Choose your Boyfriend Shirt

Women have long co-opted items from the closets of their husbands and boyfriends -- a roomy T-shirt to spend the night in or a blazer to wear when the weather suddenly turns cool. It's an ingrained habit that led to the boyfriend jean, which is essentially a pair of slouchy jeans that look as if they were pulled from a man's wardrobe.
Designers are now introducing menswear-inspired shirts for women too. " This Style fits in with the rebirth of grunge we've been noticing for the last year since it went down the runway at Marc Jacobs,"

Designers and brands from all tiers of the fashion industry are putting forth their versions of the men's shirt for women. At T by Alexander Wang, the design wunderkind has created a V-neck silk white T-shirt modeled on a classic men's undershirt. Seven For All Mankind, known for their premium jeans, recently debuted a long-sleeved plaid shirt cut to accentuate a women's curves.
The idea of the boyfriend shirt is that a girl just throws on her boyfriend's shirt over leggings or shorts and looks sexy," says designer Arnold Zimberg, who formerly worked with Givenchy, Valentino and Pucci, and recently launched a women's line of his signature men's shirts.

Proportion is everything. Stylists suggest sticking to the rule that if a silhouette is a little loose and casual on top, it should be more streamlined on the bottom (and vice versa). Pair a blousy plaid shirt with a pair of shorts and a belt, or for a downtown-chic look, with tights and thigh-high boots. If you're going with leggings, make sure the length of the shirt hits at least the middle of the thigh.

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