The Best White Button-Down Shirts For Women

With Olympia Gayot at the helm of J.Crew womenswear, white-button downs have taken a chic leap forward, as evidenced by this recent collaboration with Parisian designer Marie Marot. It features French cuffs, sleek cuff links and an elegant forget-me-not embroidery. Beyond its style quotient, this shirt is the ultimate feel good as J.Crew cotton is a proud member of Better Cotton, an initiative that helps cotton communities survive and thrive while protecting and restoring the environment.

This seasonless, crisp cotton button-down is all about brilliant details: extra-long cuffs (to wear long or cuffed up), side slits (to allow a variety of ways to tuck and tie), French seams, grosgrain detailing, and uniquely positioned pearl buttons (right at the bra-line rather than below, so you don’t fret about revealing too much). With its relaxed yet sophisticated style, Classic Six is a go-to for day or night.

This lightweight button-down pairs well with layers, given its slim fit and extended cuffs, which can be worn long or rolled up. Featuring a single pocket and longer hem, this classic boasts a casual ease, as the Israeli-American designer’s namesake brand is dedicated to “dressing women for their everyday lives.”

Much like this Easy Ruffle white button-down, anything from Alex Mill is “guaranteed not to go out of style.” As the brand’s launch a decade ago was driven by the pursuit of the perfect shirt, this wardrobe essential has it all: great oversized fit (perfect to layer over t’s), crisp paper poplin (that’s equally chic wrinkled as it is pressed) and soft ruffles at collar and cuffs for maximum flair.

The most advanced white button-down you will ever own, thanks to its MIT founders creating body regulating temperature (read: breathable) fabric with NASA, Ministry of Supply’s Aero Zero Oversized shirt features ample stretch, wrinkle resistance and recycled fabric (good for wash and wear, as well as the environment) in it’s comfortable oversized cut.