The white shirt, revamped: 7 Style Panel tips for taking this staple to the next level

by FASHION Staff September 10, 2013

Be it a trip to the cottage, an office meeting or a night on the town, the white button down shirt has played the role of constant staple in our wardrobe choices. An oversized boyfriend shirt knotted (or not) at the waist and rolled at the sleeves throw in fuss free loose hair makes us the girl next door. A simple buttoning up, tucking in, studded leather pairing or adorning of the neckline of this sartorial staple can reinvent us into a different persona.

Though classic has always been synonymous with the classic white shirt, we’re here to help with new ways to wear it. We look to front row fixture Olivia Palermo who knows just how to challenge the limits of a white button down shirt. We’ve seen her pair it with nude leather shorts, under and over a dress, with and sans a statement necklace and everything in between.

This week, the Style Panel girls stylishly deviated from the white button down’s classic image. Channeling this fall’s black and white trend, Canadian Fashionista’s Amber Desilets added a polka dot blazer and a monochrome purse. Barbara Ann’s Style Blog’s Barbara Ann Solomon brings an element of biker babe chic with a black leather skirt and pink lucite Jeffrey Campbell heels. Falling in Style’s Iva Grbesic incorporated leopard print trousers to her red carpet ready look for a TIFF screening. It’s easy to see that our Style Panelists are daring you to make the white button down your own!

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