# For men wearing sweaters what is more fashion appropriate?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-men-wearing-sweaters-what-is-more-fashion-appropriate/525871>\
**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [January 21, 2010, 6:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-men-wearing-sweaters-what-is-more-fashion-appropriate/525871 "2010-01-21T18:32:06Z")\
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**Author:** ![Omar\_Little](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/omar_little/32/269_2.png) [@Omar\_Little](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omar_Little)\
**Post date:** [January 21, 2010, 6:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-men-wearing-sweaters-what-is-more-fashion-appropriate/525871/1 "2010-01-21T18:32:06Z")

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At work in the Fall and Winter, I regularly wear sweaters over a collared shirt. Usually I wear v-neck sweaters. I normally leave the collar of my shirt inside the sweater, but I have seen lately some other men, that wear sweaters, pulling their collars out, ala 1970’s look. What is the current fashion? Am I missing some new trend?

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**Author:** ![myskepticsight](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/cc9497/32.png) [@myskepticsight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/myskepticsight)\
**Post date:** [January 21, 2010, 6:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-men-wearing-sweaters-what-is-more-fashion-appropriate/525871/2 "2010-01-21T18:38:16Z")

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Leaving the collar in can look stuffy depending on the particular shirt and sweater. But I don’t think guys leaving it out looks 70s unless the collar is oversized or they really splay it out a lot. I’m 23 and I know no guys personally in my age bracket that leave their collars in, but they also don’t make them look 1970s. But I don’t think it’s a big deal, what matters more is if your sweater and dress shirt fit properly and are attractive.

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**Author:** ![RandMcnally](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/b782af/32.png) [@RandMcnally](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RandMcnally)\
**Post date:** [January 21, 2010, 7:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-men-wearing-sweaters-what-is-more-fashion-appropriate/525871/3 "2010-01-21T19:46:19Z")

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I always take my collar out, if not for looks but because it is more comfortable. The fact that it looks better is just a fringe benefit.

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**Author:** ![Dervorin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/eb8c5e/32.png) [@Dervorin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dervorin)\
**Post date:** [January 21, 2010, 9:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-men-wearing-sweaters-what-is-more-fashion-appropriate/525871/4 "2010-01-21T21:56:20Z")

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Collar out. I hate the feeling of a sweater creeping up over my collar. I don’t really care how it looks - it’s reasonably presentable, and that’s plenty for me.

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**Author:** ![Skammer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skammer/32/143_2.png) [@Skammer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skammer)\
**Post date:** [January 21, 2010, 10:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-men-wearing-sweaters-what-is-more-fashion-appropriate/525871/5 "2010-01-21T22:07:10Z")

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Collar in for me, but I’m an old fogey (40!). Get off my lawn!

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**Author:** ![Dickerman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/8baadc/32.png) [@Dickerman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dickerman)\
**Post date:** [January 21, 2010, 11:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-men-wearing-sweaters-what-is-more-fashion-appropriate/525871/6 "2010-01-21T23:52:03Z")

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In.