OK~~so lets get this straight ,(I know you cant, but lets try ).CORSAGE is corsage, BOUTONNIERE is boutonniere, unless you really need to be treated like a lady, do not let the word corsage attach you ,hey gentleman.Are we clear?
Good ! NOW...A corsage is a bouquet of flowers worn on the wrist, waist or shoulder as a fashion accessory. In the United States, corsages are traditionally worn by females at prominent high school occasions, such as Homecoming or prom. They may also be worn to formal college dances, to church services on Christmas and Easter, and by the mothers of the bride and groom at a wedding. Historically, a corsage was worn pinned to the bodice of a dress or suit at the shoulder.
A boutonnière is a flower or floral decoration worn by men. It is typically a single flower or bud. Traditionally, a boutonnière was worn pushed through the buttonhole of a jacket, but in modern times is often pinned onto a jacket lapel. The word comes from the French "boutonnière", from bouton which means "button".The British English term for this, "buttonhole," shows a literal translation of the original French.
While worn frequently in the past, boutonnières are now usually reserved for special occasions for which a dinner suit is standard, such as at proms, homecomings, funerals , and weddings. (Women who wear jackets on these occasions also often may wear 'buttonholes', but more typically a woman would wear a corsage.)
While worn frequently in the past, boutonnières are now usually reserved for special occasions for which a dinner suit is standard, such as at proms, homecomings, funerals , and weddings. (Women who wear jackets on these occasions also often may wear 'buttonholes', but more typically a woman would wear a corsage.)
It is an American prom custom for the female to purchase the boutonniere for her male date and for it to match her dress and corsage. A bridegroom will almost always wear a boutonnière on his left lapel.
It is a British practice to place, after a wedding, the flowers from a buttonhole (together perhaps with other wedding flowers), on the grave of a recently deceased member of one of the families concerned.
It is a British practice to place, after a wedding, the flowers from a buttonhole (together perhaps with other wedding flowers), on the grave of a recently deceased member of one of the families concerned.
Thank you so much dictionarydotcom. After all these wiki-craps, you may know now that two words are the same thing (almost always )only the different names for dressing's sake.But it is your job to keep this in mind MR-MOST -STYLISH-MAN-ALIVE.
Fairy tale begins with long-long-time-ago, this magic word also could used in fashion.
So...long long time ago, when every designer came out of their closet (literally) and actually has communications with each other, they came up with this very evil tricky thing, that they will show off the same stuff/idea/thought/crap at the same time and call it a TREND.
Now that behavior calls THE FASHION WEEK.
I see you were shocked to see high-waters and shirt waistbands in this season ,but this season means the season after next season, so lets worry about that when that comes, now that flower-on-button-thing is on your street thing. Since this post is already going tooooo long and boring, I wouldnt mind to pull it all out.
On how to make a boutonniere:CLICK HERE
OK that is a little bit too hard for you ,then buy one: CLICK HERE
Now you own one,dont bite your fingers:CLICK HERE
PERFECT ! Now you can go around and tell everybody how much you admire Alber Elbaz's design and enjoy the season's most fashionable details. And we will talk about these bad fit, poor cut, awful proportions, silly accessories.....(aka lanvin ss09 mens).....NEXT TIME :)
If you are my fan and believe in more is less, then do it like the first picture above,FEATUER lit upon the black suit, way ahead of the game....
