Three Button Suits...

[Newcomer]

So, normally I tend to favor two-button suits over three-button suits.

I have been looking at STP, Sartoriale's ebay page, and Shop the Finest, and almost all of them only have 3-button blazers. Now, I was thinking that this is probably because they buy up whatever is left over... But I came to wondering... is three button the direction that a lot of these designers are going back to?

 

[lasbar]

I'm a 2 roll3 button person...I also like the 1 button look ..
The pure 3 button look is very 90's in my humble opinion...
It would also depends on your morphology...
Be careful with designers , they tend to force upon us some artificial sartorial fads...
If you love them , try one ,check if your morphology is adapted to that style and buy the suit..
I have a few bought a few years ago and I still enjoy them...

 

[clee1982]

Only have one 3 button suit, and it looks too stiff for some reason. I am sure I can find a 3 button that will works, but I just haven't found one yet. 2 roll to 3 is a good choice, but I personally favor showing more shirt and tie, so kind pointless to go 2 roll to 3 in my case. I do want to buy one 2 roll to 3 eventually though. As to single button, I think Kilgour and Richard James are both very successful in pulling that look, haven't seen much from Italian makers on single button suit.

 

[Timeless Fashion]

I agree with the others in that it depends on your body morphology. If you are tall and slim, I think a 3 button looks fine. If you are short and stocky, I would avoid the 3 button suit.

 

[TheWraith]

I prefer a two button suit as well, of which the majority of my suits are. I do have one three button suit, but it's not my favourite. Fits quite well though.

 

[ALLCAPS]

It's all about your body size, really. Two button suits have been fashionable lately but that is not to say that they will become a faux pas in sartorial circles. If you're slim, a two button suit will tend to look better. If you're anything near rotund then a three buttoned suit will be your suit of choice.

In my opinion the three buttoned suit looks too boxy on slimmer guys, and they have a dated look without careful tailoring.

 

[knittieguy]

Originally Posted by Timeless Fashion

I agree with the others in that it depends on your body morphology. If you are tall and slim, I think a 3 button looks fine. If you are short and stocky, I would avoid the 3 button suit.

Odd. I am about 5'10 and a bit on the stocky side and have found, much to my surprise, that I generally look better, much longer and leaner, in a three button suit.

 

[sf_esq]

Originally Posted by Newcomer

So, normally I tend to favor two-button suits over three-button suits.

I have been looking at STP, Sartoriale's ebay page, and Shop the Finest, and almost all of them only have 3-button blazers. Now, I was thinking that this is probably because they buy up whatever is left over... But I came to wondering... is three button the direction that a lot of these designers are going back to?

I recently came to the exact same conclusion while shopping around. I tend to prefer a 2 button or a 3-2 roll, but don't care for a standard 3 button at all. Not all 2 buttons are created equal though. I do find that some 2 buttons can button too low. I prefer a mid-stance 2 button. Nice ones are difficult to come by currently, it seems.