Opinion on Change of Buttons

AxlJack · May 21, 2011

I just bought a Shawl Lapel Blazer that has cloth covered buttons. Now I know these buttons are reserved for a tux, however I dont ever intend to use it as such since they never came with a pair of trousers; just the jacket. The lapels are black and the cloth is a lighter black than the lapel (gravitating towards a very very dark grey) So given the usage as an odd blazer should I change them to normal buttons or leave em as they are? Edit: Pics of the blazer

acecow · May 21, 2011

Originally Posted by AxlJack

I just bought a Shawl Lapel Blazer that has cloth covered buttons. Now I know these buttons are reserved for a tux, however I dont ever intend to use it as such since they never came with a pair of trousers; just the jacket.

The lapels are black and the cloth is a lighter black than the lapel (gravitating towards a very very dark grey)

So given the usage as an odd blazer should I change them to normal buttons or leave em as they are?

Sounds like a tuxedo jacket to me. How do you plan to wear it?!

AxlJack · May 21, 2011

Originally Posted by acecow

Sounds like a tuxedo jacket to me. How do you plan to wear it?!

lol thats what I'm thinking, but i was gonna try wearing it like an SB with tie

Pieceofsand · May 22, 2011

Didn't you say it was a shawl lapel?

VelvetGreen · May 22, 2011

Just no.

harry2quinn · May 22, 2011

Hard to tell without pics, but sounds like you should wear it as a dinner jacket. Dinner jackets may have shawl lapels, but it depends on exactly how dark that gray is. If it's pretty much black, you may get away with it.

Klobber · May 22, 2011

Sounds like a bad idea, not sure it could work as dinner jacket either. If lapels were peaked instead of shawl, you might just about get away with it - i.e. could be just interpreted as an eccentric style / fashion statement.

But for sure: With shawl lapels and nightly colors, this will not be the sport coat you wear on a nice spring day, sun out and shining, birds chirping ...

For evening wear what do you hope to match up such a jacket with? Jeans, Chinos? Dress pants out of the question with this odd jacket.

Take it back whence you got it, get a proper dinner jacket or suit.

pvrhye · May 22, 2011

Are the lapels shinier than the jacket? Sounds to me like you have an orphaned dinner jacket.

harry2quinn · May 22, 2011

Originally Posted by pvrhye

Are the lapels shinier than the jacket? Sounds to me like you have an orphaned dinner jacket.

Doesn't have to be shiny - could be grosgrain...

softy · May 22, 2011

Originally Posted by AxlJack

lol thats what I'm thinking, but i was gonna try wearing it like an SB with tie

Regarding this usage of "an SB" -- we know it means single-breasted, but do you actually say "an SB" out loud like that in real life? If so, that is kind of weird.

AxlJack · May 22, 2011

Added pics for better input

Wiker · May 22, 2011

Just use it as a tuxedo jacked and buy yourself a new blazer...

lasbar · May 22, 2011

Originally Posted by AxlJack

lol thats what I'm thinking, but i was gonna try wearing it like an SB with tie

No....

Geezer · May 22, 2011

Keep the buttons.

Throw away everything else.

texas_jack · May 22, 2011

keep the buttons

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