Plaid shirts are a classic item in a casual wardrobe. But I love to take a casual item and dress it up…and take a dressy item and dress it down (always have to be contrary)! I remember when I was younger we referred to plaid flannel shirts as “cowboy shirts.” Remember the ones with the mother-of-pearl snap buttons? I loved those.

I had a boyfriend who always wore snap-button shirts. I called them kiddie snaps cuz they made it so easy to rip his shirt open out in public – ha ha, he’d get so annoyed. TMI? Sorry. We were all 18 once.

We all wear plaid shirts over jeans but I’m going to show two ways to dress a plaid shirt up a bit.

Y’all know I love to tie a shirt up over a dress! And I love this combo of girly, flowy dress in a ditzy floral print with the more masculine plaid flannel shirt over top. The shirt has a thin line of chestnutty brown in the black and white plaid which ties in nicely with the mustardy gold of the dress.

A blazer over top definitely elevates a plaid shirt and jeans look. With the black loafers this could be a good look for the office.

And lastly, not dressing it up at all; just wearing a plaid shirt as the casual item it is. A column of black jeans and tee with the shirt unbuttoned over top. This is super comfy and casual.

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