https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/button-down-shirts Style Advice for Fashion Lovers en-US Tue, 07 Apr 2026 22:50:22 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 q https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/search.php https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/button-down-shirts#post-1827960 Sat, 22 Jul 2017 19:00:47 +0000 Anonymous 1827960@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Thank you for this information i can make the difference </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/button-down-shirts#post-1820591 Mon, 03 Jul 2017 11:22:13 +0000 Style Fan 1820591@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I enjoy learning fashion terminology.&nbsp; And yes Joy I remember those blouses!&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/button-down-shirts#post-1820505 Mon, 03 Jul 2017 00:17:13 +0000 rachylou 1820505@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I use 'button down' now because my English banker boss did - but to describe people, not shirts. Before that, it meant a button down collar to me, a very casual type of shirt worn only by academics, lol. Everything was a shirt, a polo, a tee, lol. Or a blouse, for women. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/button-down-shirts#post-1820492 Sun, 02 Jul 2017 22:29:51 +0000 The Cat 1820492@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>JP, interesting information.</p> <p>Joy, yes, I remember those blouses from my childhood. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/button-down-shirts#post-1820031 Sat, 01 Jul 2017 00:28:17 +0000 Tanya 1820031@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I have also known this, but like Angie, am so used to the term button-down for shirts.&nbsp; Thank you for the great reminder! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/button-down-shirts#post-1820009 Fri, 30 Jun 2017 23:39:49 +0000 Staysfit 1820009@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I like learning all this fashion terminology and history. Thanks for the interesting information! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/button-down-shirts#post-1819828 Fri, 30 Jun 2017 14:18:44 +0000 Anonymous 1819828@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Good information. I have been at fault using "button-down". I like "button front". Does anyone else remember blouses in the days before knit fabric, that they all seemed to button up the back? If they did button in front, the buttons were usually large and decorative. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/button-down-shirts#post-1819821 Fri, 30 Jun 2017 14:12:47 +0000 Angie 1819821@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Good strategy, JP. All my clients use the word button-down - I guess because of me!&nbsp;</p> <p>Suz, button-front is a good one.&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/button-down-shirts#post-1819665 Thu, 29 Jun 2017 20:43:39 +0000 Suz 1819665@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I always say "button front" shirts and use "button down" for the ones with the button down collars.&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/button-down-shirts#post-1819664 Thu, 29 Jun 2017 20:41:40 +0000 JP 1819664@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>My pleasure and I know what you mean Angie, I know it and sometimes I'll use it too, just to make sure the person I'm talking to knows what I'm talking about </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/button-down-shirts#post-1819660 Thu, 29 Jun 2017 20:30:56 +0000 Angie 1819660@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Thanks, JP. Great info, and thanks for sharing.</p> <p> <div>I actually did know this! I *should* be using the word <i>button through </i>to describe all shirts. But button-down has stuck as a blanket term to describe all shirts. And in an effort to be consistent through 11 years of YLF content - I've continued to use the blanket term.&nbsp;</div> </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/button-down-shirts#post-1819647 Thu, 29 Jun 2017 18:44:38 +0000 Laura G 1819647@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Yeah, I'm always amused when I hear "buttoned-down" used to describe men in formal (read: stuffy) business attire, because as you say, button-down shirts are for sports. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/button-down-shirts#post-1819646 Thu, 29 Jun 2017 18:40:27 +0000 JP 1819646@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Interesting post by Angie. I assumed everyone knows the difference<br /> between blouses and shirts - Just adding my 2 cents here, mistakenly “button-down” is being used a lot to describe the classic men’s shirt by retailers, blogger, etc..., however, not every shirt is a "button-down", the term refers only to the shirts that have buttons on the collar (as in the photos attached) – originally it was called “Polo Collar” and was worn exclusively by Polo players in the 19th century in England – because if it wasn’t buttoned down, the wind would flap the collar in their faces while riding. So, the shirt can be just called a shirt or maybe button up shirt. In 1900s Italians adopted it as a menswear fashion item for all men. &nbsp; </p>