If You Only Buy One New Shirt This Summer…This Is It!

Lightweight Button Down

A button-down is a must-have in any closet. It’s versatile and classic. You can throw on a button-down with jeans and be ready in seconds! But with so many button-downs out there, it’s hard to know what to buy! But if you’re going to buy only one shirt this summer, the one I’m featuring below by Rails… is it!

Here’s why…

Lightweight Shirts For Summer, Fashion blogger Erin Busbee of BusbeeStyle.com wearing the white cotton Rails Ellis shirt with Moussy Vintage tapered jeans and Golden Goose platform sneakers from Nordstrom in Telluride, Colorado

Lightweight Shirts For Summer, Fashion blogger Erin Busbee of BusbeeStyle.com wearing the white cotton Rails Ellis shirt with Moussy Vintage tapered jeans and Golden Goose platform sneakers from Nordstrom in Telluride, Colorado

Lightweight Shirts For Summer, Fashion blogger Erin Busbee of BusbeeStyle.com wearing the white cotton Rails Ellis shirt with Moussy Vintage tapered jeans and Golden Goose platform sneakers from Nordstrom in Telluride, Colorado

Lightweight Shirts For Summer, Fashion blogger Erin Busbee of BusbeeStyle.com wearing the white cotton Rails Ellis shirt with Moussy Vintage tapered jeans and Golden Goose platform sneakers from Nordstrom in Telluride, Colorado

Lightweight Shirts For Summer, Fashion blogger Erin Busbee of BusbeeStyle.com wearing the white cotton Rails Ellis shirt with Moussy Vintage tapered jeans and Golden Goose platform sneakers and white rag & bone hat from Nordstrom in Telluride, Colorado

Lightweight Shirts For Summer, Fashion blogger Erin Busbee of BusbeeStyle.com wearing the white cotton Rails Ellis shirt with Moussy Vintage tapered jeans, white rag & bone hat, and Golden Goose platform sneakers from Nordstrom in Telluride, Colorado

SHIRT | JEANS | SNEAKERS | FOR LESS | SUNGLASSES

#1 | White Rails Ellis Cotton Shirt

Rails clothing is made with super breathable and durable fabrics that are perfect for spring and summer! If you’re like me and prefer cotton to linen, this shirt is your best option! It’s 100% cotton so it’s lightweight, comfortable, and super cool for the summer months! (Runs true to size, I’m wearing a size small). Underneath the shirt, I’m wearing my favorite white tank that I wear with everything!! I’m not kidding…it’s been a staple all spring and I bought it in black too! But you could wear a simple white cotton cami, lace cami, or just a nude bra. I knotted it in the front but you can leave it alone, tuck fully or try the French tuck.  

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Styling The Shirt

I styled the shirt with a pair of Moussy Vintage jeans. These jeans have a more relaxed fit, cool fading and distressing, tapered leg, and they are high rise (9 ¼”)! My sneakers are by Golden Goose. They’re pretty pricey but they’re SO comfortable. And I personally think they’re worth the investment. There are a lot of options out there, but these are cool because they have a platform (1 ¼”) so you get a little height!

More by Rails here.
Shop all Moussy Vintage here.
Shop more Golden Goose sneakers here.

Lightweight Shirts For Summer, Fashion blogger Erin Busbee of BusbeeStyle.com wearing the striped Rails linen button down with Moussy Vintage tapered jeans and Golden Goose platform sneakers with white raw edge sleeveless undershirt from Nordstrom in Telluride, Colorado

Lightweight Shirts For Summer, Fashion blogger Erin Busbee of BusbeeStyle.com wearing the striped Rails linen button down with Moussy Vintage tapered jeans and Golden Goose platform sneakers with white raw edge sleeveless undershirt from Nordstrom in Telluride, Colorado

Lightweight Shirts For Summer, Fashion blogger Erin Busbee of BusbeeStyle.com wearing the striped Rails linen button down with Moussy Vintage tapered jeans and Golden Goose platform sneakers with white raw edge sleeveless undershirt from Nordstrom in Telluride, Colorado

Button Downs For Summer, Fashion blogger Erin Busbee of BusbeeStyle.com wearing the striped Rails linen button down with Moussy Vintage tapered jeans and Golden Goose platform sneakers with white raw edge sleeveless undershirt from Nordstrom in Telluride, Colorado

SHIRT | DIFFERENT STRIPED VERSION | JEANS | SNEAKERS | FOR LESS | SUNGLASSES

#2 | Striped Rails Charli Shirt

The shirt is SO nice, I bought it twice!! My second Rails button-down is striped and it is made up of 55% linen and 45% rayon. Both fabrics are very lightweight, cool, and breathable. If you already have your white button-down covered, this one is a great option! or you can grab it as a second option. It’s a print but it’s so classic and you will wear it ALL the time! It also runs true to size, I’m wearing a size small.

I paired it with the same jeans and sneakers but you can easily wear this with shorts, skirts, and pants. I wore the same tank underneath and knotted it in the front but again you can tuck it too! 

Shop all button-downs here.

Button Downs For Summer, Fashion blogger Erin Busbee of BusbeeStyle.com wearing the white cotton Rails Ellis shirt with Moussy Vintage tapered jeans and Golden Goose platform sneakers and white rag & bone hat from Nordstrom in Telluride, Colorado

More From Nordstrom 

Nordstrom is my first stop when shopping for…well… pretty much anything! They have tons of amazing brands, both designer and affordable, and they have the EASIEST shipping and returns. I recently shared two posts with gorgeous dresses you can wear this spring and summer in this post and this post

I hope you enjoyed our beautiful mountains in the background. I thought it might lift your spirits. BTW, do you have a favorite white button-down that we need to know about?? Please share in the comments! 

Huge thank you to Nordstrom for sponsoring this post. You can subscribe to my weekly newsletter here to receive some awesome freebies including wardrobe basics checklists and closet organizing checklists!

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