We see it all around us and many wonder why it is. Open the bottom button of the jacket or the waistcoat. And many then wonder; Why? We too are often asked why the bottom button remains open. This question comes up regularly, especially among the current, very curious generation.
Theories
Theories abound; with an odd number of knots leave the bottom knot open, for example closed with an even number. But we are going along with the legend of the British royal family. He tells us that the British king Edward VII grew a little too much volume around the abdominal area, so that the bottom button of both his blazers and his waistcoats could no longer be closed. Of course his ‘people and subjects’ saw that too. Out of solidarity with the king, they also unbuttoned the bottom button.
This fashion movement has not been different since 1906. A forced adjustment that has led to a fashion image that is now indispensable in the world of suits, waistcoats and blazers
