THE BEST WHITE SHIRTS FOR MEN: FROM FORMAL DRESS SHIRTS TO CASUAL, BUTTON-DOWN STRETCH
The white shirt might constitute the bedrock of every man’s wardrobe today, but, according to sartorial historians, until the closing stages of the 19th century, wearing an exposed shirt – that is to say, a shirt that wasn’t concealed behind a waistcoat or tunic – was the very definition of unfashionableness. Not until the turn of 20th century, say people that have looked into the matter, did it become socially acceptable for men of proper standing to wear shirts as anything other than undergarments. How times change.
