Dress shirts were not very different in the 1930s than they are today. They button down with french cuffs and a straight pointed collar. Because suits lapels were wide so were shirt collars. Dress shirt colors came in tonal stripes, plaid, checks, windowpane and solid pastel or medium tone colors. Shop 1930s style men’s shirts here.
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1930’s Striped Dress Shirt
While the classic button down dress shirt remained a staple in a 30’s mens wardrobe, a new casual shirt started to make headlines. The Polo shirt came into vogue and they haven’t left the fashion world since.
Bush shirts were another new invention although they had been around for many years. Indiana Jones explored tombs and caves in this style of shirt along with safari hunters and jungle adventurers. Bush shirts were white with
1930's bush shirt
Guayabera Shirt is similar to a 1930’s Bush Shirt
short sleeves and had 4 patch pockets on the front. A wide belt was worn around the shirt at the high waist. The most similar modern day Bush shirt is the Guayabera shirt- very popular in Latin American countries.
While sweaters were enjoyed most by the lower class, young men of the 1920’s the 1930’s saw sweaters as a refined fashion element. Knitted double breasted sweaters with v necks, no collar, and 4 button closures were the classic style. Housewives took to knitting their husbands a new sweater every winter- a perfect Christmas gift for the handsome 30’s man.