MEN LIKE THEM

Evening Star, Issue 21628, 25 January 1934, Page 11

MEN LIKE THEM

GAY SHIRTS AND TARTAN TIES LONDON, January 7. “ Colour- crazy ” is a term that might well apply to the youth of England at present. They go cycling in the colours of a Ludo board—bright red, blue, yellow, green—brightening country lanes with ever-recurring gaiety, and they wear them also right in the heart of London. . Manly young men in well-made sports suits wear deep red shirts and gay tartan ties, and look all the better for them. Such colour combinatibs as leafgreen shirts and canary-coloured ties are not so attractive; but then, when colours are fashionable, it is not everyone who can display good taste and artistic choice. Red is the most popular colour. Having already - been found two or three years ago and worn often in bathing costumes, ties, and striped shirtings, if now has received the nail-mark of complete approval in whole shirts. Whereas pastel colours for men have been “ in ” for some time, and still are shown in enormous quantities in silk mesh sports shirts with short sleeves and zipper fastenings, it is the deeper colours in cool cotton shirtings which .are very greatly favoured now. Nearnavy is a colour which men may wear with impunity, and chocolate brown and darkish greens, too. As a neat,, unobtrusive, small checked or striped tie would be somewhat incongruous on so cheery a background bolder designs and colours naturally follow the gayer shirt mode. Tartan ties are the most effective for men, it seems, while ties with necessarily large spots are left for smart women to wear with their matching shirts. Pin-spot ties on a ground to match the shirts are exploited, however, and, of course, when the shirts are worn solely for sport, zipper openings and no ties at all are the mode. Handkerchiefs are kept well out of sight if a man would be well dressed in his coloured shirt and simple suiting; and as for socks—well, the eye never seems to get down so far when a spot of good rich colour glows above and incidentally adds attraction to a healthy young face. w.