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Reinventing how to wear your favorite basics—the stuff you find yourself reaching for over and over and over again—is never easy. Those staples just are. Leave it to Robert Pattinson, patron saint of mostly laid-back, surprisingly affordable style, to make an oldie but goodie like the white button-down shirt feel fresh. The actor was running errands in Los Angeles earlier this week and treated the wardrobe icon like an over-shirt or jacket, wearing it open over a black T-shirt, distressed jeans, and a whole bunch of stylish add-ons. Not only did the move help keep him warm on a cool morning (#junegloom) but, with the sleeves rolled up, it also made his dark, serious outfit feel more summer-appropriate.
Of course, you can't perform this trick using any old dress shirt in your closet. The button-down should be casual in its fabrication and short enough to leave untucked, like a classic oxford shirt. And while it doesn't have to be bright white necessarily, it's important to note that part of why Robert Pattinson looks stylish and not sloppy is that he's kept the color palette of his outfit really clean and simple. Throw too many ideas into this outfit and it'll start to look like you got dressed using what was on your bedroom floor—and that's not what you're going for.
Here, your cheatsheet for copping Pattinson's style from head to toe.
