On reflection, the bottom one is horizontal so there is less chance of coming undone while tucking in your shirt.
I also wondered about this issue, but thought it might be so that, when you’re dressing but can’t see the buttonhole, you can still find the correct one. This is convenient if it’s dark, cramped, or if you have personal mobility issues or vision problems.
Why is my last buttonhole horizontal?
Pretty much what I said.
Some other sites allege that the horizontal lower buttonhole is a relic of when shirts used to button to trousers, but since there is a practical modern reason I question that.
Oh, I get it now! Y’all are talking about that little tiny button hole for the little tiny collar button, way up there on the very top. I wasn’t even thinking about that one – I don’t think I’ve ever buttoned that one since my Bar Mitzvah, and I totally never even think about it. So I was thinking of the top regular button. Never seen one of those with a horizontal button hole.
Yes, we were talking about the actual top button, for the collar button. Except on dress shirts it’s usually same size as the other buttonholes.
Some of my shirts have that too - and I really hope there’s an answer to this question.
I had assumed it was a spare button, but obviously it’s more than that.
Glad you clarified this post later on, because I was confused as hell. The only shirts I wear are Land’s End Hyde Park Oxfords and the top and bottom buttonhole are both horizontal.
Man, I clicked this thread so fast and am so disappointed. No horizontal buttholes. Zero stars.
Is there an award for “Most Misinterpreted Thread Title Ever”? Cuz this would win. It might even win the “Most Disappointing Actual Thread When You Opened It” award.
Not only did I misread the title like so many others, but I misread it EVERY…SINGLE…TIME I scroll through the thread list. EVERY TIME!
If so then add me as another misinterpreter.
Well, there was also that thread about Storing Fried Condoms.
Apparently a lot of Dopers misread this one too.
Wow… did I ever misread the title of this post :smack:
A butthole is kind of like a zero with a star.
“It’s because I have three buttholes, isn’t it?”
You are not alone.
Yes, me too. Also, I just responded so the thread stays at the top, to give even more dopers the chance for a doubletake.
Same here.
Bend over and smile!
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I misread the title and it was awful. Sorry.