I picked two basic cotton shirts and two pairs of denim that are great to layer lightly under a trench coat. For the shirts, there is MOONDAL's Low Shirt in White with its classic fit, and AMOMENTO's Open Collar Shirt, Ivory with its natural neckline. For the pants, I matched THREE TO EIGHTY's Regular Fit Jeans with its clean silhouette, and LOW CLASSIC's Relaxed Loose-Fit Jeans_Light Blue highlighting a relaxed fit. Wearing crisp shirts and denim under a stiff trench coat pleasantly lightens the coat's characteristic weight.
In the 1977 movie <Annie Hall>, Diane Keaton changed the game of women's fashion by appearing in men's white shirts and baggy pants. Sensibly interpreting shirts and trousers, which were considered men's exclusive domain at the time, she became a symbol of the active modern woman and gave rise to the new term 'Annie Look'. Moving beyond a simple trend, it continues to be remembered today as one of the best fashions in 20th-century cinema selected by Time magazine.
Shall we tailor it a bit more to your taste from here? You can switch the shirt to a slim fit or stripes, tone it down calmly with dark-toned denim, or narrow the criteria to under KRW 100,000.
↳ With dark-toned denim
To match the dark tones, I selected LOW CLASSIC's Relaxed Loose-Fit Jeans_Navy Blue and INSILENCE's [MARITAS] 로우 웨이스트 와이드 진 WASHED BLACK. Together with them, I placed MOONDAL's Low Shirt in White to layer cleanly. When the bottoms settle heavily in a dark color, the texture of the white placed on top comes alive much more distinctly.
Beau Brummell, who shook 19th-century British high society, boldly abandoned the aristocrats' fussy lace and jewels and established attire purely through the contrast between a near-compulsively clean white shirt and a dark navy coat. In place of extravagant colors, he arranged a white cravat perfected through entire mornings and immaculate tailoring, demonstrating the elegance of restraint. His attitude of competing solely with simple chiaroscuro contrast became the aesthetic of classic menswear that continues to this day.
The combination of a neat white shirt and dark denim never fails no matter when you pull it out to wear. Shall we narrow the list down a bit further from here? You can leave only true black jeans or wide-fit denim, match the shirt in a dark color as well, or draw the line below KRW 150,000.
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↳ With true black jeans
I narrowed it down to three in pure, unfaded black denim: LOW CLASSIC's Semi Wide-Leg Jeans_Black, INSILENCE's 세미 와이드 데님 팬츠 BLACK, and AMOMENTO's tapered fit denim, black. If blue jeans are clothes that enjoy the fading of time, true black jeans are pants worn to erase unnecessary traces and leave only the clear outlines of the silhouette.
In the 1990s, Helmut Lang presented minimalist denim thoroughly stripped of decorative stitching and excessive processing, stating he would build accurate garments with the right colors and forms rather than flaunting brand labels. Applying a gentle and tidy linear silhouette to the everyday nature of vintage Levi's 501, he elevated workwear into neat urban office wear. The fashion world at the time even praised it as a modern classic that beautifully dismantled the towering imperialism of Levi's.
These three pairs, too, take shape with straightforward black cotton free of clutter. LOW CLASSIC and INSILENCE have semi-wide lines falling calmly over the instep, while AMOMENTO narrows toward the ankle, bringing the lines neatly together. Shall we narrow it down further to just wide fits, or first match other criteria like a slim straight fit or the low KRW 100,000 range? I can also find shirts to wear together in black.
Final Selected Products
