Smoking Jackets

[dhermann1]

Indy Magnoli

Our own Indy Magnoli produces a very nice one. Not cheap, but very nice:
http://magnolic.ipower.com/catalog/...id=89&osCsid=cd0eb12af78ae0bd9fdd7f02313b0ec8

 

[ProfessorShak]

She wants something DEEP Dark Red with Black Collar and Accents. Pretty much like Hugh Hefners.

 

[WhiskeyTangoFox]

Brooks Brothers website has one in burgundy with the dark quilted collar but it's about $1000. It's made out of genuine velvet, though, so it is definitely the real thing. If you are looking for fully-functional, that would do it.

Maybe someone more knowledgeable about the second-hand shops will chime in but I would think that you might be able to find a vintage or a modern used one for quite a bit less.

Happy hunting!

Noel

 

[Tomasso]

Anyone know a good solid place to obtain one?

Charvet makes the most exquisite smoking jackets that I have ever seen. If you're not up for a visit to their Paris store you may acquire one through the Charvet boutique at Bergdorf Goodman in Manhattan.

 

[Teacher]

What's your price range?

 

[CharlestonBows]

What's your price range?

Probably the best question to start with. It's going to be tough to find one that's exactly like you're after on the cheap.

 

[WH1]

check out Joseph A. Banks Clothiers, they have some striped smoking jackets on close out for $69.00. They are limited on sizes though. Here is the link.

http://www.josbank.com/IWCatProduct...=1&Section_Id=16683&pcount=&Product_Id=417470

 

[ProfessorShak]

I'm willing to go $300 the most. And I'm looking for a lounge jacket. While the Jos Bank Jacket looks nice it's something you really wear to an event. When I think of a smoking jacket Im thinking Hugh Hefner.

 

[Feraud]

check out Joseph A. Banks Clothiers, they have some striped smoking jackets on close out for $69.00. They are limited on sizes though. Here is the link.

http://www.josbank.com/IWCatProduct...=1&Section_Id=16683&pcount=&Product_Id=417470

Those are dinner jackets.

The Prof is looking for something closer to this

 

[Tomasso]

I'm willing to go $300....

Try EBay.

 

[ProfessorShak]

While Feraud pretty got the idea, I ended up finding this place

http://www.margita.com/smjabl.html

I emailed the co. and if the burgundy can come with black collar, sash and cuff then I've hit the pot.

Anyone dealt with this company before or perhaps knows of a better place to get something like this? For $250 Its hard to compete with.

 

[Edward]

Just chanced acriss that site myself recently - I'm considering the Casipan Blue. I would like a proper, old-school English smoking jacket eventually - but that's subject to price. I suppose because they have become such a specialist item nowadays, the only available options are the cheap and nasty fancy dress type, or the premium items which are superb but expensive. These seem a reasonable option to start with, and from what I see elsewhere, the blue is not a common option.

The ultimate for me are those at www.smoking-jackets.co.uk, but at USD600 odds, those are a fair bit out of the budget you've set at present!

 

[Highlander]

Interesting, I had a "bath robe" pattern that I got from one of the Pattern books and took it to a local seamstress... She cut the bottom of the robe pattern off, and made me a nice red corduroy Jacket, with the Quilted lapels and turn back cuffs for $25. Now, that was 20 years ago

 

[Edward]

Interesting, I had a "bath robe" pattern that I got from one of the Pattern books and took it to a local seamstress... She cut the bottom of the robe pattern off, and made me a nice red corduroy Jacket, with the Quilted lapels and turn back cuffs for $25. Now, that was 20 years ago

For a more casual, less tailored type of smoking jacket that would do very nicely indeed.

 

[Dickie]

Very nice, very expensive

http://www.pakeman.co.uk/products.php?cat=26

 

[Tomasso]

And, don't forget an ascot!

 

[Edward]

Very nice, very expensive

http://www.pakeman.co.uk/products.php?cat=26

The two jackets on that site are available somewhere in the US as well - at half the price. Somebody posted them to another thread about smoking jackets a few months back

<<fifteen minutes later>>

Aha! Found it, finally....

http://www.thefedoralounge.com/showthread.php?t=458&page=3&highlight=smoking+jacket+Edward

Jay Pratts. I fancy the look of the DB model in green, and the black.

 

[CharlestonBows]

Jay Pratts is gone. Don't know what happened, exactly, but I've heard about some issues buying there recently.

 

[Edward]

Ah, I mut have missed the window on them. Oh well. Maybe not worth the risk if there were issues?

 

[CharlestonBows]

I would avoid them, personally.