Dress Shirts

In American English, a dress shirts is a predominantly men's shirt with a collar, a full-length opening at the front from the collar to the hem, and full length sleeves with cuffs. The opening fastens closed along a placket using buttons or studs, and the cuffs close with buttons, cuff links or silk knots. Some very formal dress shirts have separable collars attached with studs. In British English, dress shirts are garments simply known as shirts, while dress shirts are specifically a smarter shirt of the fashion, worn with black tie or white tie. Dress shirts are normally made from woven cloth, and can be worn with a jacket and tie (including suits and formal wear). Less-formal variations on the standard pattern are also common. An alternative term is button-front, button-up or in American English button-down shirt (which refers to a collar with buttons in British English). The analogous garment to a men's dress shirt for women is a blouse.