dress shirt
noun
: a man's shirt especially for wear with evening dress
broadly
: a shirt suitable for wear with a necktie
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For example, style a sheer dress under an oversized blazer or rock a see-through skirt under a long white dress shirt.
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Robyn Merrett, StyleCaster, 7 Mar. 2025
David and Victoria Beckham Channel Timeless Elegance During Date Night in Paris
Not to be outdone, Cruz was equally stylish in a light brown pinstripe suit and baby blue dress shirt.
—Sabienna Bowman, People.com, 7 Mar. 2025
But Reeves was also at the height of his astonishing beauty, stalking around a moody L.A. in a rumpled dress shirt and loosened black tie as though perpetually winding down from some more professional day job that doesn’t exist.
—Alison Willmore, Vulture, 4 Mar. 2025
It may be considered the quintessential dress shirt today, but the button-down collar shirt actually traces its history to the sport of polo.
—Jean E. Palmieri, WWD, 25 Feb. 2025
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Robyn Merrett, StyleCaster, 7 Mar. 2025
David and Victoria Beckham Channel Timeless Elegance During Date Night in Paris
Not to be outdone, Cruz was equally stylish in a light brown pinstripe suit and baby blue dress shirt.
—Sabienna Bowman, People.com, 7 Mar. 2025
But Reeves was also at the height of his astonishing beauty, stalking around a moody L.A. in a rumpled dress shirt and loosened black tie as though perpetually winding down from some more professional day job that doesn’t exist.
—Alison Willmore, Vulture, 4 Mar. 2025
It may be considered the quintessential dress shirt today, but the button-down collar shirt actually traces its history to the sport of polo.
—Jean E. Palmieri, WWD, 25 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for dress shirt
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“Dress shirt.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dress%20shirt. Accessed 20 Mar. 2025.
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