2 button vs. 3 button suits

Birthday suit

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

3 button is better if you're tall

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.

one button? i dont think so...

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

Only the middle button on a 3 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.

Button the middle and the top, NEVER the bottom.

You can also get away with just the middle.

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.

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

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

Sharp! I ordered 7, one for every day of the week.

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

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

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).

How did this rule come to be?

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.

Exactly

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

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

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

3 button fo sho