Hacking and ticket pockets on classic suiting

[lasbar]

Hacking pockets and ticket pocket are very popular on this forum for their britishness and i would like to know in which circumstances you do picture them on a suit...
Concerning Hacking pockets ,do they look better on textured jackets or sportcoats or are they also acceptable on suitings?
Are ticket pockets are overused in today tailoring?

 

[ysc]

They do seem to be everywhere at the moment, even really, really cheap RTW you see ticket pockets.

I quite like them, although I think they do suit a more casual garment than a formal one, saw a dj with a ticket pocket recently, wasn't a good idea.

 

[teddieriley]

I like the hacking pockets for variety, but not really a fan of ticket pockets. They remind of cargo pant pockets for jackets - really an unnecessary, additional pocket that is asymmetrical and sort of throws off the look of a jacket. Maybe it just needs to grow on me.

Las - are you originally from the UK?

 

[lasbar]

I live in England for the last 12 years and my sartorial experiences and wardrobe are a cross between Italian ,French and English products..
I 'm just surprised how popular hacking pockets are with the American market...

 

[Film Noir Buff]

I don t use them but I like hacking pockets. Ticket pockets are clutter.

 

[Modernist]

I like both, either on a sport coat or a suit jacket. I especially like ticket pockets. I think that a ticket pocket balances the breast pocket, and after all it is convenient for carrying my lighter in it.

 

[pejsek]

I like ticket pockets. They're quite practical. I wish the patch ticket pocket would get some purchase around these parts.

 

[dopey]

Originally Posted by pejsek

I like ticket pockets. They're quite practical. I wish the patch ticket pocket would get some purchase around these parts.

I agree, though I have been ordering without lately. I might resume getting them on casual suits, though my last order, a houndstooth, was without (but it was also one-button, so I ticket pocket would have been misplaced).

The idea of patch ticket pockets is nice, but they really are less practical.

 

[voxsartoria]

Ticket pockets went out of RTW fashion two years ago.

They are now safe again for bespoke clothes that have an English sensibility.

But ask yourself: do you use the pocket? If not, you do not need it.


- B

 

[voxsartoria]

Originally Posted by dopey

I might resume getting them on casual suits, though my last order, a houndstooth, was without (but it was also one-button, so I ticket pocket would have been misplaced).

When do you get that friggin' suit?

I want to see it.


- B

 

[voxsartoria]

Originally Posted by pejsek

I like ticket pockets. They're quite practical. I wish the patch ticket pocket would get some purchase around these parts.

Exactly.


- B

 

[dopey]

Originally Posted by voxsartoria

When do you get that friggin' suit?

I want to see it.


- B
First fitting next week.

 

[Mark from Plano]

Originally Posted by voxsartoria

Ticket pockets went out of RTW fashion two years ago. They are now safe again for bespoke clothes that have an English sensibility. But ask yourself: do you use the pocket? If not, you do not need it. - B
I have used mine. Oddly, to put tickets in.

 

[voxsartoria]

Originally Posted by dopey

First fitting next week.

I am so jealous.

Originally Posted by Mark from Plano

I have used mine. Oddly, to put tickets in.

The old story is that "ticket" in this case refers to coins. Sometimes, you would have to pay a toll crossing grounds for a hunt. I've only done drag hunts, and we didn't need coins.

Something actually made for opera tickets is the little pocket on a cummberbund.

- B

 

[Mark from Plano]

Originally Posted by voxsartoria

I am so jealous.



The old story is that "ticket" in this case refers to coins. Sometimes, you would have to pay a toll crossing grounds for a hunt. I've only done drag hunts, and we didn't need coins.

Something actually made for opera tickets is the little pocket on a cummberbund.

- B

Yeah. We were going to the symphony on a non-black tie night. A cummberbund would have looked silly with my suit.