Working in menswear for much of my career, I've picked up the nuances regarding terminology and the key distinctions between classic garments: jacket (blazer) vs jacket (outerwear), chinos vs khakis, ...

Button-down collars have been confusing men for decades. Collar buttons exist purely for utilitarian reasons, and the rules for buttoning couldn't be simpler. The first thing you must realize is that ...

I have my political differences with Republican Bruce Rauner, who will be sworn in Monday as Illinois’ 42nd governor, but on at least one thing we see eyelet to eyelet: shirt collars. Rauner favors ...

Please send your questions for the Gentleman Scholar to [email protected]. (Questions may be edited before publication.) If my shirt has those little button dealies on the collar, meant ...

I feel as though I answer this question every month. Button-downs are sporty. They go with sport coats, and they can be worn with single-breasted suits but not on more formal occasions. Tab collars ...

Prim and polished collars buttoned to the top are making a splash in fashion this fall. Celebrities such as Carey Mulligan and Alexa Chung are layering collared shirts under their crew-neck sweaters ...

As you probably already know, collared shirts with buttons running down the middle are typically referred to as either button-ups or button-downs. Some people have a strong preference for one term ...

When I was a lad I was a devotee of the style of clothing known as Ivy League. I liked Brooks Brothers, but when it came to button-down collar shirts I preferred those made by Gant. Gant was founded ...