I had a Navy Blue shirt that I loved and have had for some time. It went the way of the dodo and I thought, “I’ll just go and pick one up this weekend at Target”. To my surprise that was not the case. Target, Walmart (I bought clothes there once), Kohl’s, didn’t have a Navy Blue button down long sleeve shirt with pocket. What? Maybe they’re just out of stock right now, right? Nope, even a check online revealed one place that has them and their primary business was mail order dress shirts. When you actually get to ordering it tells you, “this item is out-of-stock.” My mother-in-law, thanks Gaye, gave me a gift card to Steinmart and I thought, well we just might be able to find one there…and…no dice. They had many nice colored shirts, but no NBBDLSSwP. Polos, polos, and more polos of navy blue, even pockets, but not button down collared shirts.
Next step? Department stores. First of all, Target normally fills my every need when it comes to clothes (excluding suits), but a department store? In fact, Ginger was able to find and bought a NBBDLSS w/o pocket at Target, but it just isn’t the same. I resigned myself to go to Dillard’s, I even hate to type it, and voila a NAVY BLUE BUTTON DOWN LONG SLEEVE SHIRT with POCKET and it was on the clearance rack, $13 too! On the clearance rack, though? What’s with that? Is even conservative dressware dying? Professionals really want to look like they’re going clubbing? By that I mean, many of the nice colored shirts they had there and elsewhere had no pocket and other funky designs on them that said, $30K millionare, not professional.
Mind you, there are dress shirts galore, white of which I have plenty and Kohl’s (Mervyn’s when it was around) will fill that need quite nicely, light blue as well, light brown khaki if you will, isn’t a problem either. It’s just with Navy Blue.
They even have this color
Now I need to replace my dark green dress shirt that is on its last legs and from the looks of it, I may not be able to find one. I suspect there are more men like me, but fashion is dominated by women’s clothing so I’m sure nobody cares.
Oh, Marc. I feel your pain. After working at UPS for 4 years, I am done with Polos! Unfortunately, I am too cheap to let Von buy me new shirts very often, but I do like them. I always roll up the sleevs though. I don’t know if that fits with your “Professional look” standards.
We actually usually look for Aaron’s dress shirts first at Dillard’s, Macy’s and JCP because the dress shirts are always on clearance for cheap. Also, its hard to find Aaron’s very metrosexual size at the cheap stores. (Sorry love, but its true).
Guess you found out our little secret.
Yes, I roll my sleeves up a couple of times or just once. Slightly casual, but not too much. If JCP was closer I would’ve probably tried there before Dillard’s.
Marc,
Care? yes I care, if you are happy then Ginger is happy and that makes for a happy family. glad you were persistent and found what you were looking for. You’ll have to find something else at Steinmart. Next time I better get you a gift card (Dillard’s)(I whispered Dillard’s when I wrote it).
Gaye
Gaye,
I saw very nice clothes at Steinmart, but I was not to be distracted so I stopped looking when I didn’t find what I went out for.
Is there a JCP at the Chandler Mall? Ginger says yes, I guess I’d better try there next time.
I for one don’t care! hee hee hee Ah that felt good!
XOXOXOXO
I should delete that comment and then ban you from the site, that, would feel good.
I just checked and I guess there is not a JCP at the Chandler Mall. There is one in Ahwatukee, Tempe Marketplace, AZ Mills, and Superstition Springs Mall. My Bad.
Its a conspiracy theory!!! There is no problemo with the classics- glad you found what you were looking for!
To many people trying to make you feel good, it just didn’t feel right. Ban me if you need to but then who would keep your head from exploding??