- Best Oxford Shirt#1
Gitman Vintage Oxford Shirt
Gitman Vintage makes the Oxford cloth button-down feel less like office uniform and more like an inherited tool. The collar has character, the cloth has heft and the shirt works best when it is allowed to wrinkle a little. It belongs under a blazer, over a T-shirt, with chinos, with denim and in nearly every version of a grown man’s week. The trick is that it looks American without looking nostalgic, a difficult balance and one Gitman usually gets right.
- #2
Brooks Brothers Original Polo Button-Down Oxford Shirt
Brooks Brothers built much of the Oxford-shirt grammar, and even as the company has changed, the idea remains sound. The original polo button-down is still the reference: collar roll, substantial cloth and a shape that makes casual dressing feel properly dressed. It is the shirt for men who want one object to cover office, weekend and travel without needing to become clever. Sometimes the best answer is the one that already taught everyone else the language.
- #3
Kamakura Shirts Vintage Ivy Oxford
Kamakura approaches the Oxford shirt with Japanese precision and an Ivy League memory. The collars sit well, the stitching is clean and the fit is often sharper than the American originals without losing their ease. It is an excellent choice for a man who wants the vocabulary of a classic button-down but not the bagginess that sometimes comes with it. The shirt feels careful rather than precious, which is exactly where menswear tends to be most convincing.