Button Down Collar Shirts
Men's shirts with button down collars
Button down collar shirts have crept into men's formal wear in UK more and more recently. A button down collar shirt was typically thought of as more casual than formal, but recent trends mean that you will see the button down collar shirt worn more and more in UK. We've brought you a comprehensive choice of button down collar shirts below, from a range of the top shirtmakers and designers. In particular we've tried to bring you the smartest button down shirts, that you can wear for formal and business wear, with suit and tie. You won't need to search anywhere else - all the best button down shirts are here, available to be bought online, quickly and easily.
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The button down collar shirt typically has the collar points fastened down by buttons. It first found popularity in USA, and was in fact introduced by Brooks Brothers there in late nineteenth century. Originally a button down collar shirt was made for sports wear rather than men's day wear. But around the 1950s, a button down shirt became part of everyday wear in America. Later the button down shirt was adopted in UK fashion, and famous shirtmakers such as Ben Sherman made this style more popular during the 1960s. However, the button down shirt wasn't really worn with a tie until around 1990s. These days, in UK at least, the button down shirt is acceptable for most business and formal wear, although for some it is still not considered standard to wear a button down collar shirt with suit and tie. See above for a great choice of the best men's button down collar shirts available to buy in UK.
About our Button Down Shirt Selection
We have picked out some of the best quality and best looking button down shirts available from top fashion and menswear retailers in UK. There's a variety of styles available, from plain to checked and striped. It is more likely to find a button down shirt in a softer material, such as Oxford weave, although we have included shirts in other materials.
A button down shirt will invariably have a softer, unstructured collar. Simply by it's nature, the collar has to be soft and shaped so that it can button down at the front. For some, this may appear less smart than other shirts with stiffer collars. For others, the fact that the collar is tidily pinned down makes this style of shirt smart enough and tidy enough for business wear. Overall, the button down shirt does still have a more casual look to it compared to other shirts, for example shirts with a cutaway collar. So if you are thinking of buying a shirt, and want something very smart and formal, a button down shirt probably isn't for you. But if you need a more relaxed but still tidy look, then a button down collar shirt is the perfect fit.
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We have checked all the major UK retailers to find the very best in men's button down collar shirts. Our Shirt Price Checker is constantly updated so that you can see at a glance where the best deals and cheapest prices can be found. We have hand picked all the best looking, quality button down collar shirts, so that you don't have to spend hours trawling through all the menswear web sites, or up and down the High Street! We've already been there and done that! Hopefully our button down collar shirt range includes something to suit all tastes and budgets, and all from well known and trusted UK retailers. So you can find the right button down collar shirt, instantly.
Formal Shirt Stockists - best shops to buy men's formal shirts and dress shirts in UK
TM Lewin | Thomas Pink | Charles Tyrwhitt | Samuel Windsor | Joseph Turner | Austin Reed | Saville Row Co | Moss Bross | Ted Baker | John Lewis | House of Fraser | Marks and Spencer