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* ''Film/IndianaJonesAndTheTempleOfDoom'': Indie does this as he's planning to get frisky with Willie. Of course, they don't get around to that since Indie discovers a secret passageway in her room.

* ''Bringing Down The House'': Parodied as Peter prepares to meet Charlene for dinner. He looks at himself in the mirror and unbuttons his shirt like this. It's buttoned back up by the time she arrives.

* A Johnnie-O commercial shows a woman checking out three guys in a bar. A nerdy guy has only one button undone, a {{Casanova}} has three undone ("too much wolf") and she picks the guy with two undone.

* ''The Notorious Landlady'': Bill does this before his date with Carlyle (while she's in the living room no less). He's justified in doing it since he's changing for later. However as this is early in the movie, this is instead used to establish sexual tension between them.

* ''{{Film/Wolf}}'': When Laura gets Will handcuffed in the hotel room, she gradually unbuttons his shirt. Of course this also has plot significance; as this reveals the talisman he wears underneath to prevent turning into a werewolf, and taking it off for sex results in a transformation.

Note that this usually happens with some kind of formal wear, although it can also happen with casual clothing. The man doesn't have to wear a suit to qualify, but the shirt has to notably open. Wearing a [[SleevesAreForWimps vest]] and [[WalkingShirtlessScene no shirt]] also qualifies. Compare SexyShirtSwitch, OpenShirtTaunt, and ShirtlessScene (which is what this sometimes leads to). It could also be considered a tamer male version of NavelDeepNeckline.

* ''Young Lions'': Has Michael getting into an argument with his wife at a party, while fully suited up. The argument in question is about joining the army. Later on, when they have a [[IWillWaitForYou romantic moment]] Michael's shirt is now like this.

* ''Series/ThirteenReasonsWhy'' in a flashback to a party, Hannah tries to get Clay to wear his shirt like this. He refuses, not wanting to be MistakenForGay.

* In the Music/{{Sugababes}} video for "Push the Button", Mutya does this to Mr Perfect. He begins the video fully suited up. By the end he's lost his tie and the top two buttons of his shirt.

* Wrestling/VinceMcMahon hears that a woman is waiting outside his office and thinking that it's his mistress Candice Michelle, loses jacket and tie, opens his shirt a lot and drops his pants. When he discovers the woman is in fact Momma Benjamin, he hastily puts his pants on and buttons his shirt up.
* The fourth season of ''Wrestling/WWEToughEnough'' had a skit where the contestants had to seduce Wrestling/MaeYoung. Justice Smith begins by unbuttoning his shirt, and eventually draping it around her.

* UsefulNotes/QueenVictoria apparently had a thing for this, or at least her time's equivalent; in her diary she remarks how attractive her husband Prince Albert looks when wearing ''only'' his shirt and leaving his throat exposed (hardly evocative to us but surprisingly "intimate" for the 1800's).

* ''ComicBook/{{Nightwing}}'': Dick Grayson has a tendency to leave his shirt open, or off, when he's in his apartment, which is much appreciated by his love interests, though not so much by his [[ComicBook/{{Batman}} adoptive]] [[ComicBook/RobinSeries family]] who have a tendency to drop in unannounced through the window.

* ''{{Film/Daredevil}}'': Has a tame version of this. Elektra and Matt are talking, with Matt suited up. By the time they get to the balcony and kiss in the rain, the tie is gone and Matt's shirt is open slightly.

Note that this usually happens with some kind of formal wear, although it can also happen with casual clothing. The man doesn't have to wear a suit to qualify, but the shirt has to notably open. Wearing a [[SleevesAreForWimps vest]] and [[WalkingShirtlessScene no shirt]] also qualifies. Compare SexyShirtSwitch, OpenShirtTaunt, and ShirtlessScene (which is what this sometimes leads to). It could also be considered a tamer male version of AbsoluteCleavage.

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* ''Film/PrideAndPrejudice2005'': In one of the film’s final scenes, Elizabeth Bennet is out walking in the misty dawn when the ever-elusive Mr. Darcy shows up. He’s far from groomed to perfection, dressed in an unlaced undershirt, and after some beating around the bush finally professes his love for her.

* UsefulNotes/QueenVictoria apparently had a thing for this, or at least her time's equivalent; in her diary she remarks how attractive her husband Prince Albert looks when wearing ''only'' his shirt and leaving his throat exposed (hardly evocative to us but surprisingly “intimate” for the 1800's).

-->-- '''Wolf [=DeVoon=]''', ''The Good Walk Alone''

* ''Alpha M'' includes this as option number three on [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6b5h6eYR2tQ 7 Simple Things Any Guy Can Do To Look Better]]. His exact words: "sexy stylish ninja".

* ''ComicBook/{{Nightwing}}'': Dick Grayson has a tendency to leave his shirt open, or off, when he's in his apartment which is much appreciated by his love interests, though not so much by his [[ComicBook/{{Batman}} adoptive]] [[ComicBook/RobinSeries family]] who have a tendency to drop in unannounced through the window.

* In ''Film/AlongCamePolly'' Reuben and Polly are back in his apartment, about to do the deed. While she's in the bathroom, he opens three buttons on his shirt. Then a second later he buttons up the third one. Later on, before performing a salsa dance for Polly, he unbuttons his shirt a little to evoke this.

* Bill in ''The Notorious Landlady'' does this before his date with Carlyle (while she's in the living room no less). He's justified in doing it since he's changing for later. However as this is early in the movie, this is instead used to establish sexual tension between them.
* ''{{Film/Daredevil}}'' has a tame version of this. Elektra and Matt are talking, with Matt suited up. By the time they get to the balcony and kiss in the rain, the tie is gone and Matt's shirt is open slightly.
* ''Film/SuckerPunch'':
** The DeletedScene of Babydoll meeting the High Roller. We'd previously seen him in a tuxedo. At this point, the bowtie is undone and the collar is open. [[spoiler: As Babydoll gives herself to him, she]] undoes two buttons on his shirt.
** Much darker earlier in the film has Blue taking off his tie and unbuttoning his shirt [[spoiler: as he prepares to rape Babydoll]].
** In the deleted "Love Is A Drug" musical number, Blue is seen punching a client who had requested Blondie. He's seen with his tie undone and two top buttons open.
* ''Film/IndianaJonesAndTheTempleOfDoom'' Indie does this as he's planning to get frisky with Willie. Of course, they don't get around to that since Indie discovers a secret passageway in her room.
* ''{{Film/Psycho}}'' does this the other way around. Sam begins the scene shirtless and by the end is like this, as he wants to continue their raunchy hotel antics whereas Marion wants to go back to work.
* Used in ''{{Film/Cypher}}'' where Morgan wakes up in his hotel room with his shirt like this - and Rita watching him sleep. Kissing at least ensues.
* In ''Film/TheDevilRidesOut'' Rex's tie vanishes and his shirt unbuttons for practical reasons (he's taking a nap). But they also coincide with his following intimate scenes with Tanith.
* It's no coincidence that Rhett's shirt is like this in ''Film/GoneWithTheWind'' when he and Scarlett share their first passionate kiss. It's even on the film's poster.
* Happens to Renton in ''Film/TheVampireLovers'' while he's having passionate rendezvous with Carmilla. [[spoiler: Too bad she bites and kills him afterwards]].
* In ''Film/BramStokersDracula'' Jonathan's shirt is like this the first time he's seduced by the brides. The next time the film shows it, they've bypassed this and gone straight to ShirtlessScene.
* Teddy Lloyd is shown like this whenever he's in his studio in the film version of ''Literature/ThePrimeOfMissJeanBrodie''. As his studio is where his affair with a student takes place, this is understandable.
* Jack in ''Film/KingKong1933'' begins the film with his shirt fully buttoned up. It's like this around the time he confesses his love for Anne.
* In ''Film/BlackNarcissus'', Mr Dean frequently shows up with his shirt unbuttoned. Fully justified due to the hot weather, but still establishes sexual tension between him and the nuns.
* Pike in the film version of ''Series/DadsArmy'' appears with his shirt like this when trying to seduce Ms Winters. He's evoking Rhett Butler, mentioned above.
* In the film version of ''Film/IntoTheWoods'', the two princes' song "Agony" is essentially them angsting about how badly they want to bone Cinderella and Rapunzel. Cinderella's prince rips his shirt open dramatically in the chorus, and his brother copies him. He later has his shirt open like this for "Moments In The Woods" when [[spoiler: he seduces the Baker's Wife]].
* While not used for this in ''Film/LesMiserables2012'', a number of fans got this reaction anyway when Valjean appears in a scene with Cosette - his shirt fully open like this. He's meant to be a surrogate father to her, leading to a number of fans finding an IncestSubtext.
* Parodied in ''Bringing Down The House''. As Peter prepares to meet Charlene for dinner, he looks at himself in the mirror and unbuttons his shirt like this. It's buttoned back up by the time she arrives.
* ''Young Lions'' has Michael getting into an argument with his wife at a party, while fully suited up. The argument in question is about joining the army. Later on, when they have a [[IWillWaitForYou romantic moment]] Michael's shirt is now like this.

* ''Film/TheAmericanizationOfEmily'' shows Charlie dressed this way when he goes on a picnic with Emily. The scene ends with passionate kissing.
* ''Film/TheHole'': the party that the teens have in the bunker shows Geoff wearing a tuxedo shirt nearly fully unbuttoned. He and Frankie do it, whereas Mike and Liz do not.
* ''Film/JurassicPark'' does have Ian Malcolm's shirt unbuttoning after his injury, which Jeff Goldblum says was just a ThrowItIn by Spielberg. MemeticMutation has however portrayed it as this, complete with a [[https://nerdist.com/jurassic-park-ian-malcolm-funko-pop-toys/ Funko Pop]] of Ian posing suggestively.
* Female example in ''Film/TheGirlNextDoor''. After taking a dip in Matt's principal's pool, Danielle trolls his friend Klitz by wearing her blouse like this as he answers the door -- [[AudioErotica "I'm all wet, can I come in?"]] -- but drops the act as soon as Matt appears.
* ''{{Film/Wolf}}'' - when Laura gets Will handcuffed in the hotel room, she gradually unbuttons his shirt. Of course this also has plot significance; as this reveals the talisman he wears underneath to prevent turning into a werewolf, and taking it off for sex results in a transformation.

* In the film version of ''Film/IntoTheWoods'', the two princes' song "Agony" is essentially them angsting about how badly they want to bone Cinderella and Rapunzel. Cinderella's prince rips his shirt open dramatically in the chorus, and his brother {{Adorkable}}y copies him. He later has his shirt open like this for "Moments In The Woods" when [[spoiler: he seduces the Baker's Wife]].

* A very dark version of this trope in ''VideoGame/FarCry3.'' Bambi "Buck" Hughes, an [[AwesomeAussie Australian]] PsychoForHire who coerces Jason into finding an ancient Chinese knife for him, is constantly posing in an open Hawaiian shirt displaying his [[TattoedCrooks stag tattoo.]] The dark part? Buck's a DepravedHomosexual [[spoiler:and he's keeping Jason's friend Keith imprisoned in his sex dungeon and raping him repeatedly.]]

* A very dark version of this trope in ''VideoGame/FarCry3.'' Bambi "Buck" Hughes, an [[AwesomeAussie Australian]] PsychoForHire who coerces Jason into finding an ancient Chinese knife for him, is constantly posing in an open Hawaiian shirt displaying his [[TattooedCrooks stag tattoo.]] The dark part? Buck's a DepravedHomosexual [[spoiler:and he's keeping Jason's friend Keith imprisoned in his sex dungeon and raping him repeatedly.]]