Style-How to Wear a Three-Button Suit. And How Not To

 

From the look of things Leonardo DiCaprio shows us both. In the same suit. Impressive, eh?

By Jonathan Evans +Esquire

When we first saw the photo above, we were very pleasantly surprised. You see, there's a bit of an epidemic currently underway in which men have seemingly forgotten how to button a suit jacket.And yet, here's Leonardo DiCaprio wearing a properly buttoned three-button suit by Prada — and looking great. Remember, the convention is sometimes, always, never when it comes to buttoning the buttons on a three-button jacket (from top to bottom), and Leo gets it exactly right. He's opted to leave the top one undone for a little rakish lapel roll, buttoned the center, and, crucially, left the bottom unfastened. "Well done, sir!" we thought. But then we saw this, from outside the same event:

 

All. Three. Buttons. Buttoned.
Damnit, Leo.Fellas, consider both of these photos, and let the latter one be an object lesson in why we harp on some of these seemingly arbitrary rules of style. See how he looks like he's wearing a jacket that's way too small? How the fabric is straining and pulling at his midsection? How he looks, just… not that good? That's all because of a couple tiny little buttons. And that's why we want you to button your suit jacket properly, and why we offer up rules like this in general. We want you to look your best. It comes from a place of love, guys.

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