Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. I often hear guys refer to any shirt with a full-button front and a placket as a button-down, but that’s not quite right. Every ...

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When I was a lad I was a devotee of the style of clothing known as Ivy League. I liked Brooks Brothers, but when it came to button-down collar shirts I preferred those made by Gant. Gant was founded ...

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 ...

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 ...

As you probably already know, collared shirts with buttons running down the middle are typically referred to as either button-ups or button-downs. Some people have a strong preference for one term ...

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 you picked up a button-down shirt the last time you were at the Neiman Marcus in Dallas or Belk in Charlotte, you may have noticed that there’s a tiny fabric loop on the back of the shirt, below ...

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 ...

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