(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.

The combination of a suit and a shirt has long been considered the epitome of polished dressing for men. For decades, this duo was the go-to for everything from corporate meetings to red-carpet ...

This suit – sensual, tactile, ruby red – was from Gucci’s Autumn-Winter 1996 show. Designed by Tom Ford, who joined the Italian brand in 1990, it was first worn with a velvet scarf by ...