Working Sleeve Buttons on Tuxedo

[mrbateman]

Hi,

I notcied that tuxedo sleeve buttons are more decorative and don't look like normal suit buttons. It seems weird to me to have working tuxedo sleeve buttons. Thoughts?

 

[chicco196]

I think its a personal preference...all mine are working.

 

[mrbateman]

are they kissing too?

 

[ShoesYouCanUse]

All of mine are working even on my custom suits. That is what I prefer.

Best regards,

 

[Mr. Sartorial]

It depends on you're tuxedo and your approach to dress I suppose. Everything on a tuxedo is streamlined to represent more formality (eg. ventless typically, **** pockets instead of flap pockets, so on and so on. In my opinion, keeping with this aesthetic, non-functional buttons would be the right approach, but I doubt you'll find anywhere in the world anymore where working buttonholes will be considered gauche on a tuxedo.

 

[tj100]

Originally Posted by mrbateman

Hi,

I notcied that tuxedo sleeve buttons are more decorative and don't look like normal suit buttons. It seems weird to me to have working tuxedo sleeve buttons. Thoughts?

I get them working, though I see your point. The reason I do it is that the covered tuxedo button is usually (I'm not sure I've seen any that aren't) a shanked button, and with non-functioning cuffs, I find that the shank causes the buttons to flop about a bit on the sleeve. If you combine the shanked button with a working cuff, the shank sits down nicely in the buttonhole, and the buttons sit rather elegantly on the sleeve.

 

[mrbateman]

Thanks everyone for the feedback. I agree that the buttons seem to flop about alot. I'll get mine working.

 

[F. Corbera]

OP, do you go by "mister" or "master?"

 

[patrickBOOTH]

Originally Posted by mrbateman

Thanks everyone for the feedback. I agree that the buttons seem to flop about alot. I'll get mine working.

That might be hard, are they unionized?