Button-down
Button-down adjective - Tending to favor established ideas, conditions, or institutions.
Proper and button-down are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Proper" instead an adjective phrase "Button-down".
Proper
Proper adjective - Following the established traditions of refined society and good taste.
Button-down and proper are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Button-down" instead an adjective "Proper".
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He wears a blazer and proper button-down shirt, as well as well-kept jeans and loafers, in contrast to his employees, who wear tattered, casual clothes from all the dirty business they conduct on their island base.
Source: Man of Wealth and Taste
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