An Effortless Summer Button-Up Shirt Is All You Need for Heatwave Dressing

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Summer, in many ways, is all about the classics. Maybe it’s the built-in nostalgia of the season. When the weather warms up, we’re hit with that “school’s out” feeling—whether or not we’re still heading into the office every day. High temps and long days call for old-school ease: bike rides, beach reads, and after-dinner ice cream. However long or fleeting summer months can feel, the season is all about ease and simplicity, and sartorially, few staples capture that carefree spirit better than the button-up shirt.

Vogues Favorite Summer Button-Up Shirts

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The Lightweight Linen
Levi s Sonny camp shirt
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The Crafty Crochet
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Button-up shirts are a wardrobe staple year-round, but they’re especially essential in the warmer months. Whether you’re shielding your bikini from a salty breeze or your sanity from relentless office air conditioning, it’s a reliable companion—one that carries you effortlessly through any summer situation. And with options ranging from crisp poplin to breezy linen, soft silk to classic chambray—not to mention plenty done up in summer’s top-trending colors—there are endless choices, and of course, an equally vast amount of styling opportunities. Shop some of our favorites in the edit below.

Cropped

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Uniqlo

Oxford boxy shirt

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Zara

poplin cropped top

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J.Crew

Étienne cropped button-up shirt

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Alex Mill

cropped Jo striped shirt

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Amo Denim

Ruth crop shirt

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Hommegirls

cropped contrast collar shirt

Cotton

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With Nothing Underneath

The Weekend striped shirt

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TWP

Boyfriend cotton-poplin shirt

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Leset

Yoko oversized shirt

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Comme Si

La Shirt Classica shirt

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The Row

Nesson striped shirt

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Donni.

The Oxford shirt

Linen

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Everlane

The Must-Have shirt

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Ralph Lauren

classic fit linen shirt

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Massimo Dutti

flowing linen shirt

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James Perse

linen shirt

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Alex Mill

Jo shirt

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Le Kasha

Faiyum linen shirt

Silk

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Bode

Games printed silk-voile shirt

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Gucci

silk jacquard shirt and bra set

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Matteau

silk crepe de chine shirt

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Nili Lotan

Gaia silk shirt

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Toteme

embroidered silk-twill shirt

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Vince

classic button-front blouse

Chambray

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J.Crew

garçon classic chambray shirt

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La Ligne

cotton-chambray shirt

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Another Tomorrow

chambray oversized button-down shirt

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Suzie Kondi

The Kappa button-up shirt

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The Row

Nesson oversized button-down shirt

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Miu Miu

chambray shirt

Crochet

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Dunst

short-sleeve crochet cardigan

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Sea

Sally appliquéd crocheted shirt

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Frame

The Crochet button-up shirt

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Calle Del Mar

open-knit shirt

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Ralph Lauren

hand-crocheted cotton cardigan

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Missoni

Mare crochet-knit shirt

Print

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Levi s

Sonny camp shirt

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Mango

short sleeve linen-blend shirt

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Farm Rio

Ocean Scarf printed shirt

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Bode

embroidered Suncherry shirt

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Eres

Crab embroidered linen shirt

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Loewe

flower print cropped shirt