MARION | Paisley button front shirt

It is the only patterned shirt I own that I will wear to work.

There is a line between a shirt with a pattern on it and a shirt that looks like a holiday. Most paisley lands on the wrong side of it, which is why the one in your closet gets worn on Saturdays and never on a Wednesday. What separates the two is usually not the pattern at all. It is whether the shirt around it is built properly. Marion is.

The paisley gives the shirt color and something for the eye to follow, and the shape underneath keeps it sober: a classic shirt collar, a full button front, and a loose cut that hangs cleanly whether you tuck it or not. That combination is what lets it go under a jacket with tailored trousers and then out again with denim at the weekend.

Why women our age keep coming back to it

• The shirt underneath is serious. A proper collar and a real button placket give the pattern a structured frame, which is what keeps paisley from reading as a souvenir.
• Loose through the body. The cut leaves room, so nothing pulls at the buttons and the pattern lies flat rather than stretching.
• It layers. Flat enough at the shoulder to go under a blazer or a cardigan without bunching, which is how it earns a place in the work rotation.
• Three colors with different weight. Burgundy for the darker end, yellow for warmth, gray for when the rest of the outfit is doing the talking.

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How it fits

Marion is a loose fit and runs true to size, in S through 3XL. If you are between two sizes, take the larger one. A button front shirt that is snug across the chest is the one you stop wearing, and the loose cut is the whole reason this one works untucked. It is machine washable according to the care label. The size chart has the flat measurements in inches.

30 days to change your mind

Send it back within 30 days for a full refund. There is no restocking fee and no questions about why.

A few recent reviews

The burgundy is deep and not purple, which is what I was worried about.
Noreen D., Scottsdale

Wore it under a navy blazer on Monday and with jeans on Sunday. Same shirt.
Estelle K., Henderson

Nothing gaps at the buttons, which is the first thing I check now.
Cecile M., 66