The ‘always’ ‘sometimes’ ‘never’ rule for buttoning a suit
Suits come with a few different options. There’s two button suits, three button suits and and then there’s Double Breasted suits. Some people thing the two-button is more stylish, the three-button is more traditional, and Double Breasted… well that’s really for older, or larger men, or re-runs of early 90′s sitcoms like Frasier.
If you’re wearing a three-button suit you should make sure you’re aware of the ‘Always, Sometimes, Never Rule’, also known as the ASN rule. There’s nothing worse than seeing someone who doesn’t know how to wear a suit buttoning all three buttons. The ASN rule is pretty basic, and refers to your buttons from the top down. The top button of your suit should ALWAYS be buttoned, whenever your suit is buttoned. The middle button can SOMETIMES be buttoned, and the bottom button should NEVER be buttoned.
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