4 thoughts on “The Hard-Boiled Shirt

  1. Shirt studs?

    OH THOSE THINGS. Yeah, I’ve used them a handful of times, a couple of weddings and chamber singers.

    They’ve moved from “stuff that stuffy old people wear” to “stuff that young people wear when they’re pretending to be stuffy” in my head.Report

    1. iirc, this was a plot point more than once on Downton Abby.

      The internet says that Brooks Brothers first introduced button down shirts into the (Western) men’s clothing world in 1896, but were considered ‘sportswear’ (i.e. not suitable for the office or evenings) until post- WW2.Report

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