There is a joke on the website called Stuff White People Like that you should know when a white person is not at work because they are wearing outdoor performance clothes. ( My husband thinks this is particularly funny because when he isn’t in a suit, he wears the same red technical jacket Fall through Spring.)
Which brings me to my question for the week. A work-from-home mom asked me recently what else she can wear around the house besides yoga pants. (Apparently, she is getting a little sick of her outdoor performance outfit.) My choice is a plain jane white shirt. It’s crisp, classic, and comfortable. And she can step outside of the house at a moment’s notice feeling clean and chic.
A white shirt may seem boring, but it is incredibly versatile. It goes with any pair of shoes in your closet, and you can accessorize it with a statement necklace or a scarf. It cuts across socio-economic status and age groups. College Fashion has a great post at different ways to wear a white shirt. My favorite is to pair it with a pair of capri pants or stretchy skinny jeans and ballet flats.
My go-to white shirt is a fitted one by Theory that I bought five or six years ago that has a little stretch and is soft from wear. At $170, it has to be a go to piece, and it is. It is the one thing over the years that I can switch from work to non-work flawlessly.
















