Poll - One vs Two button Peak lapel Tuxedo

[orthofrancis]

I need to buy a Tux - will be wearing them several times a year. Question is this formal enough - midnight blue, two button, peak lapel, or will it become dated fast. Belvest makes this, but I'm not quite sure if I want to pull the trigger, and that's a problem I guess.

 

[Macallan]

midnight blue - tick
peak lapel - tick
two buttons - *orthofrancis gets banned from SF*

Go for a single button, remember with a midnight blue dinner suit the lapel facing and bow should be black

 

[JLibourel]

Originally Posted by Macallan

remember with a midnight blue dinner suit the lapel facing and bow should be black

I don't think they necessarily "should be black." Midnight blue is an acceptable color for the facings, I'm pretty sure. It's just that they most commonly are black.

 

[usctrojans31]

I would wear it if it was free and fit well, but the operative word from your post is buy. That said, no I would never buy a 2 button tuxedo.

 

[DocHolliday]

Two buttons are a lesser sin than the ticket pocket. Ixnay.

For a second I thought that was a peak-lapel suit for illustration purposes. But the covered buttons make me think it's meant to be a DJ. No way.

Aside from the aforementioned issues, the gorge is too high and the quarters are too closed for my tastes.

 

[WBaker]

Along with the flap pockets I would say this is a pass.

 

[blackbowtie]

Am joining the chorus on one button. The dinner jacket in the picture also looks too fashion forward IMHO.

 

[JayJay]

Not a fan of the jacket in the pic at all. The two-button and tic pocket destroy it.

 

[porcelain monkey]

I had a couple of friends who bought some three button dinner jackets about 10 years ago. It looked fashionable at the time. I haven't asked, but I would have to think they now regret it. I'll stick to my one button.

 

[Mr Herbert]

ticket pocket makes absolutely no sense at all

 

[UnFacconable]

Would agree with those saying the flap pockets and the ticket pocket are the larger sins. It's also unclear whether the facings are different from the rest of the jacket. I have a 2-button jacket and the silhouette is no different from that of a 1-button. Had I to do it over again, I would have gone for 1 button, but it's not something that would cause me to switch to a newer tuxedo.

 

[JayJay]

Originally Posted by UnFacconable

I have a 2-button jacket and the silhouette is no different from that of a 1-button. Had I to do it over again, I would have gone for 1 button, but it's not something that would cause me to switch to a newer tuxedo.
I made the same mistake several years ago, although it seemed to be a good fashion forward choice at the time.

 

[UnFacconable]

Originally Posted by JayJay

I made the same mistake several years ago, although it seemed to be a good fashion forward choice at the time.

That puts me in good company I guess

Seriously though, two button v one button is an extremely small sin. Going to three buttons though is not something I could take.

 

[NiFTY]

i have a two button RLPL by st andrews tux with peak lapel and i think it is great, that said i would ideally have chosen a one button. I must however joint the chorus here, flap pockets and no black lapel facing make this look more like a suit, i think a midnight blue tux is a good look though.

 

[Montrachet]

Why are they even calling this a tux? It's clearly just a navy suit. Covering the buttons and adding a bowtie doesn't cut it. Look at how high that vest is, that's a suit vest. Is there a silk facing on the lapels? I can't tell from the picture.