Dinner Jacket styles

[C8PPO]

Having been invited to a black tie event, I dug out my dinner suit from the back of the wardrobe whence it had hung for a few years now, mainly to see whether I could still squeeze into it (I could, surprisingly).

However, the jacket is double-breasted. Now, I would no more purchase a double-breasted suit these days than I would roll my jacket sleeves up à la Johnson. But is this such a sartorial crime on a DJ? Or is it still borderline acceptable? I guess people of our grandparents' generation would have bought their dinner suit and it would have seen them through their entire life regardless of style, but I'm not so sure now?

[Justayellowbadge]

What sort of relationship do you have with pies?

[C8PPO]

haha, I hear you - well I'm 6'4" and a touch less than anorexic, although I don't believe anyone would ever accuse me of having eaten ALL of them....maybe just one or two.

[NiceCupOfTea]

My old DJ was double-breasted. It seemed like a good idea in 1993. I keep it as an emergency spare, but having said that I don't think I would ever wear it again

[Captain Flashman]

I think the fashion is definitely toward the double breasted, especially since the pack is opting for single-breasted numbers. It will distinguish you as a man of taste and style.

[The real Apache]

sorry

[rudecherub]

I have no doubt double breasted will be back, actually sooner than later, because these things seem to have 20 - 30 year cycles.

But I think it's fair to say that single breasted look is the classic.

Bare in mind the Dinner suit is really a casual dress down version of full evening wear invented by Edward VII.