Why do they unbutton their lowest button? A new vogue? Looks silly to me

[JohnsonBox]

[npe]

That's how you supposed to button men suit with 2 buttons. For men suit with 3 buttons you have to button the middle one, the top one is optional, the lowest one is never button. That was what the person at the Men Warehouse told me when I bought suit from there. :D

[articuno1au]

That's the standard. 2 buttons, top one done up.

You only do the bottom one up for extremely formal events..

It's amazing how much of this kind of knowledge is lost on people now days. For instance; most people do not know how to tie a proper double Windsor knot for their ties D:

HOW IS THIS POSSIBLE D: Yeah, I get it.. I'm old fashioned :\ But still..

[insanelyapple]

President Komorowski is obviously fat, but prime minister Jiabao - no idea. Maybe it is a new vogue :p

Seems like that was a less formal part of his trip to Warsaw, so without extra bottom one.

[bjoswald]

It makes it easier to pee.

[pookie62]

Seriously? Guys, I hope this was a question in jest. That is the proper way to way a suit.

[Draconian Guppy]

hey, at least he asked. :/

[saiz66]

I thought it was common knowledge.

[Edrick Smith]

There's certain things that are indeed and can be considered "common knowledge" based on other facts we learn throughout life.

For example you're not born and know that coffee is hot. However over time you learn to notice the signs or have an idea of what would usually be hot.

How to dress in a formal suit unless you've previously done it, is not common knowledge and there's no other "commonalities" to determine that. It's something that people whom wear or are versed in that subject know. Not everyone else.

I think we need to review common knowledge and what can be considered that. Not everyone dresses in suits.

[AMPSV]

because they are too fat

:rofl:

[BoredBozirini]

Because they know how to wear a suit, unlike the retards who button up everything.

[Brian Miller]

That;s you can can tell apar the sophisticated over the unclassy. You're not ment to button all of them, but the top one.

[JohnsonBox]

Because they know how to wear a suit, unlike the retards who button up everything.

Tell us the history of this tradition. I believe you're not too retarded to do it. :rolleyes:

[Dot Matrix]

Because they're wearing suits. Which is why you will never find me in one. lol

[Jeston Veteran]

Shamelessly stolen from Answers.com. I think the author sums it up quite nicely ;)

The tradition of leaving the bottom button of a coat undone started as a fashion choice. Coats are designed to flare away at the bottom, since the hips are (generally) broader than the waist, where a coat should be fastened. Modern suits are all cut with this in mind, and thus the bottom button should never be used, as it throws off the tailoring of the suit, turning a man's silhouette into a cylinder.

Ideally, three-button suits aren't supposed to have the top button fastened, either; leaving it undone balances the look and permits the lapel to roll closer to the waist, where it should be. In fact, the two-button suit takes care of this nicely by removing the offending button altogether. It is possible, if inadvisable, to button the top button without violating fashion rules.

There are a few exceptions. The bottom button on some double-breasted jacket is buttoned. There is also a type of custom jacket called a "paddock coat," where the placement of the buttons is altered and both are buttoned. John F. Kennedy was known to wear such a jacket.

The custom of leaving the bottom button on a waistcoat ('vest," in American English) undone comes from the early 20th century. King Edward VII was too rotund to fasten his bottom button and the custom came from his imitators.

[spikey_richie]

Henry the eight started this trend. He used to unbutton his bottom button on his waistcoat when he sat down for dinner.

[Axel]

I've never buttoned the lowest one up. This is not a "new vogue"!

[Argote]

As many others have mentioned, the answer is that THAT is the proper way to wear a suit.