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Aristus

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30. Tailors cut the suit coat in a manner that assumes the bottom button will remain unbuttoned.

Thu Mar 4, 2021, 05:45 PM

Mar 2021

Leaving the bottom one undone has been the fashion for decades now, and it's not likely to change any time soon.

Not every guy gets this message, and buttons the bottom button, ruining the drape of the coat and making it look too tight.

I once worked in a men's clothing store and was fitting a guy for a suit. During the final measurement, he put on the coat and buttoned all the buttons, including the bottom one. When I advised him to leave that one undone, he told me he liked it buttoned up. He didn't know one is supposed to leave it unbuttoned, and was too proud to admit it. So he fobbed me off with "I like it this way". So he was going to go around with a suit coat that looked too tight, and it wasn't the tailor's fault.

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Is Joe Biden going to bring back the three-button suit? [View all] Aristus Mar 2021 OP

The next fox news scandal unfolding right before us jorgevlorgan Mar 2021 #1

Fine. Bring it on. Aristus Mar 2021 #4

Not since Obama's tan suit have a seen such an outrage in the oval office! NT aaaaaa5a Mar 2021 #12

Joe's suits make me smile as I think about my husband's uncle who I loved dearly. redstatebluegirl Mar 2021 #2

My Uncle Charlie was like that Raine Mar 2021 #63

The higher stance is ok for him because he's tall frazzled Mar 2021 #3

President Biden always looks sharp as a tack! northoftheborder Mar 2021 #5

Agree. My dad was a blue collar guy, but he always wore his fedora. Dream Girl Mar 2021 #7

My dad was never without his wing tip shoes Deminpenn Mar 2021 #34

So does his wife. n/t Mr.Bill Mar 2021 #23

Yes, I've been noticing how Jill dresses Raine Mar 2021 #61

"Every girl's crazy about a sharp dressed man." CrispyQ Mar 2021 #6

That's why, before COVID-19 and the "quarantine fifteen", Aristus Mar 2021 #8

Ha, ha, ha! PatSeg Mar 2021 #36

I don't think she did it intentionally. Aristus Mar 2021 #38

Oh, I love it PatSeg Mar 2021 #40

Ok that's going in Music Appreciation for President Joe Budi Mar 2021 #19

No red tie down to his knees. No huge baggy pants. Dream Girl Mar 2021 #9

It's like T***p only half-listened to some cockamamie "Dress For Success" seminar, Aristus Mar 2021 #13

No kitten heels. FSogol Mar 2021 #50

Suits are obsolete Klaralven Mar 2021 #10

I don't agree. Aristus Mar 2021 #15

After working at home for this past year Dagstead Bumwood Mar 2021 #33

There are some occasions where they are important. Blue_true Mar 2021 #65

Not for heads of state misanthrope Mar 2021 #75

It didn't look like a state occasion. Klaralven Mar 2021 #78

The three-button suit does NOT need to make a come back. Cuthbert Allgood Mar 2021 #11

I like them. It's a very cool like in a Madmen sort of way. Dream Girl Mar 2021 #17

They are elegant. I like them with a medium starch, medium blue Blue_true Mar 2021 #66

And thankfully his suit jacket covers his bottom. I've hated the style over the last 5 or so years beaglelover Mar 2021 #14

The problem with the fashion industry, Aristus Mar 2021 #16

So true! beaglelover Mar 2021 #18

Exactly. nt Blue_true Mar 2021 #67

Thankfully it's as easy to get made to measure as OTR nowadays sir pball Mar 2021 #68

Yes, I hate the look where it appears PatSeg Mar 2021 #21

Tailors cut the suit coat in a manner that assumes the bottom button will remain unbuttoned. Aristus Mar 2021 #30

Oh, it doesn't bother me that it is unbottoned PatSeg Mar 2021 #35

I agree. Aristus Mar 2021 #37

Oh yes, I love how you think! PatSeg Mar 2021 #39

Sometimes, I feel I was born in the wrong era. Aristus Mar 2021 #43

I think you may have been PatSeg Mar 2021 #46

Good night. Aristus Mar 2021 #47

Oh, you are very welcome PatSeg Mar 2021 #48

When was the last time you saw "Chariots of Fire"? Paladin Mar 2021 #60

I watch it a couple of times a year. Aristus Mar 2021 #72

"Clothing porn." Couldn't agree more. (nt) Paladin Mar 2021 #80

This is good stuff jcboon Mar 2021 #54

I button the bottom button and I am ok. My shoulders require the Blue_true Mar 2021 #69

The point is, buttoning the bottom button ruins the drape of the fabric. Aristus Mar 2021 #74

Yes, I know. But there is a part of me that will never be civilized. Blue_true Mar 2021 #81

Glad to not be the only one WyLoochka Mar 2021 #76

Didn't notice the buttons, but I have noticed the pin stripes and love the three point hanky msfiddlestix Mar 2021 #20

Oh yes, didn't he though? PatSeg Mar 2021 #22

I'm not much of a fashionista, I certainly don't wear them well msfiddlestix Mar 2021 #27

Same here PatSeg Mar 2021 #28

One of the reasons the pocket silk makes such a great accessory, Aristus Mar 2021 #32

This message was self-deleted by its author Mosby Mar 2021 #42

I used to sell men's clothing. Aristus Mar 2021 #45

when noticed Joe's pocket silk, the three point sort of rang an old bell in my head.... msfiddlestix Mar 2021 #62

I just thank God it's not tan. That would signal the end of civilization. Bucky Mar 2021 #24

Joe can actually button the suit jacket. And his waist nips in a bit. Personally I also fierywoman Mar 2021 #25

I am old fashioned. I think men in nice suits are sexy. nt leftyladyfrommo Mar 2021 #26

What's on the front of Joe's suit? It looks like he unloaded a UPS truck. Patterson Mar 2021 #29

Are you sure it's not steam from the hot coffee? Aristus Mar 2021 #31

I couldn't figure out what that was either Catherine Vincent Mar 2021 #49

Robotic Hydraulic Fluid FSogol Mar 2021 #51

It's the steam from the coffee and light effect. He is dressed impressively. nt Blue_true Mar 2021 #70

This message was self-deleted by its author Mosby Mar 2021 #41

Pinstripes where the strips meet properly. Blue_true Mar 2021 #71

I'm in favor of suits that cover up the bottoms of ties, like they used to. Paladin Mar 2021 #44

My dad was a very careful dresser. Tracer Mar 2021 #52

Sock garters. Aristus Mar 2021 #53

Socks worn with a dinner jacket used to require garters jcboon Mar 2021 #55

That's because the socks worn with a dinner jacket were usually required to be silk. Aristus Mar 2021 #57

While we're on the topic of clothes.. jcboon Mar 2021 #56

Morning dress - formal wear for daytime, is one of those things that I don't think is Aristus Mar 2021 #58

Very good looking suit Raine Mar 2021 #59

Proud to be shallow Pacifist Patriot Mar 2021 #64

Joe looks great! leighbythesea2 Mar 2021 #73

THink I will wait for the Zoot Suit whistler162 Mar 2021 #77

I hope so, those "skinny suits" are horrendous DenaliDemocrat Mar 2021 #79