Working in menswear for much of my career, I've picked up the nuances regarding terminology and the key distinctions between classic garments: jacket (blazer) vs jacket (outerwear), chinos vs khakis, ...

Button-down collars have been confusing men for decades. Collar buttons exist purely for utilitarian reasons, and the rules for buttoning couldn't be simpler. The first thing you must realize is that ...

I have my political differences with Republican Bruce Rauner, who will be sworn in Monday as Illinois’ 42nd governor, but on at least one thing we see eyelet to eyelet: shirt collars. Rauner favors ...

A well-dressed man who pays attention to style and strives to look polished in every situation knows that details make all ...

I went to a meeting recently where I encountered an old friend, a man I hadn't seen in years. He remembered me, looked me over and said: "I see you're still buttoned down." How right he was. The ...

Please send your questions for the Gentleman Scholar to gentlemanscholarslate@gmail.com. (Questions may be edited before publication.) If my shirt has those little button dealies on the collar, meant ...

I feel as though I answer this question every month. Button-downs are sporty. They go with sport coats, and they can be worn with single-breasted suits but not on more formal occasions. Tab collars ...

Prim and polished collars buttoned to the top are making a splash in fashion this fall. Celebrities such as Carey Mulligan and Alexa Chung are layering collared shirts under their crew-neck sweaters ...