Do you leave the bottom button of a vest unbuttoned?
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Buttoning Your Vest We’re not big on rules, but we stand by the “never button the last button” rule. Vest or no vest, buttoning the bottom button will make you look like a rube, plain and simple. If you do have a vest on, the bottom button on the vest ought to remain unbuttoned as well.
The traditional way to button a two-button jacket is to fasten the top button and leave the lower undone. The top button on these jackets should ALWAYS be buttoned when standing. Unbutton the jacket only when sitting down to avoid creases. Fasten it again as soon as you stand up from your seat.
Can you leave blazer unbuttoned?
Regardless of your motives for wearing a suit jacket unbuttoned, you must still confront the problem that most suits are designed to be worn closed and show off their cut best when buttoned. Simply put, you can ask your tailor to make the suit specifically to be worn unbuttoned.
Whats the point of the bottom button on a suit?
It’s designed to be left undone and will accentuate the shape it is designed to give you. It’s a design choice that—rumor has it—was born out of deference to a fat king. Allegedly King Edward VII grew so fat that he couldn’t fasten the bottom button of his jacket and simply left it open.
Does the tie go under the vest?
The end of the tie should not stick out from under the bottom of the waistcoat. If a tie is a good match but a touch too long, it can always be tucked into the trousers. It is possible to wear a vested suit with a waistcoat that does not match the jacket and trousers.
Legend goes that Britain’s Edward VII ― a king with several famous appetites ― grew too large for his suit and had to stop using the second button as a result. Not wanting to embarrass him, others followed. The tradition stuck. On a two-button jacket, you should always use to the top button and never use the second.
Do you button jacket with vest?
Vest Buttoning Similarly to the jacket, when buttoning your vest you should always leave the bottom button undone. Your look will be sleek, and you will be comfortable weather you are sitting or standing without having to make any adjustments.
Should a vest be tight or loose?
Your vest should follow the curve of your back, and not be too tight, or have too much extra space. It should lie flat against your back.
The INSIDER Summary: When wearing a suit, always leave the bottom button open for the waistcoat and jacket. The tradition dates back to king Edward VII from the early 1900s. He unbuttoned the bottom of his waistcoat because he was too fat. He unbuttoned the bottom of his jacket to pay homage to the riding jacket that suits replaced.
Loosen up, guys. It’s a well-documented style rule that men should never button the second button of a two-button suit jacket. It’s considered appropriate to button the top one when standing, sure, but never the second. So if no one’s supposed to use the bottom button, why does it exist?
Why are the bottom buttons on a double-breasted jacket undone?
Legend then dictates that, rather than insult the body image of their monarch, the British royal court followed suit—literally—and kept those bottom buttons undone. Advanced menswear followers will also note that, on a double-breasted jacket, the external bottom button is typically undone, as well.
What does it mean when a jacket has a lower button?
The visual flattery occurs because a lower button stance means longer lapels, which deepens the point at which the jacket is buttoned, thereby elongating the torso. And an elongated torso means visual heightening and slimming – in other words, it makes you look taller.