Story by Kim Parrish
Photographs by Eric DiNovo

It’s on every fashionista’s “must-have” shopping list for the season, a wardrobe staple she can’t live without, and you probably already have one hanging in your closet. There’s nothing more fresh than a crisp, white button-down shirt. Sounds simple, I know, but a basic button-down is the building block for your fall wardrobe.

Diane Keaton first brought the button-down into the spotlight as Woody Allen’s androgynous “Annie Hall,” but she’s kept the look alive today by pairing it with wide-buckle belts, décolleté-covering scarves and menswear-inspired pantsuits.

Who can forget Sharon Stone walking the red carpet of the Academy Awards wearing her then-husband’s white button-down shirt with a Vera Wang skirt? She proved this simple basic can go from daytime to evening ... or just about anywhere!