Farmgate
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I am trying to design a formal dinner jacket that has color and swag, yet remains understated, and elegant. I located a few pictures from magazines and zeroed in on a medium blue print silk jacket with peaked lapels. I attach them here, and I am most interested in the jacket on the left, in blue.
This photo in hand, I visited at least a dozen local shops and stores, and looked at hundreds of swatches of fabric, however no one seems to have vibrant fabric such as a blue-ish silk pattern, or anything vibrant for that matter. I have located a few blue wool swatches for formal wear with basic designs, but nothing that I am in love with at the moment.
I live in a major southern city in the U.S., with numerous department stores, most with made-to-measure events and custom suit opportunities.
Can anyone make a recommendation as to: 1) what looks best for a formal evening wear jacket, where one is trying to wear a cool jacket that is fun and colorful, and 2) where one can find a vibrant silk print fabric, for a reasonable price (budget is about $1,500); 3) as for the photo below, does the blue silk evening jacket appear appropriate for a black tie event?
(Normally I would buy an off-the-rack formal evening jacket, but my size if 40 short, and designers tend to ignore my size).
Thank you for any advice.
http://blog.freshneck.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/swag-dinner-jackets.jpg [ATTACHMENT=11613]swag-dinner-jackets.jpg (297k. jpg file)[/ATTACHMENT]
This photo in hand, I visited at least a dozen local shops and stores, and looked at hundreds of swatches of fabric, however no one seems to have vibrant fabric such as a blue-ish silk pattern, or anything vibrant for that matter. I have located a few blue wool swatches for formal wear with basic designs, but nothing that I am in love with at the moment.
I live in a major southern city in the U.S., with numerous department stores, most with made-to-measure events and custom suit opportunities.
Can anyone make a recommendation as to: 1) what looks best for a formal evening wear jacket, where one is trying to wear a cool jacket that is fun and colorful, and 2) where one can find a vibrant silk print fabric, for a reasonable price (budget is about $1,500); 3) as for the photo below, does the blue silk evening jacket appear appropriate for a black tie event?
(Normally I would buy an off-the-rack formal evening jacket, but my size if 40 short, and designers tend to ignore my size).
Thank you for any advice.
http://blog.freshneck.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/swag-dinner-jackets.jpg [ATTACHMENT=11613]swag-dinner-jackets.jpg (297k. jpg file)[/ATTACHMENT]
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