securitydude1979 t1_iu3250v wrote on October 28, 2022 at 4:39 AM

Reply to comment by Ghostglitch07 in LPT: Bring a spare white button down shirt to weddings or any formal events by ema9102

https://www.suitsexpert.com/blog/button-up-vs-button-down-shirt/

Interesting article on the topic. Apparently, the "button down" shirt with buttons on the collar was for rugby players to keep the collars of their shirts out of their faces. Who knew??? The style eventually made it into other men's clothing.

Button up shirts on the other hand are considered "dressier" and are more what I think of when I think of a dress shirt: stiff, almost starched cuffs and collar. No need to button down the collar to keep it in place.

Ghostglitch07 t1_iu32d21 wrote on October 28, 2022 at 4:41 AM

Sure, but if you add two buttons to a stiff dress shirt suddenly it isn't formal? I'm almost certain I've owned formal white horribly stiff shirts with collar buttons, I don't see why such a small distinction matters. I'm never looking at someone's collar closely enough to even notice.

[deleted] t1_iu32nli wrote on October 28, 2022 at 4:45 AM

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Disastrous-Spell-135 t1_iu3mka4 wrote on October 28, 2022 at 9:08 AM

Yes, most people do not know how to dress and it shows. Dress shirts don’t have buttoned collars.

Ghostglitch07 t1_iu4h259 wrote on October 28, 2022 at 2:12 PM

Some people just don't care about frivolous details like this. I'm not at a wedding to stress about irrelevant things like a few extra buttons, I'm there to celebrate my friends.or family.