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shredder
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Wed Aug 03, 2022 3:15 pm
I've seen many who unbutton one or two sleeve buttons, particularly in Italy but also pasty northern Europeans that want to look Italian. However, I don't think I've ever seen more than one who was wearing a tailor-made coat (jacket); all others were factory-made.
Whatever the historical context(s), it's just an affectation at worst, a miserable attempt at nonchalance at best. However, if it makes the practitioners happy, good on them.
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Thu Aug 04, 2022 4:14 pm
Noting the length of both Broooke's shirt and jacket sleeves (well onto the hand) and their close fit at the wrist, I wonder whether the style may have prompted leaving some buttons open to permit freedom of movement of the hand. This would be analogous to the (usually buttoned) slits in the hem of Regency-era pantaloons, which allowed the foot to pass through the very close-fitting leg opening:
Modern jacket sleeves are usually cut short and wide enough to make opening the buttons no longer functionally necessary, unless turning back the cuffs (a very rare requirement).
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Fri Aug 05, 2022 8:41 am
couch wrote: ↑Thu Aug 04, 2022 4:14 pm
Noting the length of both Broooke's shirt and jacket sleeves (well onto the hand) and their close fit at the wrist, I wonder whether the style may have prompted leaving some buttons open to permit freedom of movement of the hand. This would be analogous to the (usually buttoned) slits in the hem of Regency-era pantaloons, which allowed the foot to pass through the very close-fitting leg opening:
Modern jacket sleeves are usually cut short and wide enough to make opening the buttons no longer functionally necessary, unless turning back the cuffs (a very rare requirement).
Yep, his sleeves look a little snug.
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