So myself and Brendan Courtney, presenter of Off the Rails, got together at the Brown Thomas Autumn/ Winter press show to discuss the blue shirt brigade.
Courtney reckons that men wear blue shirts to the office because it
is akin to a uniform. “The blue shirt is tricky because office wear is a
uniform – this can be a little annoying if you’re into your look but at
the same time it’s 30 percent of your life taken care of and I often
envy people who wear a uniform,” says Courtney.
Men generally shop twice a year and most men just want staples, he believes.
Freelance style writer Alanna Gallagher, who was also at the show,
got to thinking that perhaps the wearing of blue is due to
current political sentiment.
Blueshirt is a term traditionally associated with fascism though
specifically in Ireland it is related to The Army Comrades Association,
known by the nickname Blueshirts (Na Léinte Gorma), a right-wing
political party. The term is now used as an anti-Fine Gael slur.
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