I would not buy that shirt and am surprised it is used in an ad. Using a stretchy fabric in place of sewn darts in the bust area is a cheap construction shortcut.

Yikes.

I would not leave the house in that shirt. I love Spanx but only for undergarments. This shirt is clingy and I would be way too self conscious. I’ve found JCrew button downs to be structured but not tight.

Thanks for thinking of me. I do like my button downs fitted, which typically means darts, but i'd try this. I think my one DD would like it, too.

Wouldn't be tight on me. I stopped wearing shirts like that when I got tired of ironing them.

I love a shirt with darts but they are so hard to find. A little stretch helps, too, although I find stretchy material has to be washed more frequently since it tends to hold ”odors” ( sorry sorry). I have a nice white shirt from Athleta that is stretchy but I can rarely wear it more than once before washing.

Where do you find your perfect white shirts?

Thanks for trying! I need bust darts specifically...some try and make up for that with darts at the waist. Never works for me. I have a mix of shirts with bust darts from various makers....and, right now, various shades of white!

I have a very old one from Eileen Fisher, two at least 6 or so years old from Jones New York, a linen one from J Jill (before theirs morphed into tunics), and a 3/4 sleeve one from Chicos. And I have several very fine cotton knit collared shirts from Eileen Fisher that are not crisp but are dreamy to wear under cardigans.

3/4 sleeve one from Chicos

As I've mentioned before, this is my go-to white shirt. IME never needs ironing; at least it isn't getting it from me. I never wear a shirt twice, so cannot speak to the need to wash.

My other white shirts are RL oxford button downs, but they are more casual of course

I haven't worn darts in year's.

Kswl, funny. Joke with DH is “ don't they look at themselves from behind?”

I like the idea of this shirt for wearing under sweaters. I bet that would be more comfortable than a cotton shirt.

Honestly, my favorite office shirts were stretch twill. I prefer a fitted look (not tight), so being stretchy made them way more comfortable. They had darts and didn't look like stretch fabric, and they didn't need to be ironed.

It was very kind of you to think of others and share this.

I know nothing about the button front shirt from Spanx. I wanted to say that one of my favorite tops is this one, also from Spanx. I have had it a few years, it still looks new after many laundry days. Quality fabric and construction. Plus it arrived nicely packaged.

I like it. I went to the website and in other photos it does appears to have side darts.

https://spanx.com/products/the-best-button-down

I don’t see darts, just stretched folds, but the back has princess seams. Maybe they’re there and obscured by folds because the shirt is simply too small for the model.🧐

It's not that tight. She's posing in a specific way to demonstrate that the buttons will not gape. Here is how it looks normally on that same person. I think it looks really nice.

Oh. It's a fake button down. Well, yeah, that won't gape. That's cheating! :P

I think it would show a gap no matter what if it too tight.

Chico's has a dress that I have looked at several time and then I rememberrememberrememberrememberrememberremember

Hmmm

“I think it would show a gap no matter what if it too tight.”

It’s sewn closed, there is no opening to gap. It’s a pull over masquerading as a button front. Good catch @Fori, I missed that detail.

I'm not saying it's a bad thing, mind you...

I don’t think its a bad thing either @Fori. I was in my 60s before I realized that I didn’t have to unbutton all the buttons on my button front shirts to take them off. Or to put them on.

wait what!!??

*runs off to change clothes*

"I never wear a shirt twice, so cannot speak to the need to wash."

I am confused.

I didn't read the description. Wow, faux button down!

Cyn, I think she means she washes after each wearing.

LOL

Ded said:

I have a nice white shirt from Athleta that is stretchy but I can rarely wear it more than once before washing.

And I said:

"I never wear a shirt twice, so cannot speak to the need to wash."

Does it make more sense now? I don't want to seem like a crazy eccentric LOL. I have other things I will wear twice, but not a shirt. I only wash my towels after a few days though. : )

Eld, I think I might order one. I wonder if the top few can be unbuttoned. Thanks again.

Maybe it's a regional thing, but it still sounds like you'll throw out a shirt rather than wear it a second time. Washing doesn't even enter into it! :D

I’m with Fori!

I rarely wear a shirt twice before washing it. Is that what you do, too, Mtn? (and if it’s white, I will invariably spill spaghetti sauce or turmeric…or both…on it after the very first wearing.)

That reminds me of these reversible shirts my mom used to wear under jackets. She called them "spaghetti shirts" because you could turn them around after getting them saucy.

I too wash my shirts before every wearing (except for some flannel type shirts worn as jackets because I'm a grungy hippie). I also wash my hair every day.

I wonder if the stretch fabric will pill over the areas covering projecting anatomy. Little ”pills” — always pretty, especially if they incorporate some contrasting colored fibers from a blazer or jacket.

PS I think it looks nice and like the idea.

I am at the moment returning two button up shirts (sleeveless) that claimed to be "tailored" and had a "slim" fit. Both could double as maternity tops. I am so sick of struggling to find actually tailored blouses. I swear every single one is clipped on the model in website photos but in reality it's a big square blouse with zero tailoring. I've had some luck in the past with Banana Republic Riley button up blouses and JCrew as well. I like them to have a little stretch (easier to move my arms and shoulders) but I still want something nicely tailored. Off to UPS to return some blouses now...