Question for yanks time...
Dec. 28th, 2006 12:57 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
burntcopperOkay, I keep seeing this phrase popping up in fic, and it's one of those 'this was so written by an american' noters in UK-based fandom.
Button-down shirts.
How, exactly, is this any different from other types of shirt?
In this chilly rain-swept isle we have shirts, t-shirts, and polo shirts. (those things worn by golfers, polo players, etc. Technically come under sportswear.) Also football and rugby shirts, but these are very specific items of sportswear. A blouse is basically a shirt that is worn by a woman, which normally means the collar isn't necessarily made to fit a tie, but often it is. Due to the exceedingly wide variation in styles of clothing worn by women, the word 'blouse' is being superceded by the catch-all 'top'.
A shirt is an item of clothing worn on the top half of the body, made of any material you choose, that opens from neck to navel. Style of collar and length of sleeves varies.
Button-down shirts.
How, exactly, is this any different from other types of shirt?
In this chilly rain-swept isle we have shirts, t-shirts, and polo shirts. (those things worn by golfers, polo players, etc. Technically come under sportswear.) Also football and rugby shirts, but these are very specific items of sportswear. A blouse is basically a shirt that is worn by a woman, which normally means the collar isn't necessarily made to fit a tie, but often it is. Due to the exceedingly wide variation in styles of clothing worn by women, the word 'blouse' is being superceded by the catch-all 'top'.
A shirt is an item of clothing worn on the top half of the body, made of any material you choose, that opens from neck to navel. Style of collar and length of sleeves varies.
