We’ve separated the shirts by price, leading each section with any we heard about the most. For the most part, they come in two styles: short-sleeve versions of your traditional collared button-down and shirts with wider camp collars that tend to fit a bit looser and feel more vintage-inspired. Those in the market for a short-sleeve button-down shirt will be happy to know that the 15 folks we talked to told us about lots more styles at various price points. But those brands don’t come cheap and often have limited stock, making them less reliable for anyone looking to stock up on a few (or just one) without breaking the bank. Many of the guys we spoke to say that when they’re not shopping for vintage short-sleeve button-downs - “If you don’t buy yours vintage, you’re kind of a chump,” says Strategist associate editor Daniel Varghese - they gravitate toward off-the-rack ones from designer brands like Jacquemus, Bode, No Man Walks Alone, and Aimé Leon Dore. “A short sleeve-button down gives me the same look without the bulkiness.” (That said, because they are predominantly worn in summer, a lot of the short-sleeve button-downs on the list are starting to sell out - the upside to this is that many are now on sale.)
“I don’t like having double long sleeves,” Higgins says. While they’re typically considered a summer staple, social-media manager Zach Higgins notes that short-sleeve button-downs can be worn year-round as a layer that offers more ventilation beneath sweaters or jackets. They were called “difficult” and “controversial” by multiple people we spoke to in reporting this story, with one even saying that short-sleeve button-downs are “cursed.” Henrik Sunde Wilberg, an assistant professor of German at the University of Minnesota, says to blame “Tan France and Bonobos” for convincing “too many guys that a bold shirt with slim short sleeves adds personality to their wardrobe.” (“It doesn’t,” he argues.) But according to folks who’ve found ways to wear them, a short-sleeve button-down shirt, while perhaps more casual, can be as versatile - if not more so - than its long-sleeve counterpart.
Short-sleeve button-down shirts are admittedly a taboo garment.
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