It’s no secret that shirts for guys are hard to keep tucked in, especially when there’s some dancing involved. The wedding crew are big dancers, so my first thought was to make the shirt look good even if it came untucked. It’s amazing what straightening some lines will do to a garment.

The initial idea for the floating pocket came, not as a pocket, but a buttonhole and fabric tab system that would go inside the shirt to support a flower. That got scrapped quick with the thought of a stem rubbing against my chest for a whole day. It was a summer wedding in the Okanagan, so that idea eventually transitioned into a functional pocket for sunglasses.

In the end the pocket did hold a flower, so it all worked out…