Working in menswear for much of my career, I've picked up the nuances regarding terminology and the key distinctions between classic garments: jacket (blazer) vs jacket (outerwear), chinos vs khakis, ...

"An often overlooked but defining detail in menswear." For most people, "button-down" and "button-up" are interchangeable. We use the term off-handedly whenever we need to refer to a dress shirt that ...

Please send your questions for the Gentleman Scholar to [email protected]. (Questions may be edited before publication.) If my shirt has those little button dealies on the collar, meant ...

If your dress shirt has some form of spread or point collar — which, if you’re wearing a tie, it almost certainly does — then you’re not wearing a button-down shirt at all. You’re actually wearing a ...

Q In a recent question, you referred to " button-down shirts." I am not exactly sure what kind of shirts you meant. A This is one of several men's clothing terms that is confusing either because it ...

Q. What is your take on button-down collars? I find them to be a lot more casual but I wonder why companies that make nice dress shirts continue to make them. Am I correct in assuming you cannot wear ...

The perfect dress shirt can elevate your outfit from ordinary to exceptional. Gentlemen, it’s time to elevate your sartorial game by upgrading your dress shirts, the backbone of any formal wardrobe.

It wasn’t long ago when most men with office jobs seemed to have closets full of dress shirts – solid, striped, plaid, polka dot. Even as the ways of wearing them have become more casual in recent ...

EVERY GROWN MAN needs a white dress shirt in his closet—it’s the piece that works for the boardrooms, best man speeches, and everything in between. Unlike the stiff, rigid button-downs of the past, ...

Our product picks are editor-tested, expert-approved. We may earn a commission through links on our site. Why Trust Us? WHAT CONSTITUTES A dress shirt might have changed over the years, but it's still ...