Every self-respecting man should have a jacket in his wardrobe. Even if his profession is far from office work, a real gentleman should still go out only in a smart suit. The fashion for jackets is as varied as for women's dresses, but a man should choose only a model that fits him perfectly. If your wardrobe includes a suit from a famous fashion house. But at the same time, the jacket will fit somehow ridiculously, then such a suit is worthless.
Take a closer look at your jacket, it seems that everything in it is in place and every detail performs its specific function, but what does the small buttonhole on the left lapel of the jacket do? We will answer all questions below.
Why do they make a slit on a jacket?
It has always been believed that this loop is intended for attaching a boutonniere (a small accessory for men in the form of fresh or artificial flowers). But believe me, she appeared there much earlier than it became fashionable to wear flowers on clothes. Did you know that the ancestor of the modern jacket is a military uniform.
Yes, in the past, unfortunately, a man’s most formal attire was a uniform. So this slot performed the only function - a button from the right lapel was inserted into it, so that the uniform could be buttoned if necessary. Over time, the uniforms were transformed into classic jackets, their cut changed slightly, the button was removed from the right lapel, but the buttonhole remained. Indeed, now it is used mainly for fastening boutonnieres.
By the way, did you know one of the main distinguishing features of an expensive jacket from cheaper models? In models that are produced by fashion houses and have a high cost, there is a small flip-over loop on the inside of the lapel; it allows you to more securely attach the boutonniere to clothing.
Other options for the purpose of the slot
This slot was not always used to hold the boutonniere. At the end of the 20th century, the men's clothing company Worth & Worth proposed using this eyelet in the following way. They produced a hat that had a long cord on one side and it had to be secured in this slot. So the manufacturers suggested solving the problem by wearing a hat in windy weather. You didn't have to worry about your hat when you went outside. But for some reason this idea did not take root. The men decided that this option of using a slit looked frivolous and directly contradicted the ice or festive purpose of the costume.
How to use a slit on a jacket?
So, how to use a slit on a jacket in a modern suit. The fashion for boutonnieres came from the husband of the British Queen Victoria. He liked to place small bunches of flowers on his suit. Later, this technique was adopted by her courtiers, and then by the whole world. But there is an opinion.That in our time, boutonnieres are losing their relevance and are gradually going out of fashion. They decorate clothes on rare and special occasions, for example, the groom at his wedding.
In fact, the flower in the lapel remains relevant to this day, only it has undergone a slight transformation. Designers invite men to decorate their jackets with single flowers.
Moreover, according to etiquette, it is customary to use only white flowers during the day, but in evening outings you don’t have to be tied to any particular color.
Also an excellent option for a beautiful accessory would be knitted flowers in rich colors. Nowadays, stylists like to combine jackets with jeans, in which case funny pins on the lapel will add playfulness to the look. Also, every season, fashion houses present to the public a great variety of men's brooches of different sizes; they can be used to place accents in the image.
The most popular lover of brooches and boutonnieres is the host of “Fashionable Sentence” Alexander Vasiliev; he skillfully uses these accessories from various materials: rhinestones, artificial and real flowers, and even feathers.
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