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Getting Shirty: The Enduring Sartorial Prowess Of A Simple White Shirt

Classic and understated yet never basic, there are endless ways to wear a simple white shirt
There's a reason that the simple white shirt has stood the test of time. Classic, elevated and never basic, here's how to style yours.
CELINE jacket, shirt with bow, trousers, bag

A blank canvas of style, the white shirt has dressed everyone from Marie Antoinette to Carolyn Bessette-Kennedy—proof that simplicity is fashion’s ultimate power move. Ahead, see how a simple white shirt can transform and take flight in the right hands.

There's a reason that the simple white shirt has stood the test of time. Classic, elevated and never basic, here's how to style yours.
ZIMMERMANN shirt, culottes
There's a reason that the simple white shirt has stood the test of time. Classic, elevated and never basic, here's how to style yours.
MAISON MARGIELA jacket, trousers; COS shirt; JEANNE FEGHALY COUTURE brooch; stylist’s own scarf
COS blazer, trousers; MR PORTER shirt; BOTTEGA VENETA monk-strap shoes; HERALD PERCY AT POISON DROP necklace with white crystals; PIERRE CARDIN tie
LOEWE shirt, trousers, Oxford shoes
There's a reason that the simple white shirt has stood the test of time. Classic, elevated and never basic, here's how to style yours.
CHRISTIAN DIOR blazer, shirt, jeans
There's a reason that the simple white shirt has stood the test of time. Classic, elevated and never basic, here's how to style yours.
TOD’S blouse; LORO PIANA hat
QASIMI top; LIMÉ dress, gloves; & OTHER STORIES boots; ISHARYA AT POISON DROP earrings; stylist’s own scarf
There's a reason that the simple white shirt has stood the test of time. Classic, elevated and never basic, here's how to style yours.
POLO RALPH LAUREN shirt, linen shirt (worn over), jeans, belt; MISHO AT POISON DROP earrings; SEBAGO loafers, available on Farfetch.com; CALVIN KLEIN socks
MAX MARA dress, shirt (worn underneath), bags

PHOTOGRAPHY SAM RAWADI
FASHION DIRECTION KIM PAYNE
HAIR AND MAKEUP IVA OSYPYSHYNA
SENIOR PRODUCER STEFF HAWKER
FASHION ASSISTANT LUCY SEMAAN
LIGHTING ASSISTANT MARK ANTHONY NAVARRO
MODEL ALEK/JEEL MANAGEMENT

This story first appeared in the November 2025 issue of GRAZIA Singapore.

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