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post #1276 of 1434
3/10/13 at 10:57am
If they're using a boutonniere arrangement rather than a single flower, you're probably not going to have the option of putting it through the buttonhole... you're going to have to pin it on. Just be prepared for that situation.
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post #1277 of 1434
3/10/13 at 3:21pm
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Originally Posted by Van Veen View Post

If they're using a boutonniere arrangement rather than a single flower, you're probably not going to have the option of putting it through the buttonhole... you're going to have to pin it on. Just be prepared for that situation.

I'm almost 100% positive its going to be a single rose.  So I'm hoping my tailor can do a fantastic job at creating a button hole on the lapel at the correct angle.

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post #1278 of 1434
3/10/13 at 4:31pm
I can vouch for the neodymium magnets. They will definitely hold a single rose in place and you'll be able to dance all night without it moving.
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post #1279 of 1434
3/10/13 at 4:56pm
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Originally Posted by musicmax View Post

I can vouch for the neodymium magnets. They will definitely hold a single rose in place and you'll be able to dance all night without it moving.

Have u used the magnets for the same specific reason? If so if love to hear how u went about using them with a single rose.
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post #1280 of 1434
3/10/13 at 5:24pm
If going with the magnet option just make sure your wallet isn't in the inside pocket behind that lapel as it could potentially fuck up your credit cards.
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post #1281 of 1434
3/10/13 at 5:30pm
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Originally Posted by Snoogz View Post

Have u used the magnets for the same specific reason? If so if love to hear how u went about using them with a single rose.

Yes. Just have the florist wrap one magnet into the boutonniere with floral tape, which is green and matches the flower's stem. Then put the second magnet behind your lapel. Easy.
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post #1282 of 1434
3/11/13 at 3:58am

Is not having a lapel hole acceptable, unusual, or wrong?

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post #1283 of 1434
3/11/13 at 4:05am
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Originally Posted by Kent Wang View Post

Is not having a lapel hole acceptable, unusual, or wrong?

I think the very old school believes DJ should have no lapel hole to give the continuity of the lapel facing.
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post #1284 of 1434
3/11/13 at 8:05am
What's "very old school"? 19th century?
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post #1285 of 1434
3/11/13 at 9:04am
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post #1286 of 1434
3/11/13 at 9:22am
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Originally Posted by Kent Wang View Post

Is not having a lapel hole acceptable, unusual, or wrong?

 

Per blacktieguide.com:

 

"Classic sartorial pundits strongly recommend that all dinner jackets have a working buttonhole on the left lapel for a boutonniere (buttonhole in UK – the literal translation of the French term).  Ready-to-wear jackets may have to be taken to a qualified tailor who will know where to locate the hole and how to skillfully add it to the silk-faced lapel.  Custom-made formal jackets will also sometimes have a stem holder on the reverse side of the lapel."  

 

(By the way, could you offer a blackwatch tartan in the future?).

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post #1287 of 1434
3/11/13 at 10:28am
I had to post in here because there had been 666 posts since my last post and as a good Catholic I just can't have that.
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post #1288 of 1434
3/13/13 at 11:40pm

I think breaking the rule a little bit is more fun and exciting. But it's still nice to wear something comfortable and looked good on us. Don't overdressed.
 

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post #1289 of 1434
3/20/13 at 3:32pm
Crompton's gilt-embellished smoking jacket:

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post #1290 of 1434
3/21/13 at 10:22am
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Originally Posted by patrickBOOTH View Post

I had to post in here because there had been 666 posts since my last post and as a good Catholic I just can't have that.

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