plus there is nothing wrong with a striped shirt
^^^ STRIPED SHIRT WEARING CHAD SHAMELESSLY SELF-BLASTED ^^^
Not trying to sound like I'm coming out in defense of the striped shirt, but I do own a couple. They are worn strictly in the interest of club compliance. When I was in Vegas at the, for lack of a better term, jiggy clubs, ALL the dudes up in the club were wearing long-sleeved striped joints, whether they were black, white, latino, or whatever. At the very least, they are the "This will not get me turned away at the door" fashion choice for the non-baller club patron.
In short, I think most of the general hatt expressed toward the striped shirt is unwarranted. It's the person inside the shirt that can be deserving of ridicule. The same could be said of the word "suit" when used to describe a person.
Although I do think that level of douchery of the wearer of the striped shirt can be measured by the loudness and/or shininess of said shirt. A direct relationship, if you will. Anyone agree or disagree with that theory? I would also posit that the amount of hair gel can also be factored into that equation.