Blazers - is this correct?

[BlackCatsRock]

So my DS started secondary school in September and wears a blazer.

The other day my DP pointed out that he shouldn't be doing up the bottom button on his blazer because it doesn't look right.

Is this right???

Well I don't know about blazer etiquette, but I would imagine he looks a bit military all buttoned up. It's a bit late in the year to be so formal, by this point in year 7, dd had a 3 inch tie and had ditched the blazer at every opportunity... do people do blazers up??

Yes. Traditionally, a man never did up the bottom button of a blazer or a waistcoat. No idea why.

Yes. Traditionally, a man never did up the bottom button of a blazer or a waistcoat. No idea why.

I know the ‘rule’ for men’s suit jackets is, from the top button down:

always
Sometimes
Never

So, always have the top button fastened, sometimes the middle one (if you have a middle button) and never the bottom button.

No idea why that posted twice?

Who knows. Very few of our lot at school actually button theirs up!

The bottom button is left undone so that you can sit on a horse, believe it or not.

Yup. Bottom button for chaps never done up.

Can’t remember my son or daughter ever buttoning up their blazers. Maybe in church once or twice.

tbh, Once he gets to school, he'll find no-one does up any of their blazer buttons

Thank you everyone, that's very interesting!

My DS is quite particular and likes to have his buttons done up!

In my school it was a rule to have your blazer on and buttoned up the whole time so it seems normal to me 🤷🏻‍♀️