{"id":4901,"date":"2010-01-13T10:26:00","date_gmt":"2010-01-13T14:26:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/library.duke.edu\/blogs\/answerperson\/?p=4901"},"modified":"2011-03-24T15:50:53","modified_gmt":"2011-03-24T15:50:53","slug":"button-this","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.library.duke.edu\/answerperson\/2010\/01\/13\/button-this\/","title":{"rendered":"Button this!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I can\u2019t get it straight which buttons to button on my suit coat, and now I have pants that have buttons on the back pockets.\u00a0 Am I supposed to keep these unbuttoned or buttoned?\u00a0 Does it matter where I keep my wallet?\u00a0 I don\u2019t want to lose that great job because my butt pockets are not properly fixed.\u00a0 What\u2019s the protocol?<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>The generally accepted protocol on a three button suit coat is to button the top two buttons, not the bottom.\u00a0 Definitely stick to this protocol if you&#8217;re trying to hide a prodigious gut, otherwise you&#8217;ll look like a sausage.\u00a0 In general, more formal, button more buttons; less formal, let it flap in the breeze.<\/p>\n<p>It sounds like you&#8217;re going for a job interview.\u00a0 In that case, nobody should be checking whether the buttons on your rear pants pockets are fastened.\u00a0 If it is that kind of job, though, follow the lead of the interviewer.<\/p>\n<p>As far as wallets, they should always be kept in the back pocket to avoid confusion and an unseemly bulge in the front pocket.\u00a0 I recommend the Slim Clip (As Seen on TV), the amazing new wallet that holds everything you need.\u00a0 From credit cards to cash, you&#8217;ll always find it fast.\u00a0 It&#8217;s made from durable stainless steel, is sleek and ultra thin, and fits easily in your pocket, bag, or murse.\u00a0 And, from what I understand, you can&#8217;t damage it even if you grind it up in your blender.<\/p>\n<p>Good luck on your interview!<\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I can\u2019t get it straight which buttons to button on my suit coat, and now I have pants that have buttons on the back pockets.\u00a0 Am I supposed to keep these unbuttoned or buttoned?\u00a0 Does it matter where I keep my wallet?\u00a0 I don\u2019t want to lose that great job because my butt pockets are &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.library.duke.edu\/answerperson\/2010\/01\/13\/button-this\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Button this!<\/span> <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":86,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4901","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-clothes"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.library.duke.edu\/answerperson\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4901","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.library.duke.edu\/answerperson\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.library.duke.edu\/answerperson\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.library.duke.edu\/answerperson\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/86"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.library.duke.edu\/answerperson\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4901"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.library.duke.edu\/answerperson\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4901\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6443,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.library.duke.edu\/answerperson\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4901\/revisions\/6443"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.library.duke.edu\/answerperson\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4901"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.library.duke.edu\/answerperson\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4901"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.library.duke.edu\/answerperson\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4901"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}