I have to insert a disclaimer here…the dislike the person I’m about to refer to intensely, so it’s possible that I’m attributing negative attributes to her based on my dislike of her personally rather than what I consider her lack of fashion sense.
So…having said there, here it is. There’s a woman in my office who tends to favor wearing suits with a double-breasted jacket, and she also tends to wear the jacket of the suit hanging open rather than buttoned. This really bugs me. Single-breasted suit jackets lend themselves rather nicely to either buttoned or unbuttoned. Double-breasted, however, IMO just look downright silly (and more than a little unprofessional) worn unbuttoned. There’s just all those yards of material hanging there…it’s unflattering, and (IMO) downright goofy.
Is this a true fashion faux pas? Or am I being too critical? Be honest…I can take it.
I’ve never seen anyone wear a double-breasted jacket open before, but it sounds like it would look pretty stupid. Seems like you’d either wear it right or take it off.
I think the rule for men is to undo the bottom button for comfort and movement, and leave the top button fastened to avoid “flaps.” Seems like this would apply to women too.
I know what you mean about being more harsh on someone
distasteful though .There’s this woman at my work who has that haughty attitude and absolutely no reason to-she’s quite useless. She also breaks Cardinal Southern Rules;
she (SHUDDER) doesnt wash her hands after using the restrooms, AND (GASP) wears nude hose with white pumps!
Horrid.
wears them religiously, often open when he walks out.
He then proceeds to button the inside button (only) while
he is talking. Not much of an opinion here, just an
observation.
I love double-breasted jackets! I think they look really sharp (of course, I’m a guy, so maybe this doesn’t fit in with the original intent of the OP). However, I would never wear one without both sets of buttons buttoned. It’s because the…flaps? tails? [sub]breasts? No, forget I said that[/sub]…whatever the two sides are called, are supposed to overlap. When the jacket is unbuttoned, they don’t much, and so it looks sloppy. As bad as forgetting to tuck in half your shirt. Ick.