How To Button A Suit, Jacket, Blazer, Vest, Overcoat, & Tuxedo - Men's Suits Buttoning Guide

[@pastorflaps6819]

I had an appointment with my shirt makers today the first part of are conversation he stated that he watched your programme and recommend it to his costomers high praise for you sir well done

[@moderndroneman]

"Button" count = 264

[@gentlemansgazette]

lol

[@shoubiaokuang747]

You actually counted them! 🤪

[@jurgenforster8314]

First it was admiration, now it’s respect. Your suits and clothing choices are (A) standard.

[@gentlemansgazette]

Thanks

[@GeraldGOrros]

Nah, nowadays’ standards are too low. His style is not a “standard” but a reference point we all wish most people followed. I find calling his style a “standard” as an understatement.

[@sheevinopalpatino4782]

@@GeraldGOrros Why should everyone dress the same?

[@neinja66469]

@@sheevinopalpatino4782 it's not about dressing the same it's about how low mens fashion has fallen in the last three decades

[@sumanjungthapa2097]

This gentelmen deserves over 2M subscribers

[@gentlemansgazette]

Thank you both, let's make it happen. I believe in authenticity and quality and so I do not change my style, instead I am myself. Of course, if you look at our early videos, you see an improvement now, but I am still the same person. At the end of the day every youtuber attracts a different audience and I have no interest being more flashy or salesy because that's not who I am.

[@pocketsand5216]

*Gentleman

[@zac7530]

Woahhhhhhhh were half way there !!!!!!!!!

[@DC430]

To button the bottom button or not to button the bottom button.

[@gentlemansgazette]

lol

[@rubberuke]

DC430, Say that 5 times fast

[@edifilipe]

That is the question!

[@loveruiz633]

Omg. I never knew how much work it is for men to wear a suit.. I appreciate a man whom wears a suit.. after reviewing your sentimental basics of proper suit wearing do's & dont's..

[@coalstocking]

only the gentleman's gazette can entertain me with a 12 minute video about mundane buttoning rules i already know

[@lamontbrown9117]

Thank you Mr. Schneider for this particular presentation because I've recently added a waistcoat to my wardrobe. (Thanks to your waistcoat video) Your reference videos have been most helpful to me. Please keep up the good work.

[@bemnet2000]

Very comprehensive facts, but I enjoyed it.

[@gentlemansgazette]

Thanks, we always want to create the most comprehensive video on any given topic.

[@danielmobley1]

An unsolicited opinion here but I really enjoyed this video. I think it’s a great opportunity for men with little knowledge of classic menswear to get some ground rules down about how to wear their suits if not a little obstinately worded at times regarding some styles looking “off” with little explaination given. Love the work you gentlemen do here and these videos will remain timeless just like the outfits shown in the video. Keep it up! 😁

[@ryancummingsmusic]

Great video. This has been a topic of much confusion for me. Thank you for sharing your knowledge. This one is getting bookmarked for future reference.

[@n.k.63]

Excellent guide, Herr Schneider! Was looking for something like this from you, as you are one of my most trusted sources on elegant men's attire. Thanks for the detailed explanation! Please, always stay as dapper as you are, I hope your channel grows and business prospers!

[@samuelclaessens7699]

Hear hear!

[@PinkLifestyle8]

This was a very helpful video for me while I’m in fashion styling school! And your pinstripe suit is great

[@monophthalmos9633]

I have a single-breasted, four-buttoned, cognac-coloured suede jacket and it's a very nice and casual and I get a lot of compliments on that garment.

[@Flukey_1970]

Excellent advice I honestly didn’t know some of these button combinations.

[@arabnationalist5401]

This gentleman is a real gentleman!

[@moeketsimasimole3978]

Im a big fan of stripes... love your suit sir and the combination is on point

[@argonwheatbelly637]

Common sense dressing and etiquette. I like this.

[@dtmstormphotography]

I LOVE WEARING VINTAGE SUITS ALL DAY, EVERYDAY! All Year Long! I wear them for my personal favorite style

[@isabellacammalleri8489]

Great video ! I think every man should know how to button a suit properly

[@gentlemansgazette]

That's why we made this video ;)

[@isabellacammalleri8489]

Gentleman's Gazette and that's why I love your channel. Because at the and of your videos you have always leaned something !

[@e39lwd]

Thanks a lot for the nice overview of the rules! I also have to say that suit might be my favourite you've ever worn!

[@josephkersey7084]

Raphael, thank you for another magnificent tutorial. You put a much time & effort into your videos that we appreciate. You have a dapper day!

[@ΓεωργιοςΖαλοκωστας-ο7δ]

Thanks for the valuable informations!!🎁

[@zoukatron]

Good video. I'm always careful about how I do up my buttons and I'm shocked by how poorly so many other men attend to this. Having said that, I think many people see these rules and just outdated restrictions and impositions, rather than being in place because of sensible reasons like how a jacket is actually tailored.

[@cowboyhank456]

This exactly. It's quite sad imo

[@tattoochef425]

Cowboy Hank it if for sure. When you die, no matter how good of person you were or what you did in life, if you didn’t button your suit properly in life, that is all you will be remembered for.

[@alikaraoglan68]

Why?

[@jamesrosewell9081]

@@alikaraoglan68 What do you mean "why?"

[@gletschertroll]

Danke für die informativen Videos. Ich bin zu den Weihnachtsfeiertagen darauf gestoßen und genieße sie sehr - und ich finde sie sehr nützlich. Weiter so! Grüße aus Wien.

[@rogelioalejandro1762]

¡This is the best video on how to button your jackets! I mean normally in videos they explain about the quantity of buttons and not the type of jacket. ¡Excellent job! That is why I am subscribed to this channel.

[@tej_s9]

1:15 - 1:26 is what you're here for

[@arkantos006]

A very informative video. You've answered many of my unanswered questions.

[@avicente711]

Raphael, great video as always! Quick note worth mentioning.... If you have 4 or 5 button jacket simply... throw it out!

[@Foxman_Noir]

This! This is an excellent video, something I had been looking for for a long time. Thank you!

[@waltski4375]

Thank you for the informative video, especially the rules if one is wearing a waistcoat with either a two or three button jacket.

[@ianmcmurchie6636]

I find this helpful, I still follow these rules rather well. I now make suits and tend to do every button on my waistcoat unless I’m physically active enough to justify it or exceptionally hot. (I have a very different figure to Bertie and cherish the American spirit of inconveniencing the English) I have decided I’m going to design my next waistcoat with a bottom button hole on each side just to bug people.

[@edwardkvietkus389]

I appreciate your attention to detail. Thank You!

[@s.m.mediaproductions5304]

Only thing I disagree on is not buttoning a single breasted jacket when wearing a vest. I always wear three piece suits and over the last year I began buttoning the jacket while standing and much prefer it that way. The lines are cleaner, the jacket stays in place better and doesn't flap in the wind, as well as keeps me a bit warmer in the cold months, as in the warm months I'd just forego the jacket and vest all together. I only buy 3 button jackets and of course only button the top 2 as you said. I used to really dislike the 1890s style of only buttoning the top button, but now I kind of wish it would return as a trend. Regardless of what you think, it would be a whole lot better than most the current trends we see.

[@Major_Doug_Keith]

Thanks a lot. I've never worn a suit (The only time I wore a tux was prom) and I have to go to a formal event. I have always worn my uniform to formal events but I got pressured by my fiancee to get a suit. I got a navy suit with white pinstripes and I have no idea what I'm doing. The video helped

[@eespinosa64]

Another great, informative video. Do I understand correctly that, on a single-breasted suit, the jacket stays unbuttoned if wearing a vest?

[@rukaks]

That’s what I understood too 🤔

[@jemn3454]

Excellent advice as always, thank you for this guide

[@folkelundstrom6474]

Great video, as always! Please make one about the top most essential dress shirts!

[@craft-o-matic399]

@Gentleman's Gazette Thank you Raphael! i still need help though. I recently purchased a vintage women's blazer for an upcoming photo shoot. It has the button placement just like yours with peaked lapels and gold buttons with an embossed crest. I will be lying on my right side on my sofa with my head propped up with my right arm at one end of my sofa for some of the photos. Should I keep one or both buttons buttoned please? Thanks so much for all your fantastic content here on your channel! You're the best! Lisa

[@Priyadarshan_Nag]

You look excellent in this suit 😎👌💯

[@gentlemansgazette]

Thank you!

[@redtitan108]

Always great advice, thank you

[@timothyfreeman97]

Chris Eubank sr loves the four and five button jackets. Could you also do a video about wanting to revive the Victorian-Edwardian era of men's wear? They're the best!

[@fluffycookie3595]

Make pinstripes great again! Great video, Sire! On a serious note, would you suggest wearing pinstripes or anything with a stripes pattern for a person not having a chiseled body so as to look good?

[@ravipeiris4388]

Extremely useful tutorial, thank you.

[@JM-wb3ms]

I asked you in another video about this matter now you have answer my questions thank you so much there's a lot to learn..

[@Trotsky1981]

There are practical reasons to never button your lower button, it's not just because it 'looks bad'. It's because if your top/ middle button sits at the waist; i.e., your narrowest point, it provides maximum mobility and comfort.

[@nejm612]

That tie!

[@MegaASMRmetal]

Why is this mans smooth af

[@mms8393]

Great Video!

[@Aaron-from-BroTrio]

I'm curious. If it is not advised to fasten the bottom buttons of a 2 or 3 button jacket, why is it still there? Also I've always preferred the way a suit feels when all buttons are fastened. Is that just me? I suppose my suit preferences would fit in the 20s or 30s instead of today.

[@sethpandah8049]

Would you ever make a video going over your wardrobe?

[@Acemans]

what brand are the double monk they look fantastic

[@nc2842]

I was thinking of adding custom buttons to my suit. (olive green haywood flannel by indochino 2 button). What buttons would look cool, and what would not work? Are there any rules for buttons? Any help appreciated?

[@Crocomum]

Raphael I'm visiting Italy for a month in hopes of gaining some first hand experience of the world of Italian tailoring and will be there for Milan fashion week, I was wondering if there were any particular tailors, shirt makers or those of similar profession which I could check out. Love the content as always!

[@midshipsport]

Hi, I have a 4-button suit. Should I open the Top and Bottom buttons only?

[@ricochet2880]

I think that's what he said in the video - only button the middle buttons. So the top and bottom button are left open.

[@arunimtalks6333]

Will it look good if I wear a 2 buttoned jacket unbuttoned without a vest?

[@mharmaansheikh6388]

I've chosen the same cloth you are wearing mr

[@johnclifford1920]

I currently own the basics in suits. I have Navy Blue, Charcoal, and Light Grey. I am considering buying a Navy windowpane suit. What are your thoughts on windowpane suits, and can you please do a video on windowpane suits. Thanks

[@兄さん]

my uniform has four buttons, singled-breasted, but using just the middle buttons feels strangely uncomfortable. is it acceptable to use the top three and leave the bottom undone?

[@LoneWarrior.]

Designating each button starting from top, center & bottom: Sometimes, Always, Never. When in doubt. Everytime: Sometimes ie. whenever you want (top button), Always (center button),. Never (bottom button). Two buttons? Always & Never. More simply, If you have more than one button, the bottom button is always dead to you.

[@urosrakic6900]

There are exceptions: paddock jacket (where you must button both buttons) and Norfolk jacket. So, there are exceptions to an endlessly parroted paradigm: sometimes, always, never. On the top of that, I will wear suit jackets the way I like (and I won't care about buttoning etiquette).

[@kent266]

how about straightening that crooked tie?

[@gatiskar]

what would be buttoning rule if you wear sweater vest under a jacket?

[@Cheez3Wagen]

Excuse me sir, can you please explain about the suit pieces in Vegas like the Cowboy Suit and the Long collars.

[@vivekbooshan9954]

Do you have a bunch of short clips of you posing in outfits that you can just grab from a folder and edit in or do you individually change for each video?

[@gentlemansgazette]

+Vivek Booshan if you really watch the videos, you should know the answer ;)

[@vivekbooshan9954]

Gentleman's Gazette I understand that the clips of you un/bottoning the jacket and making points about them were made now (now being relative, of course), but are the ones where you just stand and turn around reused.

[@madhukrishnavallabhajosyul6996]

Can the Paddock suit be worn as a formal wear?

[@kahlilhernandez7143]

Why do I feel the urge to create an infographic of this. Also great a guide Raphael.

[@gar4438]

For some one who is talking about how to look in a suit. You need to tie your tie with a Windsor knot. It is a better looking from the crocket tie you have on.

[@adrielrowley]

I have known how to button since I was 12, or so I thought (was leaving the bottom button on my double breasted unbuttoned). Now I know on my '50s jacket will have to see how it lays with both buttoned, might have been cut for that? Also, why did JFK wear his jackets with both buttons buttoned? Thank you.

[@justagerman140]

So do you always leave a two button jacket unbottoned when wearing a vest or is it just for the ones that have higher buttons?

[@asadullahrafiq4485]

Informative

[@BobTheHatKing]

What do you think horizontal pinstripe suits? To me they’re kind of interesting but also kinda weird

[@NitishKumar14300]

Which button suit best

[@idcook]

On two button blazers I’ve often preferred to button only the bottom button to maintain the shirt/tie focal silhouette and to dissuade the appearance of intentionally drawing attention to the crotch.

[@benderbendingrofriguez3300]

How about if you make a video on the difference between double vent, single vent and no vent jacket ?

[@Kevinjandro]

Damn he know's his shiznit always great content here thank you👈🏾🤘🏾

[@26OY]

Am I the only one that was absolutely stunned by the beauty of the double breasted tweed colorful herringbone jacket on 0:16?! What jacket it that and where is it from ? Incredible, informative video as always. Favorite channel.

[@fishwigy]

X2, never really going to afford it at my age or even years after working

[@marquiss594]

Great video. Where do you get your rings?

[@BobTheHatKing]

Since the double breasted jacket is always buttoned, is it even practical to wear a vest with it? It seems like the vest would just be obscured if you have 4 or more buttons

[@renesalas8863]

I need your help please I bought button toppers and it came with a small chain attachment but I don’t know what it is and how to use it can you please please help me

[@johnnyryu9207]

I think I couldn't spell the word "button" anymore after this video...Just kidding, great tutorial :)

[@notar2123]

If I'm wearing an overcoat unbuttoned (because it's relatively warm), and have a two-button suit beneath it, should I keep only one button buttoned or both of them?

[@danbazinet8006]

Only the top button.

[@spitfireraf8646]

If I want to capture the 30s and 40s look should I button both buttons on a two button single breasted suit jacket (Sorry, a very wordy statement)

[@spitfireraf8646]

Oh yeah I know that too I pay close attention to cuts and lepals ext

[@juanvaldo666]

I like your suit man!!! Where can I get one?

[@johanfagerstromjarlenfors]

Where i live all people says that NEVER button bottom button. With 2 button allways the top one even if u have a vest under. The same goes with three button but the middle one is optional.. sometimes i have seen just the middle button but that rare.

[@Lewis2000ize]

i salute you we all salute you

[@BobTheHatKing]

Do I leave the suit jacket unbuttoned while standing if I’m wearing an overcoat and a vest? It seems to make more sense to button it.

[@UltimateBargains]

Italian all the way, bro!

[@narmi3134]

What do I do if my suit jacket has a zipper?

[@urosrakic6900]

Zip it. And ignore those that say to you that you're making a mistake.

[@blakebergersen296]

Good morning sir, Could you make a tutorial with blue jean styling Thank you Mr.Top Hat

[@catatonicbug7522]

Blue jeans are for yard work and hyper-casual people. Not proper clothing for a well-dressed gentleman.

[@TTURBOVOLVO]

So do I unbotton the jacket when wearing a 3 piece suit?

[@StMyles]

Wow. Interesting

[@sebastiantrensen7431]

First and foremost I must say what a great channel this is, then I just wanted to point out that it was George VI and not Edward VII who were called ‘Bertie’.

[@jayremi4384]

Great video Raphael, thank you. Just a friendly note that your tie is not straight and may need some adjustment. All the best, Jay

[@reesecripe5428]

Jay Remi he's said many times that he has a strong preference towards asymmetrical tie knots. He even has an entire video on how to consistently make a dimple in your knot

[@jayremi4384]

reese cripe I did not know, nor did I watch this video. This said, asymmetrical knots are not my thing at all. Call me conservative all you want but a tie knot should be straight for a clean look. All the best, Jay

[@j.b.8513]

Definitely agree with you on this one

[@shoubiaokuang747]

The title should have been: how to button the buttons 😄 great vid nonetheless 🤓

[@BeyondTheLineProductions]

What are your thoughts on single butto jackets why or why not should more men consider them?

[@1fault]

I have an 8 button coat idk what to do

[@ahmadkharma5159]

Is the 4 or 5 button jacket an ascott?

[@isabelmagalhaes1374]

I have got a blazer det is four button bus you can only botutton the loeste buntton

[@williamwilliford2408]

I have a sincere question: am I to understand that if you're wearing a 3-piece suit (w/ waistcoat/vest) that you should never button any of the buttons on the jacket?

[@Z0dzor]

That is correct yes.

[@zbrr4901]

@@Z0dzor Thank you!

[@arson1tez]

I took a shot every time he said "buttons" and now I am typing this comment while in line for St. Peter's approval to go to Heaven.