Are tuxedo jacket buttons usually satin, wool, or plastic?Updated 5 months ago

The buttons on a tuxedo will usually match the fabric treatment on the lapels on the tuxedo. For example, most tuxedos have satin lapels; therefore, the buttons on the tuxedo will usually be covered in satin. Another fabric variation on lapels is faille (pronounced "file"; it is a subtle ribbed fabric). If a tuxedo has faille lapels, the button on the jacket will usually be covered in a faille fabric. For reference, a faille lapel is not nearly as popular as a satin lapel. Most gentleman will wear a tuxedo with satin lapels.

In case you were curious, the pockets of a tuxedo will also usually have the same fabric treatment as the lapels and buttons on a jacket. Also, the ribbon going down the outer leg of the tuxedo pants will usually be made out of the same fabric as well. As mentioned above, the satin stripe (also called ribbon, piping, or braid) going down the outer leg of the pants is usually satin.

Another interesting point to mention is that dinner jackets usually do not have satin on the lapels. A dinner jacket will usually have "self lapels". Self lapels means that the lapels material is the same material as the rest of the jacket. With dinner jackets, the jacket buttons are usually either self-covered buttons (same fabric as the jacket) or they are plastic. Usually your higher grade dinner jackets will use self-fabric buttons.