(A shirt without buttons is called a T-shirt.) The conventions of wearing button-down shirts is one that change as it crosses the Atlantic. Button-downs are a very American look.

But this is technically incorrect. The appropriate term for this type of shirt is “button-up,” which is a collared shirt with a front placket of buttons that you must button up to wear. By contrast, a ...

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Martha Stewart recently wore a striped button-down shirt, which is a breezy closet essential that an InStyle editor repeat-wears in the summer. Shop similar oversized and wrinkle-resistant button ...

A well-made button-down shirt is a wardrobe staple. Below are 12 different ways to style a button-down to keep you looking chic, sophisticated, and like your best self.