buttondown
Secured at points
Buttondown describes a style of dress shirt collar with small buttons that fasten the collar points to the shirt front, preventing them from flapping or curling.
The style originated in polo to keep collars out of players' faces and became a preppy American classic.
As an adjective, buttondown often characterizes conservative, conventional attitudes associated with traditional business dress: a buttondown corporate culture.
Also spelled button-down.
Neck encirclement
- oxfordClosed-lacing dress shoe
- placketReinforced garment slit
- cuffSleeve or trouser terminus
- dress shirtFormal button-up top
chambray · linen · cotton · sleeve · yoke · pocket · front · casual
Formal button-up top
- cufflinksDecorative sleeve fasteners
- suitMatched formal garments
- blazerSemiformal tailored jacket
- tieEqual score, or neckwear
bowtie · tailored · business casual · office · professional · interview · boardroom · workwear
Sudden sharp sound
Units of tally
- rollList of names
- spreadTo distribute widely
- softYielding to touch
- unstructuredLacking imposed order
collar
Neck encirclement
dress shirt · chambray · linen · cotton · sleeve · yoke · pocket · front · casual · preppy
dress shirt
Formal button-up top
tie · bowtie · tailored · business casual · office · professional · interview · boardroom · workwear · tucked
snap
Sudden sharp sound
points
Units of tally
unstructured · ivy league · polo collar · collar stay · collar band
buttondownspread collar
Shirt collar with wide points
point collar · band collar · mandarin collar · collarless · wing collar
buttondownformal
Following strict protocol
dressy · black-tie · dress shirt · French cuff · starched
buttondowncasual
Relaxed and informal
bohemian · unconventional · countercultural · avant-garde · rebellious
button, down, buttons, buttoned, buttoning, unbutton, unbuttoned, unbuttoning, downs