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Short sleeve dress shirts were pretty common in the 50's and into the 60's. But that's when wearing a dress shirt or work shirt and tie was far less exceptional and not necessarily meant to be as dressy as it is today. You can see old stills, t.v. shows and movies and see pump jockeys at gas stations wearing ties, as well as engineers and such wearing short sleeves and ties. I don't think they were ever thought of as stylish, but I don't think there was any expectation that they were or had to be, either.