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, ...

A well-dressed man who pays attention to style and strives to look polished in every situation knows that details make all ...

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 ...

First of all... why have them? I've bought two shirts before, same brand, same style, same size, one white, one other solid color. The white one always has those collar buttons while the colored one ...

I went to a meeting recently where I encountered an old friend, a man I hadn't seen in years. He remembered me, looked me over and said: "I see you're still buttoned down." How right he was. The ...

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 ...

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 ...