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, ...

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 ...

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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"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 ...

With the line between working and working from home continuously blurring, untucked button-down shirts might be the new videoconferencing uniform. They’re comfortable and keep you from having to push ...

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 I recently read an article about the men's style of wearing a "popped collar." It referred to it as dated and described the look as uppity, snooty and obnoxious. It made fun of men who wore it, ...

Question: A recent article by Robin Givhan of the Washington Post stated, "For Washington men, the button-down shirt is a bad habit that will not die. And heaven knows that, in most cases, it should." ...

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