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Liquid1's picture

2 button vs. 3 button suits

What's your preference?

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JackDole1029's picture

Birthday suit

Birthday suit

noob123's picture

3 button

i think 2 button was a trend recently... but kinda fading out... i prefer the 3 button....

Indeed's picture

3 button is better if you're

3 button is better if you're tall

JackDole1029's picture

Actually, the three button

Actually, the three button is a trend. The two button is a timeless classic. Always go two button. And if you are on the taller side get the gorge cut higher. Never buy a three button suit. None of the Saville Row houses have three buttons RTW. Two button or one button is the only way to go.

azwethinkweiz's picture

one button? i dont think

one button? i dont think so...

sternfox's picture

I have a three button suit.

I have a three button suit. Butten the first two or all three? Or only one?

juicefsu's picture

Only the middle button on a

Only the middle button on a 3 button

tkling's picture

1 button?

1 button suits are for fashion icons and homosexuals (often one in the same). You show up to a bank wearing a one button suit you get laughed out the door.

BSD123's picture

3 button

Button the middle and the top, NEVER the bottom.

You can also get away with just the middle.

marhami's picture

One button or two buttons,

One button or two buttons, certainly not three. Ones can be pulled off if you go for the right designer Dior Homme, McQueen, Armani and if your shorter. The two button suit, however, is the classic as jackdole said. I like two button suits with a double vent.

BSD123's picture

True..

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orbithal's picture

Re: True..

BSD123 wrote:

But if you really want to stand out, I really recommend buying one of these.

http://www.mensusa.com/tools.aspx?id=238

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noob123's picture

bsd123

did you get all the great colors?
red, purple, orange and green?

orbithal's picture

oh you know it! How could I

oh you know it! How could I not?? Only a fool wouldn't.

MDR's picture

Two button is classic--the

Two button is classic--the three button is more modern. Single vent is also more conservative, and the double sided vent is a more modern italian look. As far as number of buttons goes, its personal preference really, but if you aren't getting your suits made to measure (which you should be) the you should pick the suit with the best cut. And FYI, it is absolutely never appropriate to button the bottom button on a suit. On a three button you can do just the middle button, or the top two. Don't do just the top button (and never ever button the bottom button).

net worth or nothing's picture

Re: Two button is classic--the

mdr24 wrote:

Don't do just the top button (and never ever button the bottom button).

How did this rule come to be?

JackDole1029's picture

Re: 1 button?

tkling wrote:

1 button suits are for fashion icons and homosexuals (often one in the same). You show up to a bank wearing a one button suit you get laughed out the door.

Um, listen here Texas A&M boy, one button suits are very elegant. They are not trendy. Tell H. Huntsman and Sons that they suck because they primarily make one button suits. With an OTR suit starting at 3K and a bespoke lingering around 6K Huntsman sets the Saville Row standard.

JackDole1029's picture

Re: One button or two buttons,

marhami wrote:

One button or two buttons, certainly not three. Ones can be pulled off if you go for the right designer Dior Homme, McQueen, Armani and if your shorter. The two button suit, however, is the classic as jackdole said. I like two button suits with a double vent.

Exactly

aachimp's picture

Re: Two button is classic--the

I think it's become a sort of unspoken rule since the bottom button makes a suit a little uncomfortable.

bryan1 wrote:
mdr24 wrote:

Don't do just the top button (and never ever button the bottom button).

How did this rule come to be?

TheKing's picture

Whenever I wear the ill

Whenever I wear the ill one-button jumpoff, hos stay on the nuts.

arrakis's picture

As long as the cut is good

As long as the cut is good and the suit fits, does it really matter?

kwyjibo's picture

3 button fo sho

3 button fo sho