How buttoned-up shirts are costuming shorthand for "special." (guys, long)

[jhtrico1850]

How buttoned-up shirts are costuming shorthand for "special." - By June Thomas - Slate Magazine





That's 1 test I pass In seriousness though, this is a really good article in that it touches a subject that we all wonder but never really get too detailed about. And yet here is the author documenting Hollywood doing it.

[yo vanilla]

What's to wonder? No tie, no top button.

[JenniferLynn]

Who gives a rat's behind how people dress? I have a son with Down's Syndrome and I find this stereotyping ridiculous and offensive. My son never buttons the top button of his shirts.
So, throw this stupid theory in the garbage where it belongs.

[filihok]

Originally Posted by jhtrico1850

How buttoned-up shirts are costuming shorthand for "special." - By June Thomas - Slate Magazine





That's 1 test I pass In seriousness though, this is a really good article in that it touches a subject that we all wonder but never really get too detailed about. And yet here is the author documenting Hollywood doing it.

Oh good.

I guess this confirms that good guys always wear white and bad guys wear black. I see that in movies an awful lot too.