> There’s a basic rule when it comes to buttoning up a suit jacket: “Sometimes, Always, Never” — if you have a three-buttoned jacket, sometimes button the top one, always button the middle one, and never button the bottom one.
> Regardless, no matter what kind of suit you’re wearing, the bottom button should never be buttoned up.
> The story of King Edward VII (who ruled from 1901 to 1910) is often dismissed as a myth — but it’s completely true.
> As fashion blogs and magazines will tell you, there’s a story that King Edward VII, back when he was the Prince of Wales and suits were becoming in vogue, got too fat for his waistcoat so he stopped buttoning the bottom button to make it fit better.
> Out of respect for him, the British court — and, eventually, everyone else in England and the British colonies — stopped buttoning their bottom buttons, too.
*NOTE: “buttoned”
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> Author: Shamsian (2017)
> There’s a basic rule when it comes to buttoning up a suit jacket: “Sometimes, Always, Never” — if you have a three-buttoned jacket, sometimes button the top one, always button the middle one, and never button the bottom one.
> Regardless, no matter what kind of suit you’re wearing, the bottom button should never be buttoned up.
> The story of King Edward VII (who ruled from 1901 to 1910) is often dismissed as a myth — but it’s completely true.
> As fashion blogs and magazines will tell you, there’s a story that King Edward VII, back when he was the Prince of Wales and suits were becoming in vogue, got too fat for his waistcoat so he stopped buttoning the bottom button to make it fit better.
> Out of respect for him, the British court — and, eventually, everyone else in England and the British colonies — stopped buttoning their bottom buttons, too.
*NOTE: “buttoned”
Outfit for a true king. Comes with emergency exit.