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Originally posted by Bad_Rich_Chic
Yes, or at least 3 buttons are more traditional than 2 buttons. Not sure about the JFK attribution, I think it was a bit earlier, but 2 buttons are defintely a post WWII thing on regular suits.
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True, but the traditional 3 button suit (as worn by, say, Dean Acheson in 1951) is not the same 3 button suit as worn by you* young hipsters today.
Secretary Acheson's suit had a third button, but it didn't have those ridiculous high lapels that make today's 3 button suits look so silly. (Speaking of silly, thankfully I have yet to see a lawyer in one of those Michael Irvin-esque 4 button suits.)
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uh, not you B_R_C -- though given the Marlene Dietrich vibe you had when you discussed menswear for women, I bet that one of them 3 button suits would work for you.
