boutonnière

Suit jacket flower

A boutonnière is a small flower or arrangement worn in the buttonhole of a jacket lapel, typically at formal occasions like weddings or proms.

The word is French for "buttonhole." The groom wore a white rose boutonnière.

formalwear

corsage

Wearable formal occasion flowers

cufflinks · bowtie · cummerbund · tailcoat · gala · soirée · banquet · opera · red-carpet · silk

wedding

corsage

Wearable formal occasion flowers

lapel · ceremony · nuptials · matrimony · aisle · altar · reception · bouquet · bridegroom · ringbearer

floral

rosebud

Unopened flower head

peony · dahlia · ranunculus · rose · stephanotis · spray · greenery · fern · arrangement · florist

prom

corsage

Wearable formal occasion flowers

  • tuxedoMen's formal evening attire
  • dateSpecific day or outing
  • limousineStretched luxury automobile

gown · dance · teenagers · wristlet · pinning · matching · florist · photographs · glamour · memories

elegance

dapper

Neatly and stylishly dressed

refinement · panache · suave · tasteful · classy · polish · finesse · gentleman · gallantry · distinguished

Opposites
floral accessory placement/wearer

boutonnièrecorsage

Wearable formal occasion flowers

wrist corsage

adornment vs. plainness

boutonnièreunadorned

Lacking decoration or ornament

plain

Family

button, buttonhole, boutonniere, boutonnieres

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Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G