Garment & Textile · Men's Garment
Shirt — Oxford Button-Down
Oxford-cloth shirt with points buttoned to the body — prep / Ivy League signature.
Origin
UK → USA
Era
Victorian → 1896
Also known as
OCBD
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Industrialist View
Brooks Brothers 'Original Polo' 1896 archetype. OCBD. Pinpoint for finer, Royal Oxford for formal.
Tailor & Garment-Worker View
Collar buttons: small 10L pearl buttons at point tips.
Construction & Use
Introduced for polo players (so collar wouldn't flap).