Coats are now used by people all over the world, but have you ever wondered why this jacket (yes, a coat is actually called a suit jacket) is ‘cut’ in the form of a line on the back?
This is an important design feature of the coat called a suit vent, but what is the reason for its presence? This vertical line is one or two places on the back of the coat.
So the use of suit vents started in the era when people were used to horse riding. Suit vents allowed people to move easily during this period without the risk of the coat ripping after being saddled.
Caving is not very common nowadays, but this feature is still important because it does not make the coat feel cramped while walking or sitting, while also providing easy access to the pant pockets.
Know the reason for not closing the bottom button of the coat?
Did you know that the bottom button of a coat should not be closed after wearing it?
In fact, it’s an unwritten rule about wearing a coat that dates back a century or more. According to this rule, whether the coat has 2 buttons or 3, the last button should be open and the top 2 or one buttons should be closed. So where did this tradition come from?
Some experts attribute this to King Edward VII of Great Britain (who reigned from 1901 to 1910). According to legend, Edward VII was so fat that it was impossible for him to close all the buttons on his coat, so he kept the last button open.
But according to some experts, this may be a partial truth and the story has been exaggerated a bit over the years. According to British fashion designer Sir Hardy Ames, the reason the last button of the coat was not buttoned was that the jacket was replaced by a jacket used for cavalry.
He said that the present-day suits were introduced in 1906 during the reign of Edward VII and were called lounge suits. The lounge suit replaced the traditional equestrian coat, so the last button was not closed so that people would not have difficulty after sitting on the horse.
He further said that Edward VII also adopted this trend due to obesity and everyone started imitating the king. Gradually this principle spread beyond Britain to the whole world.