When a man wears a cardigan, with t-shirt underneath, should he leave the bottom cardigan button undone?
― Carlos, Wednesday, 19 September 2007 11:51 (eighteen years ago)
IT IS UP TO YOU
― Eyeball Kicks, Wednesday, 19 September 2007 11:58 (eighteen years ago)
unless the cardigan has been possessed by a malevolent spirit.
― blueski, Wednesday, 19 September 2007 12:05 (eighteen years ago)
The buttons on the back, you mean?
― nathalie, Wednesday, 19 September 2007 12:05 (eighteen years ago)
Buy a cardigan with a zip.
― Noodle Vague, Wednesday, 19 September 2007 12:07 (eighteen years ago)
Would you leave the zip... unzipped at the bottom?
― nathalie, Wednesday, 19 September 2007 12:11 (eighteen years ago)
I can't quite imagine how this would look. Pics for comparison, please?
― emil.y, Wednesday, 19 September 2007 12:13 (eighteen years ago)
I am forced to do this coz of broken zips.
― Grandpont Genie, Wednesday, 19 September 2007 12:14 (eighteen years ago)
Something tells me the original question is akshully some fashion started by idiot royalty.
― Noodle Vague, Wednesday, 19 September 2007 12:15 (eighteen years ago)
AHA: Popular opinion once claimed that one could identify a man as a "real gentleman" if he left the lowest button on his waistcoat unbuttoned. This allegedly originated from the habits of King Edward VII while Prince of Wales: his ballooning waistline caused him to leave the bottom button of his waistcoat undone. The story goes that his subjects took this as a style-indicator and started doing it themselves. Others consider the practice to derive from the habit of undoing the lower button to stop the waistcoat riding up when on horseback.
― Noodle Vague, Wednesday, 19 September 2007 12:16 (eighteen years ago)
Edward VII also left his fly button undone whilst Prince of Wales, but that was for a different reason.
― Grandpont Genie, Wednesday, 19 September 2007 12:20 (eighteen years ago)
I just wondered if it looks more cool
― Carlos, Wednesday, 19 September 2007 12:21 (eighteen years ago)
ask the Italian gal
― blueski, Wednesday, 19 September 2007 12:33 (eighteen years ago)
You mean like this sort of thing?
http://www.bolongarotrevor.com/photos/n_mens/31.-COLLAR-CARDIGAN-superfi.jpg http://www.urbanoutfitters.co.uk/content/ebiz/urbanoutfitters/invt/5231401909322/5231401909322_sm.jpg
― NickB, Wednesday, 19 September 2007 12:35 (eighteen years ago)
Yes NickB! But maybe with an extra button done up on the man on the right
― Carlos, Wednesday, 19 September 2007 12:36 (eighteen years ago)
yeah, he's a stylee icon alright
― darraghmac, Wednesday, 19 September 2007 12:36 (eighteen years ago)
Why is he standing by a socket? It looks like he's saying "OK, which one of you nicked my TV???"
― Grandpont Genie, Wednesday, 19 September 2007 12:39 (eighteen years ago)
His face is more like "I has the TV up my arse".
― Noodle Vague, Wednesday, 19 September 2007 12:40 (eighteen years ago)
Note that the plug socket nicely matches his shoes though. It's clearly this attention to detail that sets the contemporary cardigan wearer apart.
― NickB, Wednesday, 19 September 2007 12:42 (eighteen years ago)
I do not want his smug face!!! But I soon have a facial question, to come
― Carlos, Wednesday, 19 September 2007 12:51 (eighteen years ago)