No sheer shirts for me, though I do admit to being a tad jealous of girls, who have such a wide variety of outfits and colours to choose from that are all considered generally acceptable.
Perhaps it's because I prefer a trim fit in my jackets and shirts as I'm thin and it's quite easy for me to be swamped by a suit. Generally speaking I find slim cut suits to be a more attractive fit on me, and I'm not going to be tailoring a suit specifically for performances and then have a suit also for other events on campus.
Maybe I should go with the sheer shirt after all haha, I do, as it happens, possess
one.
Thank you for your most insightful reply. Most people think that in 2017 it is normal for someone to be so frank. It, as you know, it is not!
Since, you mentioned it, I saw the sheer black shirt worn by the most famous concert pianist in the Southwest USA. I was (old world) flabbergasted that he wore this in formal performance with orchestra.
His photographs now only feature very traditional garb. And, what is the bad part of this?
1) This man plays with a claw hand technique, and accordingly recommends that 2) all of his students block their individual note non-chord passages. His students, who come from all over the world, are of a Masters or Doctoral level.
2) Therefore, when someone, whose physical appearance gets closely recognized and sought after by students from all over the world as one and the same, it is a very big deal.
3) More importantly, "famous" pianists," like Uchida, command the same level of adoration. Her fingerings of the Schumann Piano Concerto, in my opinion, are a very bad joke. But, hey, she "dresses" like a million dollars in performance, so who cares?
4) Conversely, as exemplified by "Bag Lady" Martha Argerich, the reverse logic associated with physical appearance is also true.
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