MARRIOTT BUZZ NO. 14 - 2018

24 S hirts for men are like shoes for women, you can never have too many and there are myriad styles, depending on the location, occasion or mood. Shirts have always been the men’s staple garment, in fact, the world’s oldest shirt can be traced back to Egyptologist Flinders Petrie’s discovery of a “highly sophisticated” linen shirt retrieved from a 1st dynasty Egyptian tomb at Tarkan dating back to 3,000 B.C. Ever since, the shirt has evolved in several stages through the epochs, with humble beginnings as a nondescript undergarment to then becoming more embellished and extravagant outerwear around the 16th century where lace, frills and exaggerated collars and billowy sleeves became commonplace. Colored shirts would then take center stage in the 19th century, though at the time were considered casualwear sported exclusively by the lower and working class. Nowadays, shirts are one of the most universal items of menswear, an obligatory mainstay for all tastes; from the sartorial and fashion forward to the practical and undiscerning. Shirts: The Essential Key to Men’s Fashion FA S H I ON Oxford button-down shirt One of the most common yet adaptable styles is the Oxford button-down shirt, which takes its name from the type of cloth it is cut from. This classic has been the foundational shirt style throughout the better part of over a century of men’s fashion. The longevity of this style of shirt is due to its practicality and versatility, with a generally thicker fabric giving it a casual edge and allowing usage for anything from understated workplace wear to a fancy dinner party. Button-downs are most commonly paired with jeans, chinos or corduroy bottoms, and is usually worn open-collar to emphasize the casual look. One thing is for certain; the Oxford is a fashion staple that no man can do without, whether you’re a fashion snob or disinterested novice.