Single Button Tailor Made Suits: Who Should Wear Them & Why

You do not often see men wearing single button tailor made suits nowadays. Most of the time, the spotlight is on either a two button or a three button custom suits. 

Perhaps, the reason why a single button tailored suit is not that popular is because this particular suit style does not suit the body type and built of most men. In fact, the body built and stature of men that may be able to manage to pull off wearing a single button suit well is a bit confusing to understand at first.

This is maybe one of the reasons why the preferred suit styles of majority of men, men with average to mid-average height and stature, are either a two button or three button outfit ensemble. And perhaps another compelling reason why many stay away from the single button tailored made suit is because it takes a lot of confidence and a special kind of attitude to wear this type of suit.  

Nevertheless, for the right kind of man, the single button suit has its charms and can even create a nice perfect cut and silhouette for the wearer. Moreover, the suit’s unique statement fashion piece can be an interesting additional mix in a man’s social wear wardrobe collection.

But the question is who should and why wear a single button tailor made suit?

First of all, this suit piece is perfect for very tall and very lean men. And by lean, preferably men sans a protruding midsection because this kind of suit will obviously not hide a less than impressive figure.

And while short men may not present an elegant cut on a single button tailor made suit, for some peculiar reason, short men with a stocky figure can pull off this suit impeccably well also. The reason for this is because the single button provides a focal point that draws the eye of the observer inward, and thus creating an illusion of a trimmer figure. 

As a rather unconventional type of custom suit, it is not common to see single button suit in a conservative work setting. More often than not, this suit is better suited in an after-five setting such as social dinners, gala nights and the like; it can be a refreshing alternative outfit during those formal occasions when a tuxedo can get a bit stuffy while the standard looking two or three button suit are just so trite and common already.

On the whole, the single button tailor made suit is an all-season wear ensemble. It is the suit to wear on special occasions in lieu of his standard tux or two-piece suit, but it takes a certain type of man with the right sort of attitude and confidence in order to pull off that dashing and dapper appearance.