8 Ways to Style a White Button Up Shirt

Classic

Here I just turned the sleeves up and tucked the shirt into the pants. This is a classic, crisp, clean look.

Belted

For the next look, I opened up some of the buttons to show a bit more cleavage and create a more relaxed look. I added a red belt to cinch in my waist. The red adds a pop of color and draws your attention to it. I also added a red bag to match the belt. A top style tip is to coordinate your accessories.

Street style

I tucked in the shirt just on one side and folded the sleeves up a little bit to make it look chic and create a street-style look. I added a cute little Panama hat to create a very on-trend look.

Bow

Here I tied the bow at the front of this shirt and folded the sleeves. The bow creates a gorgeous feminine element that accentuates your waist.

Cropped

To create a cropped look, I folded the shirt under my bra - this is a great style hack. Because the trousers are high-waisted, I'm not showing too much stomach, but enough just to add a fashionable element to the look.

Off-the-shoulder 1

For an off-the-shoulder look, you need to do up the buttons from the middle-down. Slip the top part of the shirt off of your shoulders and tuck it in so that you can't see the collar. A small tie at the bottom holds everything together and adds a feminine touch.

Off-the-shoulder 2

This is the same as the last look, except I rolled up the sleeves and tucked the tie in. The two looks are very similar but have their slight differences - which do you prefer?

One-shoulder

Time for a one-shoulder look - would you even believe that this is the same shirt? It looks completely different. Here I put the shirt on back to front and had someone else do the buttons up for me. I slipped it off the shoulder and tied a knot at the back to pull it all in. I love how when the buttons are at the back, you have a simple crisp look on the front.

That’s eight different ways that you can wear a men’s button-down shirt. Did you know that you could style it in so many different ways? I like to think of shirts as a bit like origami, you can fold them and create lots of different things! Before you say that you have nothing to wear, why not take a shirt that you already own and style it in a new way.