button-down
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Stewart, to fulfill her Halloween homeless fantasy, donned a damaged knit cardigan, torn patchwork jeans and an oversize flannel button-down, according to screenshots of her deleted post.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 2, 2026
How could it be that the elf in a button-down shirt now looked like someone’s cool bisexual cousin!
From Slate ● Oct. 3, 2026
He stopped by the birthday party wearing his work uniform: a white, button-down shirt and black slacks.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 17, 2026
She is standing in front of The Barefoot Contessa with her dark hair coaxed into perky curls, wearing a matching aubergine button-down and skirt.
From Salon ● Jul. 11, 2026
She wore her usual jeans and black button-down, with her brown curls loose around her shoulders.
From "The Science of Breakable Things" by Tae Keller
Walker often plays professional women forced to button down their emotions more than occasionally, in part because the struggle not to cry is considered more powerful, and interesting to watch, than the tears themselves.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 9, 2026
We gave each one of them moments that I remembered from growing up — rugby pads, rugby shirts or the polo shirts or that one look with the button down collar and the vest.
From Salon ● Oct. 8, 2023
Take Nathan Macintosh, an inauspicious-looking blond guy dressed in khaki pants, a white T-shirt and a button down.
From New York Times ● Feb. 17, 2023
“Everybody needs to stop hitting that panic button down there.”
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 21, 2022
“That one,” she said, pointing to the second button down.
From "Glitch" by Laura Martin
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