Fashion
How to Elevate Your Oversized Button-Down Shirts, As Seen on Kylie Verzosa
Here’s how to give the wardrobe classic a skin-loving spin.
by Kyla Villena
Published on Jun 16, 2025
Oversized button-down shirts are an essential. Not only do they provide a comfortable feel and contain enough room for movement, they also make any look appear effortless. Although the versatile piece seems straightforward and uncomplicated, it can be quite tricky to pull off. Its fit, when not right, can have the tendency to swallow your silhouette or make you look as if you’re drowning in fabric.
Fortunately, there are many flattering ways to style a button-down shirt, and who better to show that than Kylie Verzosa? The actress and entrepreneur was never one to shy away from embracing her skin, and this seeps through even the large shirts in her closet.
Below, explore the ways in which she adds her own flair to the wardrobe classic.
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How to Elevate Your Oversized Button-Down Shirt, As Seen on Kylie Verzosa
Leave some buttons undone.
A button-down shirt’s versatility can be found in your creativity and intentionality. For Kylie, she doesn’t always button them up all the way, usually leaving the bottom half open. This styling practice ensures that your shirt won’t eat up your figure. It also adds a casual yet chic touch to your whole look.
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PHOTO: Instagram/kylieverzosa.
Apart from cropping the shirt’s coverage by undoing some buttons, you can also knot its ends together. Try pairing the top with matching bottoms for a more cohesive look.
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PHOTO: Instagram/kylieverzosa.
Utilize other pieces for structure.
Given its intentionally loose and relaxed fit, oversized button-down shirts provide a flowing silhouette. You can add form and structure to your outfit in other ways, such as by pairing it with a blazer and accessorizing with a belt.
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PHOTOS: Instagram/kylieverzosa
On days when you want to close your shirt all the way, well-fitting jeans and pointed shoes can help as well. Another way to elevate the overall outfit is by going with a glam look and polished hair. That way, the dressed-down clothes and the made-up beauty balance each other out.
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PHOTOS: Instagram/kylieverzosa
Simply don’t button it up.
Keeping the shirt open makes it the structured addition to a comfortable outfit. Kylie manages to look relaxed but still put-together despite her busy schedule by pairing her button-down shirts with basics.
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PHOTO: Instagram/kylieverzosa.
A fitted tank top in monochromatic tones usually does the job. Cap off the look with neat hair and a pair of specs or shades—whichever the day calls for.
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PHOTO: Instagram/kylieverzosa.
Kyla Villena loves a good lip gloss and a trip to the art gallery. She is Preview's beauty girl, who doubles as a self-proclaimed motivational speaker.