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But the suits most men wear have buttons on the sleeves that are purely decorative. The Manhattan-based custom tailor and menswear historian Alan Flusser traces suit sleeve buttons as far back as years ago, to the reign of Prussia's Frederick the Great.
The buttons would "encourage soldiers to use their shirt cuffs instead of jackets sleeves as handkerchiefs," Flusser wrote. Many modern menswear dictates are rooted in military decorum and convenience.
When mass-production practices took hold in the 20th century, jackets with functioning buttons on the sleeves fell out of favor. They were once known widely as "surgeon's cuffs" that could be unbuttoned and rolled up so doctors could wash up as high as their wrists.
Jackets with functioning buttons on the sleeves come at a price. Tailors say they present problems when it comes to alterations. Having a jacket tucked in at the shoulders could raise the sleeve buttons too high. Dear Cecil: There comes a time in every upwardly mobile young man's life when he has to face up to buying a suit. Cecil Adams Send questions to Cecil via cecil straightdope. Why is it called a restroom, anyway? How did public libraries get started?
Thanks for signing up! Check your inbox for a welcome email. Email required. By signing up, you agree to our Privacy Notice and European users agree to the data transfer policy. There are various theories that try to answer this curiosity but the most popular are generally two: military and worldly.
The theory that traces the introduction of buttons on the sleeves of the jacket back to the military environment is attributed in turn, according to different sources, to some great historical figures. The most often credited are Queen Elizabeth I, Frederick II of Prussia, Napoleon and Admiral Nelson, who allegedly required their troops to wear jackets and uniforms with buttons on the sleeves. The presence of buttons would have made this practice more annoying, in some cases even painful especially in the case of brass buttons , discouraging soldiers from using sleeves as a handkerchief and helping to enforce the decorum required of an official uniform.
According to this theory, the buttons on the sleeve were used back in the days when garments were always open on the sleeves, making the button and the buttonhole a necessary means of opening and closing. There was a time when all men wore jackets and it was something that they wore whatever they were doing. Now, imagine a gentleman in the late XIXth century while working in his garden wearing his blazer.
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