Ditch the one off your back and upgrade with our essential guide: how to make it fit, inject some color, and keep it all looking crisp and clean
Think of Your Dress Shirt as Your Bulletproof Vest
It’s the first thing you put on and your last line of defense. When you button it up in the morning, you should feel confident, in control, even invincible. Seriously, putting on a crisp, clean shirt that fits perfectly makes you feel like you’re the boss. But here’s the thing: A dress shirt is not any old shirt—there are a lot of details to get right, from the collar to the cuffs to the cut of the torso. All that said, buying the right dress shirt isn’t quantum physics. You can find it at your local mall just as surely as at the fanciest, priciest, most fashionable store on Madison Avenue. You just have to understand the following principles.
