White Dress Shirt

Essential---Shirt

You’ll have a hard time not finding a white button down dress shirt on any “must have” closet list. There are a million ways you can wear this cotton top, from pairing it with dress pants and a blazer for work or some cigarette jeans and a smoking jacket for a more casual look. There’s also the chance that you’ll have to wear a white dress shirt as part of some bogus family photo or if you want to look super professional, but don’t really have a lot of dressier clothes in the wardrobe.

Buying a women’s dress shirt can be a lot easier than buying a men’s dress shirt. Just make sure the collar is not too tight, that the buttons don’t look like they’re going to pop off, and the sleeves are long enough. Another thing to consider is the sheer factor, as many dress shirts can be a little revealing, you might have to wear a flesh-tone or white colored cami underneath so as to not go “hey world, check out my bra in this fitted white blouse!” Depending on your circumstances the dress shirt should be either tucked in for more formal occasions, or left out when it’s casual. One of my favorite combinations is a white blouse with a light black cardigan over–because you gotta channel your inner Yves Saint Laurent style from time to time.