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Patch pocket jacket with straight breast pockets

post #1 of 11
11/30/11 at 5:48am
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I see quite a lot of patch pocket jackets with straight breast pockets - example below:

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Am I alone in thinking that this is slightly jarring? What thought process is behind this?

Surely a patch pocket jacket is considered casual rather than formal - so why not go the whole hog?

Thoughts?
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post #2 of 11
11/30/11 at 5:53am
Some times you dont want to go the whole hog ...

Also, breast patch looks crap if the shape is not close to perfect ... IMO
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post #3 of 11
11/30/11 at 5:56am
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Originally Posted by aj_del View Post

Some times you dont want to go the whole hog ...
Also, breast patch looks crap if the shape is not close to perfect ... IMO

Yup - breast pocket shape is very important for sure.

I just find the use of both to be a little odd.

I'm not an avid follower of either but always get a little disappointed when I see a jacket which doesn't use patches throughout.
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post #4 of 11
11/30/11 at 5:59am
I dont like the use of any patch pockets on pinstriped suit in the OP pic. Isnt pinstriped supposed to be a city design while patch pockets are casual ? IMO, this is not a combo in which city and country gel very well
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post #5 of 11
11/30/11 at 6:01am
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Originally Posted by aj_del View Post

I dont like the use of any patch pockets on pinstriped suit in the OP pic. Isnt pinstriped supposed to be a city design while patch pockets are casual ? IMO, this is not a combo in which city and country gel very well

I just used an example I had to hand. This is actually a jacket - not a suit. But that's a whole different thread / can of worms.
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post #6 of 11
11/30/11 at 6:05am
Who made that ?
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post #7 of 11
11/30/11 at 6:07am
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Originally Posted by aj_del View Post

Who made that ?

Hackett. They're a real hit and miss crowd.

They also made this:

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Same kind of thing (patch / straight)
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post #8 of 11
11/30/11 at 6:19am
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Originally Posted by aj_del View Post

Some times you dont want to go the whole hog ...
Also, breast patch looks crap if the shape is not close to perfect ... IMO

+1

A jacket I just received recently has 3 patch pockets and it just looks odd out of the gate with this fabric. It may grow on me, but if not I can always have him remove the breast patch cut a regular welt breast pocket. Personally, I'm a big fan of the two patch pockets below and welt breast pocket up top. My work environment is primarily business casual and sometimes 3 patch can seem too casual, but the 2 just right.
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post #9 of 11
11/30/11 at 6:20am
Couldn't agree more. This is strictly personal preference territory, but to my eye it just looks odd to see patch pockets on hips but not on the breast.
I think patch pockets are gaining in popularity, but aj makes a good point with the breast pocket. In RTW it's a safer bet to cut a straight breast pocket, rather than risk an oddly cut patch.
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post #10 of 11
11/30/11 at 6:31am
I have only ever owned one patch pocket jacket with a straight breast pocket. It was a crested blazer that featured my fraternity's coat of arms. I used to wear it to socials and mixers. I bought the jacket quite intentionally because I liked the casualness of the patch pockets (I mean it was a college party jacket after all). However, I feel it is overkill when one adds a crest to a blazer with a patch breast pocket. The crest obviously calls attention to the breast, having a patch pocket just makes things too busy IMO.

Now obviously the jackets pictured above don't have crests, but I do understand the logic of the straight pocket if one is planning on wearing a crest.
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post #11 of 11
11/30/11 at 6:36am
That detailing is fine. The shape of a patch breast pocket needs to be perfect if it is to work but this is perfectly accessible.

I don't think that the cloth in your example is suitable for that look though.
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