Slanted jacket pockets?

[AscotMcPocketsquare]

I was wondering what the consensus is here. I am going to have a few jackets made soon and I don't know how I feel about this. I do not care for the heavily slanted pockets, but I think I would be ok with slightly slanted pockets. Is there any terminology I should know as to the grade of the slant? Also, how does this tie in rules wise with ticket pockets (as I like these for convenient store of small items)?

 

[antirabbit]

The term is Hacking Pocket.

It makes a suit less formal or, more casual.

It comes from country suiting in England (Manton??)

I would not put them on a MTM suit unless you have an extensive wardrobe with every concievable basic covered.

Perhaps on odd jackets.

Ticket pockets are alllllright.

 

[sonlegoman]

I like them. They are called "hacking pockets" and comes from the English word hacking which means horseriding in US English. They slant so that when your legs are splayed on a horse, the slant actually goes horizontal on a horse and prevents things from falling out of the pocket (bullets, powder, etc). If your pockets were straight while standing, they would go slanted while splayed on a horse and things would fall out. So the slant is actually functional. The English take their horse riding and hunting seriously.

At least that's the story. I find it hard to believe things falling out of your pocket easily but I guess I don't know enough about horseriding to say. Maybe with all the jostling around things are prone to fall out.

 

[AscotMcPocketsquare]

Originally Posted by antirabbit

The term is Hacking Pocket.

It makes a suit less formal or, more casual.

It comes from country suiting in England (Manton??)

I would not put them on a MTM suit unless you have an extensive wardrobe with every concievable basic covered.

Perhaps on odd jackets.

Ticket pockets are alllllright.

This would not be on a suit, for a few spring/summer casual jackets I am going to have made. I see pockets slanted to different degrees though. Surely there must be a term to differentiate between the different slants. As for ticket pockets I like them on some coats, depends on the colors/style but I always have little things to throw in there.

 

[AscotMcPocketsquare]

anyone have any information beyond a wiki cut/paste.

 

[Sebastian]

What exactly do you want to know?

I don't think there are special terms for more or less slanted pockets.
You should just specify to your tailor what you want on your suit. You can also use some photos, where the pockets have the angle you want.

 

[sf_esq]

Two words for you as you contemplate your decision: "Banana Republic". If that's the look you're going for, then by all means, do it.

 

[AscotMcPocketsquare]

Originally Posted by sf_esq

Two words for you as you contemplate your decision: "Banana Republic". If that's the look you're going for, then by all means, do it.

I don't even know what their clothes look like.

 

[sf_esq]

Originally Posted by AscotMcPocketsquare

I don't even know what their clothes look like.

I live in San Francisco, so it's difficult not to know as they are "local". They seem to always have the slanted pockets on their suits. I'm probably biased against it because every time I see them I think Banana Republic, which isn't the look I'm going for in a suit. This isn't a criticism of all things Banana Republic, however.

 

[Sanguis Mortuum]

Originally Posted by sonlegoman

At least that's the story. I find it hard to believe things falling out of your pocket easily but I guess I don't know enough about horseriding to say. Maybe with all the jostling around things are prone to fall out.

I thought that the idea was to allow easier access while on a horse, rather than stopping things from falling out.

 

[ysc]

Originally Posted by sonlegoman

I like them. They are called "hacking pockets" and comes from the English word hacking which means horseriding in US English. They slant so that when your legs are splayed on a horse, the slant actually goes horizontal on a horse and prevents things from falling out of the pocket (bullets, powder, etc). If your pockets were straight while standing, they would go slanted while splayed on a horse and things would fall out. So the slant is actually functional. The English take their horse riding and hunting seriously. At least that's the story. I find it hard to believe things falling out of your pocket easily but I guess I don't know enough about horseriding to say. Maybe with all the jostling around things are prone to fall out.
I thought it was so you could have easier access to the contents of your pockets when you were riding? Yeah a hack means a cross country ride. Edit: Sanguis mortem beat me to it

 

[Cary Grant]

If you are buying made-to-measure, you may be stuck with one angle to the pocket. Either a typical hacking pocket or straight. Bespoke could do whatever you want within reason.

The material makes a difference too.

 

[Smahatma]

Originally Posted by AscotMcPocketsquare

This would not be on a suit, for a few spring/summer casual jackets I am going to have made. I see pockets slanted to different degrees though. Surely there must be a term to differentiate between the different slants. As for ticket pockets I like them on some coats, depends on the colors/style but I always have little things to throw in there.
I would go for a pocket angle of between 38 - 41 degrees. The choice is yours. Longterm studies have shown that any angle in the aforementioned range is ideal, so you can't go wrong if you stick to it.

 

[Toorman]

Originally Posted by antirabbit

The term is Hacking Pocket.

It makes a suit less formal or, more casual.

It comes from country suiting in England (Manton??)

I would not put them on a MTM suit unless you have an extensive wardrobe with every concievable basic covered.

Perhaps on odd jackets.

Ticket pockets are alllllright.

+1

 

[Tarmac]

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