How to Wear Jeans & a Collared Shirt

There are many different times when wearing jeans with a collared shirts looks good. A person must first decide if the style or color of a collared shirt looks good with the pair of jeans. Depending on the color or pattern, some collared shirts may look better when the person leaves them untucked.

1. Go through your closet and take out all of the collared shirts you own. Try on a collared shirt that you want to wear with a pair of jeans. Use a full length mirror to see how the shirt looks. Try tucking in the collared shirt first, then untuck it to see which way looks the best with the jeans.


2. Buy a new collared shirt if you do not have any that look good with the pair of jeans you want to wear. Put on the jeans and the shoes you want to wear with the collared shirt. Go to a local clothing store to look for shirts. Ask a friend to go with you to the store to help you pick out some collared shirts.


3. Browse through the clothing racks and select several collared shirts to try on. Pick shirts in a variety of different colors. Also find some shirts to try on that have stripes or patterns. Take the collared shirts into a changing room and try them on.


4. Look at yourself in the mirror to see if a shirt looks good with your jeans. Check the way the shirt looks if you do not tuck it in. Ask your friend’s opinion on each collared shirt that you try on. If you like a shirt but not the way that it looks with the jeans, consider buying a different pair of jeans to wear.  


5. Buy the collared shirts you like and take them home to launder. After the shirts dry, try them on with the jeans that you want to wear. If you own jeans in different colors or styles, try a collared shirt on with each of the jeans to see which outfit looks the best.