Dt: 17 May 2015
I recently attended a close friend's wedding. As most of you know there is no social gathering in the world where you can have as much fun as in a bro's wedding .So not getting into the details of all that lets move on to the subject of the post.
Its about the SUIT & how to wear it.The groom gave all his friends a mandate to arrive in SUITs at his wedding .From that point on I went into a little research mode about SUITs & their origin.
The first question that came to my mind was to find out the difference between a SUIT & a BLAZER ,Now being a fashion non -enthusiast its really pathetic to admit but yes I didn't know the difference between the two.
Anyways a bit of Google & I came across one primary difference.A Suit is something where the jacket & the trouser are stitched of the same fabric,Where as a blazer can be worn in contrast or with different coloured trousers.I leave it to you to judge whether I am right or not.(You can judge me....I don't give a damn :p )
So here I was confident that I have it sorted & took the Suit to the wedding.I had purchased this a year back while going on a business assignment but never wore it then.So finally on the day when I eventually wore it I had a fashion tip from my dear friend.
In a subtle manner he said .."You don't fasten the last button".Knowing that he has travelled around the world and is expected to be worldly-wise I quickly accepted his suggestion & unbuttoned the last button.
Once back home I did a quick research to check why have a button when you wont fasten it.. so here goes the explanation...
I recently attended a close friend's wedding. As most of you know there is no social gathering in the world where you can have as much fun as in a bro's wedding .So not getting into the details of all that lets move on to the subject of the post.
Its about the SUIT & how to wear it.The groom gave all his friends a mandate to arrive in SUITs at his wedding .From that point on I went into a little research mode about SUITs & their origin.
The first question that came to my mind was to find out the difference between a SUIT & a BLAZER ,Now being a fashion non -enthusiast its really pathetic to admit but yes I didn't know the difference between the two.
Anyways a bit of Google & I came across one primary difference.A Suit is something where the jacket & the trouser are stitched of the same fabric,Where as a blazer can be worn in contrast or with different coloured trousers.I leave it to you to judge whether I am right or not.(You can judge me....I don't give a damn :p )
So here I was confident that I have it sorted & took the Suit to the wedding.I had purchased this a year back while going on a business assignment but never wore it then.So finally on the day when I eventually wore it I had a fashion tip from my dear friend.
In a subtle manner he said .."You don't fasten the last button".Knowing that he has travelled around the world and is expected to be worldly-wise I quickly accepted his suggestion & unbuttoned the last button.
Once back home I did a quick research to check why have a button when you wont fasten it.. so here goes the explanation...
According to the lore of menswear, in the early 1900s King Edward VII started the trend of leaving the bottom button of a suit undone.
Apparently, he grew so rotund that he was unable to fasten the bottom button of his waistcoat and jacket. To not offend the king, those associated with him started
doing the same. The custom then gradually spread the world round (as England was still largely an imperial power with great influence across the globe).
Apparently, he grew so rotund that he was unable to fasten the bottom button of his waistcoat and jacket. To not offend the king, those associated with him started
doing the same. The custom then gradually spread the world round (as England was still largely an imperial power with great influence across the globe).
So the rule goes
Three button suit : Sometimes,always ,never
Two button suit: Always ,never
Well that explains it & the rule stays on with mankind for the rest of our times.
Cheers
