I noticed there is a button on the above the cuff on the opening of some of my shirts. What's the purpose? Should this be buttoned? Why? Or what does it matter?
Just curious.
Just curious.
What's the button up the sleeve of dress shirts for?
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I noticed there is a button on the above the cuff on the opening of some of my shirts. What's the purpose? Should this be buttoned? Why? Or what does it matter?
Just curious.
Just curious.
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It is the favorite button for the laundry to break.
Size 14 even in the best material is not durable.
Freddy Vandecasteele
Size 14 even in the best material is not durable.
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You can say that again! That's why we switched to 16 ligne for sleeve gauntlet and collar.
Will is entirely correct. When having an audience with the Queen it is considered unacceptably poor manners to show the skin of one's forearm.
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Now if you had your own copy of the CD-Rom, The Encyclopedia of Men's Clothes, you could go to the Dress Shirt Chatper and read: :icon_smile_big:
Now if you had your own copy of the CD-Rom, The Encyclopedia of Men's Clothes, you could go to the Dress Shirt Chatper and read: :icon_smile_big:
The sleeve opening has a button halfway up its length. The buttonhole is cut through a gauntlet or sleeve placket, which is a miniature version of the front placket.
The word gauntlet is acceptable for meaning both 1) "glove" or "challenge" and 2) "a form of punishment in which lines of men beat a person forced to run between them". It comes from the Old French word gantelet, a diminutive of gant, meaning "glove."
The sleeve opening of all quality shirts have a button halfway up its length. Some shirt makers may skimp and not include this button. The buttonhole is cut through a gauntlet or sleeve placket, which is a miniature version of the front placket.
The purpose of the long opening is so that gentlemen can roll up their sleeves if necessary, and it also helps to have that opening when you iron the cuff of the shirt.
The button, which holds the opening closed should be fastened unless you have the sleeve rolled up.
The button, which holds the opening closed should be fastened unless you have the sleeve rolled up.
It seems lots of guys go around with the button unfastened, but my theory is when a shirt is laundered it is returned with the button undone, and many men do not take the effort to button it when they put on a clean shirt.
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Yes, but shouldn't you be wearing a jacket that would conceal the gauntlet.
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Thanks all. But, assuming the Queen won't see me, should I button that button? Oh, Andy, you assume I can read!
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I'm sure you can read!! :icon_smile: Yes the button should be fastened on the sleeve gauntlet!
If you don't want to button the gauntlet buttons, buy shirts without them. There are plenty of them -- Brooks Brothers and Charvet typically don't have them on their RTW shirts, and there are other brands, too. You could also have them made that way, if you like MTM or bespoke shirts.
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If the shirt has a button, then by all means button it. To not do so indicates (to me at least) a supreme lack of attention to detail and just looks sloppy.
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