Two or Three Button

[Ethan Bentley]

Two is my favourite, I don't mind three, I'm not so keen on four. I on;y have one or two one buttons - one of which is a dinner suit, so I personally wouldn't button that anyway.

 

[Feraud]

I don't know if three buttons are considered vintage, but they just strike me as very 1990's.

Three buttons are vintage.

 

[Hal]

Three buttons are vintage.

I never saw a 2-button jacket before 1965, and very few before 1970. (This is from a UK perspective - other countries probably had other preferences.)

 

[Son_of_Atropos]

Traditionally, for a single breasted peak lapel suit, what style of vest goes with it? Do they make single breasted peak lapel vests?

 

[Marc Chevalier]

Traditionally, for a single breasted peak lapel suit, what style of vest goes with it? Do they make single breasted peak lapel vests?

Both single-breasted and double-breasted vests go with it.

Single-breasted peak lapel vests are very rare. I've only seen one or two vintage tuxedo vests with peak lapels, and never any business vests.

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[Orgetorix]

I've always thought the proportions of this suit were just about perfect. You could raise the top button a little--an inch or so--but not too far.

 

[Slim Portly]

"The single-breasted jacket should have three front buttons. Two front buttons suggest ignorance; one front button suggests rakishness." - Francis Bown, Bown's Bespoke

 

[mt_spiffy]

I prefer 3 button jackets, but with peak lapels I think 2 looks better.

 

[Baron Kurtz]

"The single-breasted jacket should have three front buttons. Two front buttons suggest ignorance; one front button suggests rakishness." - Francis Bown, Bown's Bespoke

Hmmmm, bucketfull of salt required (re: 3 vs 2 button). The man generally knows his stuff, but what a stupid thing to type.

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[Tomasso]

The man generally knows his stuff

But he wears Berluti.

 

[DOUGLAS]

I suppose I will not take Mr Bown's sartorial advise and be suggested as ignorant. Much better than being a pompous ass. I spent the morning looking over fabrics. I found six possible fabrics however three are in the running and one other possible. The fourth is an all wool medium gray with a pale white windowpane pattern. I really want a solid light gray. the other three are a pale gray solid in wool, a cats-eye pattern light gray in cashmere and silk and a small nail-head pattern in black and white in Merino wool and silk.

 

[BellyTank]

What about a finely patterned grey/gray tweed?
A Donegal, or Shetland, etc...

http://www.harris-tweed.co.uk/images/stock_large/14 MID GREY.jpg

http://www.tweed-jacket.com/CLOTH PAGE/CLOTH GALLERY/images/Grey-Donegal.jpg

http://www.tweed-jacket.com/CLOTH PAGE/CLOTH GALLERY/images/j_ KEEPERS TWEED_jpg.jpg

That last one is a heavy one but I'd love a suit in it.



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[Baron Kurtz]

But he wears Berluti.

Something wrong with Berluti? Other than being undoubtedly over-priced.

(I admit that i don't keep up with latest fads in "which shoes shall we deride this week" on "style" forums. I read one thread only on a much frequented forum that went off on one re: Crockett and Jones while orgasming over Allen Edmonds. Needless to say i've yet to return.*)

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* Not that i have anything for or against the brands here named. Simply the point that "style" forum participants tend to get rather worked up over their own pet brands …

 

[Marc Chevalier]

What about a finely patterned grey/gray tweed?
A Donegal, or Shetland, etc...
That last one is a heavy one but I'd love a suit in it.

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The fabric would be great on a suit, but a double-breasted vest made of tweed might look (and feel) a bit too chunky. Instead, I'd wear a doeskin double-breasted vest with a tweed suit.


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[Sefton]

"The single-breasted jacket should have three front buttons. Two front buttons suggest ignorance; one front button suggests rakishness." - Francis Bown, Bown's Bespoke

(OFF TOPIC): If I didn't know that Bown was serious I'd think I was reading a satirical site like The Chap. Pomposity without the intentional laughs (or guffaws, maybe an occasional chortle. Never a snicker. Too utterly common and vulgar!).

 

[Tomasso]

Something wrong with Berluti?

They're like the Pamela Anderson of high end shoes.

 

[Baron Kurtz]

I agree they are often quite vulgar. But from vulgar shoes to ridiculous statements about buttons is quite a step.

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[Son_of_Atropos]

I've always thought the proportions of this suit were just about perfect. You could raise the top button a little--an inch or so--but not too far.

I was under the impression that you do not button a single breasted suit when you wear a vest. This picture proves otherwise. Is there an actual rule here or just personal preference?

 

[Sefton]

Is that actually a DB vest in that illustration? It looks SB to me, although it is a bit tough to make out the details.

 

[BellyTank]

The fabric would be great on a suit, but a double-breasted vest made of tweed might look (and feel) a bit too chunky. Instead, I'd wear a doeskin double-breasted vest with a tweed suit.


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True. I wasn't thinking of the waistcoat.
That really would be way too much cloth.


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thats one way