if I ain't a man, how come I'm covered in pink, you navy blue t-shirt wearing f*ggot?"
I'd rather just stick to colors I like.Yes, I hvae one and wear it occasionally. My wife says it shows confidence in my masculinity.
I should wear it for the election-- everyone in the US will thnik I voted for Obama, since I don't thnik any Romney guys would wear pink.If it's the right shade of pink on the right guy, I don't mind.
It depends a lot on his skin tone, not all men can carry pink all that well.
I do like them have several pink shirts mostly by Ralph Lauren as their hue and shade of pink tend to be most fitting. Also quite like peach color.As long as it is a cool or lighter pink, it is fine and I wear it often to work with grey suit and a grey or pink/grey tie. Looks great. But yeah, those darker or brighter pink need a "very full of life" man. Haha.
i have a pink shirt and I also have a light pink tie that I wear when I go to work and I don't feel gay at all, it actually makes me stand out over other individuals with the ladies.
Wouldn't catch me dead in one.
Not because I fear my masculinity will be questioned, I just can't f*cking stand pink. I'm thankful my girlfriend also dislikes it.I think guys can wear any color. After all, it is just a color. If a girl wants to wear a bold color she can, and if a guy wants to wear a pastel color he can!
I don't like pink color myself, thus can't think of myself wearing something pink.
I have a business one and tow T shirts both V neck but one is hot pink LOL!
I would be, but my wife would shoot me if I did lol.
I wear pink shirts in business and casually because I think that color looks good on me. That's about it. What about pink shirts would constitute a man that is "not real" or not manly?
i wouldn't buy a pink shirt but if you gave me one for free ill wear it :)
I've worn, and still wear, pink shirts all the time. I'm more than comfortable wearing a pink shirt.
a man does whatever he wants and doesn't give a sh*t what anyone thinks
I own 3 so get on my level.
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