Shirts with suits

The type of shirt worn by men with a suit is a top made of woven cloth, with long sleeves, a full-length buttoned opening down the front, and a lapel. This type of garment is known in American English as a dress shirt. This type of shirt is sometimes called an Oxford shirt; however, this correctly refers to a shirt made as of a specific type of cloth, namely Oxford cloth, in a specific manner. The shirt is ironed, neatly tucked into its wearer's trousers, and if not worn according to the etiquette described in the piece of writing Dress shirt.

The classic shirt colors are light blue or white, with white considered most conservative. However, many colors and shades are available, with pastels particularly popular in America, though less-formal colors are not always suitable. The most official type of dress shirt worn with a standard suit is a shirt with linked, but not French, cuffs, which are closed using cuff links or silk knot instead of buttons. Though this type of shirt is possible, and essentially up to the preferences of the wearer and the vagaries of fashion.