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It is important to be comfortable at work, especially when the weather turns really hot, as it is hard to concentrate on your work if you are hot and sweaty and feel uncomfortable.

I think it is fine and totally acceptable to wear short sleeve shirts in the office, and for women to wear sleeveless tops. As long is it smart looking and doesn’t cross the boundaries and start becoming more like beachwear, then it should be acceptable for employees to dress according to the heat.

Customers or visitors to an office understand that it is hot, and would not expect someone to be dressed in clothing that is not suitable for the weather conditions. I’ve always found it very strange to see a man in wearing a suit in extremely hot weather when it is clearly making him uncomfortable. Why should we feel as if suits are a must no matter what the temperature.

A short sleeved shirt can be worn under a suit jacket just the same as a long sleeve shirt, then the suit jacket should be removed when the temperature gets too hot without the employee feeling as if he is not smart enough for the office.

There’s nothing as appealing as a man in a well cut dark grey suit with a crisp classic white shirt underneath.

There’s nothing as off-putting as a man in a suit with a saggy, baggy polo shirt underneath.

The polo shirt should have been consigned to the dustbin of fashion long ago or kept on the golfing range where people are used to seeing unattractive clothing all day long. Only people who spend there days hitting tiny balls into tiny holes can truly carry off or understand such sartorial intelligence.

Now the classis shirt itself doesn’t have to be boring. Take yourself off to the nearest Paul Smith shop, peruse the racks of beautifully cut shirts at your leisure but stop at one, only buy one. Only buy this one.

Tony Blair, would you believe, managed to convince me that a classic shirt could be sexy. He was on TV when Prime Minister at some conference deciding on the worlds fate as they do and peeking out from his suit sleeves right at the cuffs were the edges of his classic Paul Smith shirt. On thesescuffs were pictures of 1940s sirens, just like the ones the Americans used to paint on the side of their planes in the Second World War. Betty Grable type characterisations.

I can guarantee you he got a lot more votes after that for those cuffs than for any thing that ever came out of his mouth.

Is it correct to assume that a Polo shirt is not a classic shirt and yet an Oxford Weave shirt can be considered to be a classic?

Imagine a world without Oxford Weave shirts or indeed Polo Shirts. The much maligned Polo shirt has undergone several different fashion makeovers throughout the years, and yet in its short sleeve guise it still stands the test of time, and whether its with jeans or trousers, still looks good!

The same can be said of the Oxford Weave shirt, add to this a button down collar, and the USA College preppy look is almost complete. Of course it’s a look that is almost unique to people shopping in certain well known high street UK department stores for men’s shirts, but it’s a look that is as fresh now as it’s always been. Add that to either a pair of trousers, jeans, a suit or almost any kind of trousers and the oxford weave shirt stands up well.

Face it; classic shirts are not easily borne. Both the Polo and Oxford shirt deserve classic status for their longevity and continued popularity. Long live both items, a staple diet of most men’s wardrobe!

A classic shirt is definitely an Oxford style shirt. There is nothing as distinguished looking in a man than a well pressed neat shirt. The classic shirt can suit any occasion from formal to casual, it all depends on how it is worn.

Traditionally a classic shirt would be pale blue, button down collar, well pressed even starched, perhaps worn with a suit or a good pair of trousers. Variations on the theme are perhaps stripped shirts or even shirts with collars and cuffs in a contrasting colour. The classic shirt commands attention and respect, it says that the individual takes pride in his appearance and therefore is someone who can be relied upon and trusted.

The classic shirt can be dressed with an appropriate coloured/patterned tie or for more casual occasions it can be left undressed perhaps open at the colour. The image of the dashing handsome man in his jeans or chinos and an open necked, but well pressed shirt, is probably an iconic marketing image.

Children’s clothes range in price from Silly Cheap to ridiculously expensive, so which one is best? A toddler for example won’t know and certainly won’t care, if they are in a 50p shirt or £15 shirt as long as they can run and play. An older child may want the more expensive fashionable items due to peer pressure and personal awareness.

But I think it is important to remember that children are just that, children. As such there will be accidents and stains, so buy what you and your children are comfortable with if you can afford for your daughter to potentially ruin her £20 top with that chocolate ice cream. Then great, but if not there are lots more cheaper and fashionable items available if you look for them that means you can both be happy.

On the other hand children’s clothes are items that can be worn and washed on a daily basis, so the cheaper ones may not last this for long. At the end of the day you know what your budget stretches too