The wed­ding day arrives, you’re get­ting ready with the guys, you’ve mas­tered how to tie your cra­vat and then some­one turns up with a shoe­box full of flow­ers with pins in them. The buttonholes…

How to wear a buttonhole

Cus­tom made suits and tai­lored jack­ets often have what looks like a but­ton­hole in the left lapel. If you have one — bril­liant. There should be a thread just beneath, on the back of the lapel, to put the stem of the flower through and hold it in place. Pop a flower in there and off you go.

Read the gentleman’s guide to wear­ing a buttonhole

If you don’t have a but­ton­hole in your lapel, you’ll need to pin a flower in there. This video guide to wear­ing a but­ton­hole explains how to pin the rose (through the stem) to your lapel.

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