Button Down Shirts

How to Sew Cuffs on Sleeves

The conundrum: You have the sleeve, you have the cuff, but you have absolutely no idea how to attach one to the other. Don't feel like a sewing failure! Cuffs are tricky to attach back on to the sleeve because the sleeve runs much wider than the...

How to Lengthen the Sleeves on a Button-Down Shirt

Shirts often shrink due to improper washing techniques, excessive wear and weight gain, all factors even the most fashionable diva may experience. If the sleeves on your fave blouse leave your arms feeling a little exposed, don’t toss it out...

Does a Blue Button Up Shirt Go With Khaki Pants?

A blue-shirt-and-khaki combo makes a safe, stylish bet. Khakis can be dressy and dependable, or cute and casual, and can be paired with any shade of blue. Though "khaki" is a term for a specific shade of light brown, it's also commonly...

How to Design Your Own Shirt Buttons

Think shirt buttons are afterthoughts tacked onto garments for the sole purpose of keeping your chest from hanging out? Think again. These tiny fashion statements can make or break an outfit. Just ask writer Phil Villarreal of The Consumerist...

Button Down Shirt Rules for Women

The button down blouse is the go-to garment for just about every occasion, from a classic white paired with jeans for errand running to a deep red to complement a basic black business suit for the office. However, just because this is an easy...

Cute Ways to Wear a Button Down Shirt With a T-Shirt

Button-down shirts are the type of shirts that you can wear in a variety of colors with the same pants and still look different. They are the type of shirts that, depending on their style and how they are worn, can make your outfit look chic,...

How to Loosen the Sleeves on a Short Sleeve Button-Up Shirt

For any style-minded maven, finding the most flattering fashions doesn't end with cut and color combinations. A garment's fit can also have a profound effect on a lady's look. Too-tight clothing is typically unbecoming, and can actually accentuate...

What Jewelry Do I Wear With a White Button-Down Shirt?

Ahh, the white button-down, so classic, so chic. You have so many fun options when it comes to jewelry and accessories for your button-down. This shirt begs for adornment. Go ahead, empty your jewelry box onto your bedspread and start paring up...

What Kind of Skirt Can You Wear With a Button-Down Shirt and Heels?

Button-up shirts are a building block in tons of looks. They're a fantastic way to clean up your look -- or even dress it down a bit if you're working with a really fancy ensemble. Whatever way you decide to wear yours, one thing's for sure: You...

How to Measure a Button Down Shirt

There are many reasons why you might need to learn how to measure a shirt. Perhaps you need the measurements when you are buying something custom-made over the internet. Or maybe you are selling a shirt in an online store and you have to let...

Ways to Wear a Scarf With a Button-Up Shirt

Adding a scarf to a smart, crisp shirt injects some flavor into an ordinary outfit. Perhaps you are going to work or have a formal meeting. Your shirt need not be bland and boring. A scarf accessorizes a shirt well because you still look smart and...

What Is a Button Down Shirt?

If you've never given too much thought to exactly what a button-down shirt is, imagine you're sitting in front of your HR contact who mentions, "Oh, and your best bet for your first day is a button-down shirt and slacks." Avoid ever uttering a...

Instructions for How to Wear a Tie

Wearing a smart tie with a fitted button-down shirt is a sharp way to dress up an outfit for a special occasion or just a night out. Channel Diane Keaton and pair one with a tie and button-down with slouchy boyfriend slacks, or opt for a more...

How to Dress Nerdy

For those who remember the '80s movie hit "Revenge of the Nerds," dressing nerdy was traditionally very "uncool." However, fashion always reverses course when you least expect it. Now all the elements that were so unfashionable back then -- thick...

How to Make a Denim Button Down Shirt Look Great on a Girl

Denim button-down shirts have been a great basic for women since men started wearing them to blue-collar jobs. Long story short, fashion-savvy girls took one look at the deep indigo color and the menswear styling and did what any self-respecting...

What Can I Do with Baggy Button-Down Shirts?

Don't ditch the baggy button down! The boyfriend shirt is totally in fashion and when worn the right way, they can look super sexy. If this oversized style isn't up your alley, try refashioning the shirt into something else. Repurposing clothes is...

What Goes With a White Button-Down Shirt?

Move over, stocky sweaters and puny tank tops! A white button-down shirt is a garment you can wear any time of year. White goes with everything, and a button-down shirt can be dressed up or dressed down with equal effectiveness. Tim Gunn advised...

How to Keep Button-Down Shirts Closed

So, you're trying on fitted (but hopefully not tight!) button-downs for the office. You look down and notice the shirt that is the perfect length for your torso and arms and the perfect width for your shoulders does not fit across your bust. There...

Cute Things to Wear With a Denim Button-Down Shirt

A basic denim button-down shirt is a total wardrobe staple -- it'll never go out of style, and you can wear it in a billion different ways. Okay, maybe a billion is a bit of an exaggeration, but a good denim shirt is still astonishingly versatile....

How to Wear a Button-Down Shirt

A button-down shirt can be anything but buttoned down, if you wear it right. Even when you must dress for the office, you can accessorize a button-down shirt to add style and interest to an otherwise boring wardrobe item. Pair a button-down shirt...