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Williams didn’t need a tie, choosing instead to decorate his neck with, well, his neck, leaving his shirt unbuttoned halfway down his chest.
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Kase Wickman, Vanity Fair, 12 Jan. 2026
The couple matched in white T-shirts and blue jeans, with Stone wearing her jeans unbuttoned to show off her growing belly.
—Hannah Sacks, PEOPLE, 2 Jan. 2026
He was dressed in an almost militantly preppy way—a gray blazer, partially unbuttoned pink shirt, boat shoes with no socks.
—Andrew Martin, New Yorker, 14 Dec. 2025
In two of the more viral pictures, the 55-year-old hunk poses in a snuggly fur coat, unbuttoned, showing off his impossibly toned chest.
—Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 4 Dec. 2025
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Kase Wickman, Vanity Fair, 12 Jan. 2026
The couple matched in white T-shirts and blue jeans, with Stone wearing her jeans unbuttoned to show off her growing belly.
—Hannah Sacks, PEOPLE, 2 Jan. 2026
He was dressed in an almost militantly preppy way—a gray blazer, partially unbuttoned pink shirt, boat shoes with no socks.
—Andrew Martin, New Yorker, 14 Dec. 2025
In two of the more viral pictures, the 55-year-old hunk poses in a snuggly fur coat, unbuttoned, showing off his impossibly toned chest.
—Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 4 Dec. 2025
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“Unbutton.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unbutton. Accessed 28 Jan. 2026.
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unbutton
verb
un·but·ton
ˌən-ˈbət-ᵊn 
: to unfasten the buttons of (as a garment)
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