Interesting post by Angie. I assumed everyone knows the difference
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.
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