This drawing from The Tailor & Cutter is lovely; but it's not really my style. Not because a white dinner jacket would be too showy unless I were dining in truly balmy weather. But, rather, because everything about it is too square.
The effect begins with the lapels, which are both straight down their length and horizontal in the peak. It continues with the square, presumably heavily padded shoulders. Then the straight breast pocket, floating too far away from its lapel. The two bottom buttons are fastened, giving a sharp but square finish to the jacket's bottom edge. The width of the trousers doesn't help either.
I like jackets with a little shape. Some curve, some flow, some movement. There is certainly an argument that a dinner jacket should be sharper than a regular suit, but this is too much.
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I agree about the jacket being too square overall, but those shoulders look fine to me - that's what most jackets llok like when I wear them - I'm aware though that your shoulders are naturally very sloping and so the amount of padding necessary to achieve the look above would probably utterly ruin any jacket.
ReplyDeleteI think it looks great. I'm sure there's at least some degree of exaggeration, being an illustration rather than a photograph, but I think the formality calls for such crisp, clean lines.
ReplyDeleteI agree with Levi - it's exaggerated, but it's very striking. I doubt many men have the build that this would require though. The break in the trousers is quite exquisite, as well, though I agree that the breast pocket is weirdly out of place. It should tuck behind the lapel. I don't know what Simon's point is about the bottom buttons; as far as I'm concerned all the buttons should be fastened on a DB jacket or it just looks sloppy.
ReplyDeleteI don't like at all the double breasted dinner jacket SIX BUTTONS.
ReplyDeleteFor me a double breasted dinner jacket will be Kent model.
Said this..yes the coat is square and boxy in exaggerated way.