Flapped patch pockets, yay or nay.

[D Yizz]

What's your take on them? Strictly for sportcoats or are they appropriate for suits? I find them very interesting and would definitely wear one with matching pants, like they used to in the 60's.

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[Grammaton Cleric]

SCs only imo.

 

[Ianiceman]

Nay, nay and thrice nay!

Flaps on any suit besides dinner suit

Flaps on SCs or patch pockets for a slightly more sporty/casual look.

Flapped patch pockets look all wrong to me, even on polo coats.

 

[Eustace Tilley]

Nay

 

[JLibourel]

Fine for a casual suit, undesirable for conservative business dress.

My W.W. Chan blazer suit has flapped patch pockets, but then it started out as a blazer, and I only ordered the trousers later.

 

[Parker]

Yay! But on casual suits and coats. Especially if they are sacks!

 

[Fantastic Mr Foxx]

- Only on SC's (& overcoats) please.

 

[JayJay]

Casual suits in fabrics such as poplin, linen, or seersucker; otherwise, sc only.

 

[Will]

I have two suits with flapped patch pockets, a tweed and a solaro. They have impeccable provenance and look great. I wouldn't put patched on worsteds though.

 

[BBC]

Originally Posted by Parker

Yay! But on casual suits and coats. Especially if they are sacks!

Got that right!

 

[radicaldog]

Originally Posted by JLibourel

Fine for a casual suit, undesirable for conservative business dress.

This.

I think Will's Solaro suit has flapped patch pockets, and that's as formal as I would go (i.e. not very much at all) with that type of pocket.

 

[landshark]

Not on a worsted, but a thicker wool they look good. I have a navy/white herringbone 3-piece with flap patch pockets and it looks great.

 

[ALFAMALE]

Nay big time

 

[dasai]

I think it's a very "trad" thing: Brooks Brothers, J.Press, and the like. But they only do it on sport coats. I would do the same.

 

[Don Carlos]

Not a fan whatsoever; it's a very ungainly and eye-grabbing (in a bad way) detail, IMO. That said, it's acceptable on SCs. Not on suits, unless it's your 30th suit or something. And even then, not liking it.