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CLASSIC WHITE button-ups just got exciting. Yes, really. The sportswear staple known for its crisp collar and clean cut, has been revamped in ways that boggle the mind and energize the wardrobe. Witness the bounty of surreal white shirts in the resort 2023 collection from New York brand the Row, including the version shown at left, which would be standard if not for its detachable, puffy white shawl. “That was my Catholic school uniform!” said Megan Bugey, 46, an Austin, Texas, paralegal, of the shirt’s standard form. “But now, it’s trippy.”

This season has seen an abundance of white collared shirts—and they’re anything but uniform. Brunello Cucinelli slashed the businesswear mainstay mid-torso to create an unconventional Wolfette of Wall Street crop top (pictured), and Danish label Tove sells one with a regal peplum. “I love the utility [button-up shirts] have in my wardrobe,” said New York stylist Pamela Shepard, 39, who owns “countless” iterations, including oversize and dip-dyed riffs from Ralph Lauren and J.Crew.

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