Question about button holes and jacket cuffs

[jonny2box]

Hello,

This lapel button hole is on a Canali Kei Sport Jacket. (photos are front side and backside)

I'm considering getting the sleeves finished at a tailor with working cuffs. Found a guy who specializes in hand sewn button holes for about 150 CAD$ for 8.
But I'm wondering if it would be worth asking the same tailor to go over and redo the lapel and two main button holes on the jacket so that they are all done with the same skill and detail.
Is this a rookie mistake ? I'm excited to finally have a nice-ish quality jacket that fits me well. But I've read elsewhere on the forum that hand details on an OTR jacket is a bit like "putting perfume on a pig" .. the expression made me laugh and I can see their point of view...

Any advice? Should I just finish the cuff with the same style machine sewn non-functional buttons and be done with it so it matches canali’s existing work on the jacket and then wait until I get a chance for a bespoke jacket later in life?

 

[thomas_finney]

Hey jonny2box. Those button holes look machine made to me. Though I don't know if I would suggest spending $150 on hand-made button holes, the price seems a bit steep and they won't look very different than what you have now. I'd recommend you find a quality local tailor that can give you functional machine button holes to match what's already on the jacket and save hand-made for your next bespoke suit. Hope this helps!

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[ebauche]

Do the working buttonholes. You will love them every time you wear the jacket. $150CDN is not bad for hand sewn buttonholes.

 

[Anachronist]

Honestly, I have different opinion: I would not spend that money for hand-sewn buttonholes on this jacket. Whilst ebauche is right, the price you quoted is ok (I have seen nice handstitched buttonholes done for around 10 bucks each), the trouble is the keyhole shaped buttonhole on the lapel... this telltale screams machine made (a higher quality and/or handmade suit always has a simple **** buttonhole) and no hand stitching will ever conceal this detail from an experienced eye. Just enjoy the jacket as it is and save this investment up for a really fine piece with a proper lapel buttonhole.

 

[jonny2box]

.. @ Anachronist - That's a pretty compelling reason and nicely spotted detail about hand (****) vs. machine (keyhole) lapel holes that I would not have have picked up on this early in my suit / jacket journey. Much appreciated ..

 

[Anachronist]

You are welcome, although I did feel a bit unhappy about spoiling the idea of the handsewn buttonholes (I love this detail very much as well)... just felt if I could spare you the vain investment. This shouldn't however take away the joy in this jacket. I've got a few RTW jackets with this feature too, which I love no less and, fankly, there are only few who can tell the difference (unfortunately however those, who also spot the handsewn buttonholes)...

 

[shhQuiet]

Hello,

This lapel button hole is on a Canali Kei Sport Jacket. (photos are front side and backside)

I'm considering getting the sleeves finished at a tailor with working cuffs. Found a guy who specializes in hand sewn button holes for about 150 CAD$ for 8.

I just bought today the same jacket in navy. It’s great- so comfortable and light. Good choice!

Don’t know that I’ll spring for surgeons sleeves though.