Oxford shirt
Shirt made of Oxford cloth, usually with a button-down collar whose points are buttoned to the shirt. The fabric is sturdier and slightly textured, and the shirt can be worn untucked with the sleeves rolled up. It goes with chinos, jeans and flannel, under a sport coat without a tie or with a knit tie. The button-down collar is traced back to polo, where the points were not supposed to flap.
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From the Guide
- White is safe with light trousers, navy, jeans, taupe and olive. With gray and brown it works, but looks flatter; a top with texture helps there.
- Light blue goes with almost any trousers: beige, sand, taupe, olive, gray and navy are safe. With jeans and brown it works, but is not the first choice.
Related terms
- Knit tieKnitted tie, usually made of silk, with a straight end and visible texture.
- FlannelSoft wool fabric with a brushed, matte surface, often made of woolen yarn.
- Oxford clothCotton fabric in a basket weave, usually with a colored warp and a white, somewhat thicker weft.
- Poplin shirtShirt made of poplin: smooth, dense and fine, with a collar that carries a tie, such as the wide-spread cutaway collar.
- Chambray shirtShirt made of chambray, which from a distance looks like lightweight denim.
- Camp-collar shirtShirt with a flat, open lapel collar without a collar stand and a straight hem, made to be worn untucked.