Educate Me on 3-Roll-2 Coats

[Eustace Tilley]

Can members please post some pics of 3r2 coats (I imagine several have already, but I have difficulty identifying them as such). In particular, I am curious to see if this style leads to a reduction in 'shirt space' when compared to a regular 2-button coat.

Also, any comments on the advantages of this style?

Thanks: ET

 

[Gus]

All of my jackets are a 3 roll 2. Here are a few pics.

 

[Gus]

The difference between a 2 and 3 button? It varies by maker. A 3 button tends to be a little more vertical in the torso but not always as shown by the second jacket with the elbow patches. The top is Borrelli. The bottom Cucinelli.

 

[darkoak]

Wasn't this discussed at length over at AAAC?

 

[Ataturk]

Regular 3-button jacket means that the lapel rolls to the third button. 3-roll-2 means it's basically a 2-button suit with a third button in the lapel, i.e., rolled to the 2nd button. PSguy's first jacket looks more like 3-roll-2.5 (in between). 3-roll-2:

I really like this style myself.

 

[teddieriley]

Originally Posted by darkoak

Wasn't this discussed at length over at AAAC?

Probably, but this ain't AAAC

 

[binge]

Not going to argue the difference between 3r2 and 3r2.5, so I've labeled all as 3r2...you make the call.

3r2

2b

 

[AnGeLiCbOrIs]

Originally Posted by darkoak

Wasn't this discussed at length over at AAAC?

Thread got me banned.

Now my "cousin" eViLbOrIs is a member there but I don't think he has ever posted.

 

[Gus]

I don't know, that brown tweed number looks like a 3 - 2 5/8 to me.

 

[Gus]

Binge, your hand in your navy jacket, it looks so casual and dapper. Looking good.

 

[Ataturk]

It's really not that hard to tell the difference between 3-roll-2 and 3-roll-2.5.

 

[DocHolliday]

Originally Posted by Ataturk

Regular 3-button jacket means that the lapel rolls to the third button. 3-roll-2 means it's basically a 2-button suit with a third button in the lapel, i.e., rolled to the 2nd button. PSguy's first jacket looks more like 3-roll-2.5 (in between).

3-roll-2:

I really like this style myself.

I was going to agree with this, then realized the image is from my photobucket.

 

[Ataturk]

Congratulations! You have the first hit on google image search under "3-roll-2." Edit: Oddly enough, this is #6 or #7...

 

[binge]

Originally Posted by pocketsquareguy

Binge, your hand in your navy jacket, it looks so casual and dapper. Looking good.

Thanks. It was upon that moment that I fully embraced the group-think which is patch pockets.

Originally Posted by Ataturk

Congratulations! You have the first hit on google image search under "3-roll-2."

Edit: Oddly enough, this is #6 or #7...

http://hankandwillie.files.wordpress...l2_0298web.jpg

Lulz.

 

[Connemara]

A lot of pics in this thread are of 3-roll-2.5 coats. 3-roll-2 is like the Brooks coat, where the button and corresponding buttonhole roll completely under the lapel.