One and a quarter century after they debuted, the button down is still a staple of men's style. The post 125 years of style: Why the button-down dress shirt endures appeared first on The Manual.

Without looking, can you say whether your shirts button to the left or to the right? The answer is actually pretty simple: If you wear women’s clothing, the buttons are on the left side of the shirt.

"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 ...

The humble closet staple can be dressed up and down in seemingly infinite ways. Our critic offers a few options for taking it from the office to the street. By Vanessa Friedman I have a number of ...

While this classic garment is not the most exciting piece in my closet, mastering how to style a button-down has become one of the most useful styling tricks I have up my sleeve. There’s a reason the ...