There’s one item of clothing that’s literally always in style: A white button-down shirt. Classic and versatile, the best button-down white shirts can be fitted or oversized, crisp or slouchy, worn ...

WHEN MARIE ANTOINETTE was painted by Madame Vigée-Lebrun in a ruffled white cotton robe de gaulle in a 1783 portrait, it caused an uproar among polite society, who took issue with the ‘common’ fabric ...

First of all... why have them? I've bought two shirts before, same brand, same style, same size, one white, one other solid color. The white one always has those collar buttons while the colored one ...

There are few wardrobe pieces that are quite as timeless and versatile as the white button-down shirt. Much like a your favorite pair of jeans, go-to sneakers and little black dresses (or LWDs!), a ...

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 ...

To say you’ll get a lot of use out of a button-up white shirt is likely a fashion understatement. It’s a foundational piece and the basis of any wardrobe—whether you dress it up, with a dramatic full ...

A basic white collar dress shirt — one without button-down collars or chest pockets — works best under a blazer. As charming as a cotton Oxford may be, especially under a broken-in blazer a la Ralph ...

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 ...

The story behind the Oxford shirt is a lot less thrilling than you’d expect. It didn’t earn that fancy-sounding sobriquet through some sacred connection to the tony British university; instead, the ...

It is autumn, when one folds books and yearns to open windows. The cool breezes of morning and evening drive away the long, sweltering summer. The clear sky and blowing wind are welcome, and the ...