'Worden Exposure'

I've made some recent additions to my wardrobe. Nothing fancy, a couple of shirts, some slacks, shorts and a pair of loafers. One of the shirts is in the camp shirt style. These are short-sleeved, straight-cut shirts with collars. They should not be tucked into trousers as they are too short to stay tucked-in.

Mine appeared to be too long. I asked around and my more fashion conscious coworkers had a ready answer. "You raise your arms and check for a 'Worden Exposure.'"

I'd never heard of such a thing. Neither had the source of all knowledge known to mankind--Wikipedia. Google was stumped as well. From that I must surmise it is a new term or neologism as Wikipedia explained.

Note the two gentlemen to the left. This is our baseline photograph. Not much to see here so we will continue on to the second photograph.

The second photograph, taken immediatly after the first clearly shows an example of what I now know is called the 'Worden Exposure'. For those of you struggling to locate the W.E., as some have shortened the expression, look for the red oval. The lower stomach area just above the beltline is exposed when someone wearing an untucked shirt that is too short raises their hands above their head.

Note that the gentleman wearing the lighter colored shirt on the left has no 'Worden Exposure' so we can conclude his shirt is of the correct minimum length. The one to the right is approximately four inches too short.

None of my coworker knew where the term originated, but all were adimant that is was the correct term.

While most of my post are of a humorous nature, this one is intended to be informational for all those suffering from the fashion condition know as 'Worden Exposure.'