Button-Down Shirts Still, a button-down shirt doesn’t have to be an Oxford—it works just as well in chambray, utility-style fabrics, or any textile with a more textured feel. And when it comes ...

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 ...

We’ve rounded up (and tested) the best white button-down shirts for women, a classic staple that should hang in every closet.

A button-up shirt is any shirt that buttons up the front without necessarily having a buttoned collar. A button-down shirt is generally more casual than a button-up shirt. Stay with us.