Unbuttoning your shirt is a perfect way to make it look more casual. This change can also mean that you can be formal and casual in the same outfit. Especially if you plan accordingly – and pick up a suit that goes with this style.
Unbuttoning the Collar Buttons
For the most relaxed look, unbutton the collar point buttons and unbutton the top button. This option for wearing button down collar shirts is best when you need to look your most casual, whether on weekends or after dinner. We do not recommend this look for professional settings.
If you unbutton an item of clothing, you undo the buttons fastening it.
At its core, the answer’s simple. “Undoing your top button makes you look (and feel) more relaxed. It works perfectly for outfits with casual shirts. But in a formal outfit, like a suit and tie, you’d of course always do the top button up,” says Thread senior stylist Alice Watt.
Wear it open
I’m sure you’re familiar with the ease of wearing a button down shirt with jeans and shorts in the spring and summer. Another way to get different look with your shirt is to wear it OPEN with a tank or short sleeve shirt underneath, giving the button down shirt a jacket-like look.
The tuck-and-unbutton
“It’s a great way to style something like a camp collar shirt because it has more character than leaving it open, but gets around the fact that tucked-in casual shirts can look a bit dated. It’s not something a lot of guys try, so it’s a bit of a style power move.”
Generally this is because either they are uncomfortable with something around their neck, or the collar is too tight or they are simply too warm. Leaving the collar and 1st button open keeps the shirt cooler and also not so apparent that the shirt is tight if the shirt is too tight in the first place!
Shirts should always be buttoned on a hanger, says Johnson. Buttoning the shirt will “help keep it from wrinkling and distorting, and it will also prevent the [garment] from falling off the hanger.” Button the shirt after hanging it, though, to prevent stretching the collar.
Tie It Up. Probably the easiest way to style a button-down is to leave it unbuttoned and tie it into a crop top. You can pair it with a silk slip skirt, high-waisted jeans, or over your favorite dress. Overall, it’s a quick outfit for last-minute plans.
While leaving button-up shirts buttoned in the washing machine may seem like a good way to preserve the shirt’s shape, it’s actually the opposite. Leaving clothes buttoned can loosen the threads around the buttonholes and stretch them out. Always take the time to unbutton your shirts before putting them in the washer.
But in the interests of giving a definitive answer to a direct question, the answer is: two. Undoing just the top button on a dress shirt when going tieless often looks uptight, not terribly relaxed. This is particularly the case if you can see any strain on the fabric around the second button. It wants to be undone.
Office Supply Hack
If the missing button was toward the top of your shirt or on your pants, grab a sturdy paperclip, hook it through any thread loops left from the button or the surrounding fabric of the shirt, and then slide it through the button hole!
Office wear
If you’re working in the upper ranks of the corporate world, you should button all the buttons on your shirt, right up to the collar. If it’s a forward point collar and the wings have buttons, those should be buttoned too. These rules can be slightly loosened if your work environment is also looser.
Smart Casual: If you are wearing a casual shirt by itself leave it untucked, however, if you are wearing a shirt paired with a casual jacket or coat, tuck it in for smart casual occasions. Business Casual: Whether you are sporting a blazer, sweater or just a shirt, always have your shirt tucked in.
Originally designed for polo players so that the flaps would be held in place by buttons, button-down collars have, over the years, transitioned nicely into formal wear. With the ability to look both formal and casual, button-down collars don’t necessarily require a tie to look great.
Button down shirts are a wardrobe workhorse in both women’s and men’s clothing, and yes, they can absolutely be casual, either by styling or by design!
How do you tell if a shirt can be worn untucked?
Shirts that are made with a flat bottom hem are meant to be worn untucked. But if the shirt has visible “tails” — that is to say, the hem varies in length, rather than being even all the way around — it should always be tucked in. Wearing a shirt with tails untucked is not a forbidden look.
Another way to style an unbuttoned shirt is to leave it completely undone. Leaving a shirt completely undone is a look that will need a bit more planning – will you wear anything underneath? You can either layer another top under or choose a statement bra or bustier to add to the outfit.
Is the French Tuck Still in Style 2022?
If you want. Tucking pants into boots is fashionable for 2022. While the coastal aesthetic is very fashionable right now, we still tuck shirts in pants. The chic French aesthetic will never go out of style.
If you are wearing a tie, the top button should always be buttoned. Otherwise, you have crossed the into the informal realm. If you are not wearing a tie, I would recommend keeping the top button unbuttoned.
Buttoning Rules For Single-Breasted Suit Jackets:
These jackets should ALWAYS be buttoned when standing. Unbutton the jacket when sitting down, so that it doesn’t crease. The traditional way to button a two-button jacket is to Always fasten the top button and leave the lower undone.