Tee Apparel
The Black Shawl Dinner Jacket
For: Black tie in a grand room / winter gala
A shawl collar is softer on the face than a peak and easier on a heavy neck. In matte black barathea under chandeliers, it is as correct as evening dress gets.
- Colour
- Black
- Cloth
- Matte barathea with a silk shawl collar
- Cut
- Jacket to mid-seat
- Detail
- Silk shawl collar, single button
Indicative UK market range: £850–£1,500
On your frame
- Broad / muscular — Lapel taken out toward the shoulder line, one button closed, no padding.
- Tall and lean — Slightly longer skirt on the jacket so the leg does not run away with it.
- Compact — Medium shawl width and a high rise; a wide shawl shortens the torso.
- Fuller figure — Single button, open quarters, side adjusters rather than a cummerbund.
What to do next
01 — The introduction
If this is the shape you want, tell me the occasion and date and I will point you at the right house for it.
Tell me the occasion, the date and your budget bracket. Within 24 hours you get back: two or three houses I would actually approach and why those and not others, the alterations to insist on for your build, a realistic timeline for your date, and a short written brief you can hand to the tailor at the first fitting.
- No fee, no commission, nothing sold here.
- If nobody I trust fits your date or budget, I say so.
- Read by me, answered by me.
02 — If the date is further off