First of all, I've been searching and searching the Internet to try and find a good shot of Holly Golightly in the tuxedo shirt from Breakfast at Tiffany's. This is as good as she'll get, kids. Secondly, I've been asked for advice on where to get men's shirts. That depends on how much you'll use your lovely men's button down. I don't use mine that frequently so I usually go for department store (Ralph Lauren) men's shirts. If you wanted a little better quality steer towards a non-franchise menswear store that can tailor the shirts. Or there is always Brooks Brothers and the Ralph Lauren stores in larger cities. A really nice touch are shirts with French cuffs, which force you to wear cuff links. A few words to the wise about men's shirts:
- Dry clean. Always.
- If you must iron the key to a nicely pressed shirt is starch.
- Always purchase shirts with some sort of reinforcement (very thick paper) in the collar.
- A popped collar with pearls is super-chic.
- A large black belt over an un-tucked white collared shirt is sexy and defines your waist line.
I hope that's given you some ideas about white button downs. Here's a clue for tomorrow's Number Four: Katherine Hepburn
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3 comments:
Thank you for the tips. I think made to measure shirts are worth investigating. In Paris, we have little shops doing them for reasonable prices.
Dear Laura,
Your blog is a delight to visit.
Cheers,
Nelza (From Brazil)
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That's exactly what I had in mind. Since I live in a small (ish) town, I don't have those kinds of shops available to me. I read an article in Vogue about a woman who had all of her clothes made by a Chinese seamstress and I thought "Now that is how you can always look fashionable-have everything tailored for you!" Thank you for your comments!
Nelza-
Thank you so much for your kind comment! I greatly appreciate the motivation!
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