By Brett and Kate McKay
The term “blue collar” has its origins in the blue colored shirts of the working class.
Unlike “gentlemen” who wore white shirts, the blue collared man labored with his hands and didn’t wear white cuffs or collars as they were impractical. Instead, he wore blue cotton shirts dyed with inexpensive indigo which helped cover up his clothing’s imperfections after hard wear.
The blue collared shirt, and blue collared man who wore it, became a universal symbol of the working class. The French have their bleu de travail, we have our blue collar working man.
Today we’re going to discuss several dressing and style tips that can be used by the blue collar man to improve his working... More...
