10 chic ways to wear a plaid shirt every day

Trends should never be one-size-fits-all—not literally and certainly not in execution. Thankfully, plaid is one of those seasonless, timeless trends with endless styling possibilities. The plaid pattern is best if the colours are burgundy or green.

A cardigan and a plaid shirt are a perfect match! Wear it with a blazer for a preppy look, with a vest to add texture or even over a tee for a relaxed look. Plaid shirts make excellent additions to a capsule wardrobe. You can wear them so many ways! You can dress them up or wear them casual.

If you have just one plaid shirt in your closet, you can wear it at least 10 different ways.

With a Cardigan
A blue and green plaid shirt can be worn with a camel-coloured cardigan and black jeans. The plaid shirt pops again the neutral tones of the cardigan and jeans.

With a Blazer
A red and blue plaid shirt goes perfectly with the military-style navy blazer. The jeans and nude pumps complete the outfit.

With a Vest
The navy and red plaid shirt looks great with the olive vest and distressed jeans. You could add a pair of nude pumps or suede ankle boots to complete the look.

Over a Tee
A black and white plaid shirt has more of a relaxed look worn open with the grey tee and dark wash jeans.

With a Skirt
This is an odd pairing and looks beautiful! A plaid shirt with a full navy midi skirt and the combination plays off each other to create a polished look!

With a Jacket
A navy blue and brown plaid shirt looks great with the brown leather jacket. Almost any color of plaid shirt looks great with a brown or black faux or real leather jacket. Add a neutral-colored scarf, jeans and ankle boots or sneakers to complete the look.

Under a Sweater
Plaid shirts look fabulous under neutral color sweaters, because they give sweaters a “pop” of color to create interest. This combo can be worn with a pair of girlfriend jeans, like in the photo, or with leggings or even a pencil skirt.

Around Your Waist
If it’s too warm to wear layers, but you want to wear more than just a white tee and jeans, tie a plaid shirt around your waist!

With Distressed Jeans
Plaid shirts look great with white distressed jeans. Add a pendant necklace and even a shorter necklace!

With a Scarf
If you don’t want to wear a plaid shirt by itself, add a scarf! Since the shirt has a plaid pattern, opt for scarves with solid colors, like an ivory scarf or a scarf that brings out one of the colors in the shirt. A navy scarf would also look good with this shirt.