August 20th, 2010 
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The Pre-Fall Trend of the blouse has been taken one step further with the buttoned-up shirt collar trend. Modesty, sophistication and an understated aire of confidence is key for this flash back turn of the century (last century that is!) trend that can be adopted to be chic, cool, sexy or glam with just a bit of imagination!
If you want to go more for executive chic with this trend, pair a silk chiffon buttoned-up shirt collar piece with a pair of dark fine wool high-waist sailor pants and 4″ heel pumps for a look that is very visually impactful yet leaves the wearer completely covered. So you say you want to “sex up” the trend a little more? Then pair a mini shirt or hot pants with a buttoned-up shirt collar to have a vamp meets sophisticate look that can be pulled off with the right pair of sandals or heels. Avoid flats at all costs if you wish to go this route. Lastly, if you want to work this trend with little thought to the ensemble and still look good, try buttoned-up shirt collar shirt dresses that will give you the sophistication of the buttoned-up collar with the ease and convenience of a dress. Since pieces with buttoned-up shirt collars present such a blank canvas (kind of like wearing jeans) you can pair with many different pieces to change the effect of the outfit.
Pairing with over-the-knee boots will make your style edgy yet tamed; pairing with leather pieces (such as vests and pants)will give you a very modern starkly beautiful look; or mix other fabulous textures and materials (like velvet, silk, and lace) to gear the buttoned-up shirt collars to embrace other trends. The bottom line is You absolutely can’t go wrong with this trend!
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