Why a New White Shirt Should Be at the Top of Your Shopping List Now

By Hannah Weil McKinley
IMAXTREE/Alessandro Lucioni
IMAXTREE/Alessandro Lucioni
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The Spring '16 runways gave way to clever riffs on the white button-down, begging the question: why go back to the basics? Why, indeed, when the modern updates are a refreshing twist on the staple we love so well and, better still, just as versatile. This season, it's about subtle updates, like a wrapped waist, a slashed cutout, or an asymmetrical hemline to liven up the classic shirt we once borrowed from the boys. Now, it's all ours. Just scroll to shop the new look.

Finders Keepers Just My Luck Shirt ($130)

Everlane The Short-Sleeve Shirt Dress ($75)

3.1 Phillip Lim Long-Sleeve Cotton Side-Slit Blouse ($375)

Each X Other Belted Wrap Cotton Poplin Shirt ($281)

Helmut Lang Poplin Tuxedo Shirt ($360)

Maison Margiela Layered Cotton Poplin Shirt ($950)

M. Martin Poplin Wrap Shirt ($163, originally $325)

Alexander Wang Cutout Piqué-Trimmed Cotton-Poplin Shirt ($525)

Tibi Poplin Front Cape Tie Shirt ($295)

Karl Lagerfeld Nola Poplin Wrap Shirt ($117, originally $195)

Missguided D-Ring Detail Sleeveless Shirt White ($43)

N. Nicholas Off the Shoulder Wrap Front Shirt ($265)

Thakoon Cotton Shirting Long Sleeve Shirt ($529, originally $1,150)

Ann Taylor Cotton Trapeze Shirt ($80)

Theory Eyodis Pearce Button-Down Peplum Top ($245)

Akris Punto 3/4-Sleeve Perforated Blouse ($660)

Lela Rose Button-Down Shirt With Crisscross Drape ($695)

Zara Long Asymmetric Shirt ($50)