[sdbinpa]

For a navy blazer (with brass buttons swapped out for blue/grey buttons and no functioning button holes) is there a right or wrong for sleeve button placement? Stacked/overlapping? Next to each other in a line? Is there any Fine/Good, Better, Best rules?

Thanks!!

 

[paxonus]

If you are using proper brass buttons they will have shanks. They should never be overlapped.

 

[Flanderian]

Rules? Anything that looks good.

Matching, obviously. A blazer can have, 4, 3 or 2. Three just touching is most common. With four, they're often "kissing," I.e., just slightly overlapping. With 2, they tend to be spaced a bit apart. 3 is most commone/traditonal.

 

[sdbinpa]

If you are using proper brass buttons they will have shanks. They should never be overlapped.

Not using brass. Replaced them to deformalize the look.

 

[Flanderian]

My remark stands amended, per paxonus's astute observation.

 

[sdbinpa]

Rules? Anything that looks good.

Matching, obviously. A blazer can have, 4, 3 or 2. Three just touching is most common. With four, they're often "kissing," I.e., just slightly overlapping. With 2, they tend to be spaced a bit apart. 3 is most commone/traditonal.

Thank you! Exactly what I was looking for.

 

[Flanderian]

Thank you! Exactly what I was looking for.

Quite welcome! Glad it proved useful.

 

[drpeter]

If you are using proper brass buttons they will have shanks. They should never be overlapped.

In this connection, I should point out that a properly sewn horn button will have a shank made out of thread wrapped around between button and sleeve after the button has been sewn on, but before the thread gets knotted off. Of course brass buttons have a brass shank. I have read that there's also the removable kind of brass button, very rarely seen nowadays, where the button's shank is pushed through a hole in the cloth and tied off at the back end with a piece of strong thread.