listed from least to most dressy:

Oxford – uses a heavy thread, it has a rougher texture, but is more durable. The origin is from sports, so it’s the least dressy, and not considered appropriate for wear after 6pm.

Chambray -- A plain woven fabric that can be made from cotton, silk, or manufactured fibers, but is most commonly cotton. It incorporates a colored warp (often blue) and white filling yarns. The name comes from the French city of Cambrai.

Pinpoint oxford – a finer yarn and tighter weave than oxford

Broadcloth – a tightly woven fabric with a simple weave, and slight sheen, which makes it very dressy.

Pima – long-staple (or fiber) cotton, but less expensive than Egyptian or Sea Island.

End-on-end (also end-and-end or end-to-end) – closely woven fabric with alternating fine colored yarn and a white yarn creating a mini checkered effect with a smooth texture.

Egyptian – considered the finest cotton in the world, it’s soft, silky, absorbs dyes beautifully, and expensive!

Sea Island (named for an island off Georgia’s coast) -- is also grown on islands off South Carolina, Texas and Florida and in the West Indies. The highest-grade of luxurious cotton made of strong, long, thin, silky fibers. It’s the domestic version of Egyptian cotton.