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 ...

"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 ...

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 ...

While not everyone has a tailor on speed dial or a closet full of Brioni, that’s no excuse to skip on understanding shirt collars. This part of your shirt matters more than you think. They define, ...