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The LWB

The LWB

This love affair has been ongoing and continues to defy time...

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monica barnett
Nov 02, 2023
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One of my book signing events - this one in Portland, OR in November 2021

It was a fun and exhilarating summer in the late 1970s when I first met my soon-to-be love of a lifetime. We locked eyes in Pappagallo’s and I would be forever changed. Long and lean, crisp and clean, nicely shaped but not too stuffy, this white button-down shirt was everything! The collar was petite and feminine, and a placket hid the buttons so the finish was polished.

It was the first time, but surely not the last, that I had felt an instant “connection” to a piece a clothing - sounds almost unreal but so true! Today, I want to share the minimalist beauty of this maximum versatility item, the white button down or, as I have affectionately termed it, the LWB or little white button-down.

For my Founding Members and Paid subscribers, this will be the first (of many) earned giveaways. At the close of this piece, I share my favorite little white button-downs and how you can earn one of my favorites to start your own LWB love affair!

My story started in the 1970s but if we fast forward to the mid 90s, it was still going strong…

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