Sunday, November 23, 2008

Loosen Up My Buttons, Baby!

Q: What do you think about shirts with button-down collars as an officewear or with a suit?
-- Stan, Greenhills

A: It’s perfectly fine for officewear with a tie and even for business casual. I’m not too hot about using button-downs for suits though unless the buttons are neatly hidden under the collars the way G2000 does it or using a snap on automatic button popularized by Giorgio Armani. Button-down shirts with visible buttons on the collars, for me, distract from the overall neat and polished look that you would like to exude when you’re wearing a suit.

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