Looks Like A Good Man
The Ivory Dinner Jacket
For: Summer black tie / destination gala / a terrace after dark
Ivory over black trousers is the one liberty black tie allows, and it is worth taking once. Mid-weight mohair holds its shape outdoors when linen collapses.
- Colour
- Ivory over black
- Cloth
- Mid-weight mohair blend, self-faced shawl, black barathea trouser
- Cut
- Jacket to mid-seat
- Detail
- Self-faced shawl collar, single button
Indicative UK market range: £800–£1,500
On your frame
- Broad / muscular — Natural shoulder, one button, and keep the chest clean — ivory shows every seam.
- Tall and lean — Take the jacket slightly longer so the black trouser does not dominate.
- Compact — Medium lapel, high rise, and keep the trouser hem clean at the shoe.
- Fuller figure — Open quarters and a straight trouser; skip the cummerbund entirely.
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