Poplin shirt
Shirt made of poplin: smooth, dense and fine, with a collar that carries a tie, such as the wide-spread cutaway collar. It is worn tucked in and is more formal than an Oxford or chambray shirt. In white or light blue it goes with a suit, a sport coat and wool trousers. With jeans and sneakers it quickly looks like an office shirt in the wrong place.
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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
- PoplinCotton fabric in a plain weave with very densely set, fine threads.
- SuitJacket and trousers made of the same fabric, usually smooth worsted wool, cut together and worn together.
- TieWoven silk tie with a pointed end, plain or with a fine pattern: the tie for suit and poplin shirt.
- Oxford shirtShirt made of Oxford cloth, usually with a button-down collar whose points are buttoned to the shirt.
- 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.