The Power Of A White Button Down Shirt

The Scarlet Lily
by The Scarlet Lily

A crisp, clean, and bright white shirt is one of the most underestimated essential clothing pieces in your wardrobe. It may sound a bit boring, but it’s one of the easiest and most effective ways to elevate any outfit. This one item, particularly the white button down shirt deserves a prime spot in every woman’s closet. With the quiet luxury or “old money” aesthetic regaining popularity, the white shirt is an absolute essential to creating this look.

Shop The The Perfect White Button Down Shirt


If you don’t have a good quality, classic white button down shirt, then here are some places to shop for one. I personally love my version from Loft! You can see it here.


Outfit Ideas For Your Inspiration


If you need a little inspiration to get the wheels turning, here are some white button down shirt based outfit ideas. After you see some of these, you will probably be able to go to your closet and recreate many of these.

Fall is soon approaching, but trouser shorts are still appropriate for warm fall days. Try your white button down with classic trouser shorts and and striped cardigan like this one from Amazon.

Remember you can wear your white jeans all year around. This pair of from Loft. Here are some white jeans to shop:

Simply add a black blazer to take this look to the next level.

Traditional black leggings will still be part of our wardrobe for fall 2024, even though flared styles are more trendy. Nothing completes a pair of black leggings like a flowy, simply white button down top.

You can also use your white button down as a layering piece over a tank. This is a great piece to keep in mind of traveling or the weather is a bit unpredictable.

The final outfit is a white butto down with green cotton wide leg pants. This could be a casual outfit or workwear depending on your personal dress code.

The white button down is truly a wardrobe essential for all seasons of the year. What is your favorite way to style it? If you enjoyed this post, please consider subscribing to our email list. You can sign up here.

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