A great white button-up shirt – this (along with a great white tee) is one of my holy grail items. A wardrobe needs a few different types: a more tailored option for under a jacket, blazer or sweater, one with a more relaxed fit for a casual look, and perhaps a current, somewhat cropped version to wear with high wasted jeans to name a few. Plus you might want one in a lightweight cotton for summer and a heavier weight for winter, and the desired length may depend on your torso length etc. The options are seemingly endless with so much to consider so we’ve done some research and have a FabList of great options!
Most come in a variety of colors but we are featuring on the white versions for sake of comparison. We have chosen to highlight a variety of price points.
Fun fact.….do you know the difference between a ‘button up’ shirt and a ‘button-down’ shirt? A button-up’ shirt refers to any shirt with buttons all the up the front of the shirt. A ‘button-down’ shirt is one in which the collar has small buttons on it that keep the collar in place (like a man’s shirt to be worn with a tie). So all button-downs are button-ups, but not vice versa!
Sold Out NYC The Everything Shirt $195
- Oversized
- Longer in back
- Curved hem with side slit
- On the long side, with long arms
- Available in 6 solid colors
Alex Mill Val Shirt $145
- Classic button up
- Lightweight poplin
- Curved hem
- Small collar
- No pockets
- Back pleat
- 2 colors
Alex Mill Jo Shirt $145
- Oversized but not bulky
- Side vents
- Small pointed color
- Single pocket
- Shell buttons
- 10 colors
AYR The Deep End $135
- The product that put AYR on the map
- Oxford Italian cotton
- Big single pocket
- Described as: “This shirt was a banker on Wall Street until she cashed out and started a new career as a florist on Nantucket. Spends her days lounging on weather-worn furniture, drinking expensive wine and smelling like fresh peonies.”
- Comes in 3 solids as well as denim, linen, and striped options.
Comme Si La Shirt Classica $275
- Oversized
- Curved hem
- Italian cotton poplin
- 8 Color options
Me+ Em Cotton Poplin Dipped Hem Crop Shirt $245
- Longer in the back
- A bit of elastane for comfortable strtch
- White only
Quince Organic Relaxed Oxford Shirt $39.90
- Oversized
- Single very large pocket
- Curved hem
- A new entry that compares itself to AYR, Everlane, and Tuckernuck, at a fraction of the price.
- Comes in 2 colors
Quince Organic Cotton Poplin Long Sleeved Shirt $39.90
- More tailored shirt than their other offering above that they compare to Jenni Kayne and Frank & Eileen options.
- Curved hem
- Longer in back
- Comes in 4 solids (including a good navy) as well as a stripe
Buck Mason Mainstay Cotton Shirt $138
- Relaxed fit
- Single pocket
- Curved hem
- longer (29.5” length) than some others
- Back yoke with box pleat
- Pleated cuffs.
- Comes in 4 solids and 2 striped options
Frank & Eileen $228
- 6 button down style options – they have a guide to show each shirt and where it falls on the ‘tailored to loose’ scale.
- Eileen is their most popular…a ‘relaxed’ fit
- Available in 11 different fabrics and many, many colors! Their #1 seller for a reason!
- Smallish pocket
- Longer in back
Tuckernuck Marra Cropped Buton Down $118
- Wide cuffs
- Big pocket
- Cropped in front but longer in back
- Back pleat
- 2 colors
Veronica Beard Porta Button Up $248
- Ruched sleeves make it special
- Gather detail at chest
- Back yoke
- Back pleat
- White only
Veronica Beard Amelia Button Up Shirt $298
- Classic and timeless
- Bit of stretch – premium stretch cotton
- More tailored silhouette
- White only
Gap Knit Shirt $19 on sale now
Chrissie and Jo both LOVE this shirt – a great mix of t-shirt material with a button up style. Jo has it is 3 colors!
- Soft cotton-modal knit button-up shirt
- Straight silhouette with a relaxed fit
- Hits at the hip
- Spread collar
- Long sleeves with banded cuffs
- White and black and other colors, seasonally