#WOMEN RED BUTTON DOWN SHIRT PLUS#
#WOMEN RED BUTTON DOWN SHIRT PROFESSIONAL#

(Note that Foxcroft (regular, petite and plus sizes), Talbots (regular, petite, plus, plus size petites) Land’s End (regular and plus), Charles Tyrwhitt, and Eddie Bauer (“wrinkle free,” in regular, petites and talls) sell non-iron shirts as well.)Īnother popular subset to the crisp-white-shirt group: the shirts fitted for bustier women, all in the interest of preventing gaping shirts. Non-Iron Fitted Stretch Dress Shirt with XLA This lovely fitted stretch shirt (shown here in pink and in blue at top) is $98.50 get two for $159 (note that they also have non-fitted shirts as well). Note that even at the height of my BigLaw days I still wore button-downs pretty rarely, though, so you may want to reconsider the chemical question if you wear them daily. I think they’re classics and they’re great quality - and you don’t have to iron them. Here is where we start to get into the non-iron stuff: I love Brooks Brothers shirts. It’s on sale - was $75, now marked to $60. J.Crew has a number of iterations of the “stretch perfect shirt,” including this cute mini-gingham. It’s available in nine colors, sizes 00-16 for regulars and petites, for $68. Essential Button Down Shirt (2018 Update: Unfortunately The Limited no longer sells this shirt!)Īnother usual suspect: Ann Taylor’s “Perfect” long sleeve button down shirt, which has 190 positive reviews, is one of Kate Hudson’s “latest loves,” and is apparently so reliable that Ann Taylor only sells it online right now. The black and white are $46.90, but the dark blue and purple are on sale at $34.99. In terms of pricing, you can’t beat The Limited for this highly-rated button-down shirt (which apparently was seen in Vogue and InStyle recently). The below content concerns items that are probably sold out now!

Pictured above, our favorite camisoles for work: one / two / three / four (25+ different color combos in a 4 pack!)– don’t forget about demi-camisoles too, such as this, this or this - or chemisettes!) Some of our favorite crisp button-fronts:

(And related items! All of these picks have been updated as of 2020 except where otherwise noted.) Readers - which are your favorite button-down shirts? Do you purchase non-iron shirts? And what are your best tips for laundering (and wearing) a button-down shirt? Some of Our Recent Favorites for Button-Down Shirts For Women Oh, and I’m on Team White-Camisole-Beneath-White-Shirt–but many others are on Team Nude Camisole you can check out our discussion here. Personally, my iron is gathering dust because I always buy the non-iron ones for myself - but I have heard (but not researched) that there are some health concerns regarding the chemicals that treat a fabric to make it “non-iron.” So - readers, if you HAVE researched the subject, please weigh in.įinally, a few random tips: a) if you prefer silky button-fronts, check out our Hunt for that one, b) if you’re busty, check out our guide to specialty shops for busty blouses, c) this post is being updated, but you can still check out our original top 10 ways to wear a button-down shirt, and, finally, d) as a laundry tip, I’ve had great success with putting the shirts in the dryer for no more than about 15 minutes and then hanging them up to air dry. But most of these stores call them button-down shirts, and that’s what I’ve always heard, so I’m going to go with “button down.” A second point: a big decision (as far as blouses go) is whether you want one that is non-iron.

Now, a few points: yes, yes, most women’s collars do not button down, so these should all properly be called “button front” shirts. This post contains affiliate links and Corporette® may earn commissions for purchases made through links in this post. (All of these shirts come in white, even though I’ve mostly featured colored shirts so you can see the details better.) Of all The Hunt features we’ve done, I’m kind of surprised that we’ve never done one on the best button-downs for women - a crisp white blouse is a classic for the office. In “ The Hunt,” we search the stores for a basic item that every woman should have.

#WOMEN RED BUTTON DOWN SHIRT PROFESSIONAL#

Sure, we all know what basics professional women are supposed to have in their closets, but if you’re buying one for the first time or replacing one you’ve worn into the ground, it can be a pain to find exactly the right incarnation in stores. Pictured above, the best women’s collared blouses as of 2022: one / two / three / four / five

Women red button down shirt