Jovan
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Dinner jackets have existed since the late 1800s, dude.
Jovan said:I can't see the ad, by the way. Did you forget to link it?
Jovan said:Dinner jackets have existed since the late 1800s, dude.
benstephens said:It is interesting Steve that you have a White waistcoat that came with a jacket. It apparently became fashionable for about a year in the 1920s to do this, and then soon moved into the "faux-pas" catergory.
I personally think for a 1930s look (or to follow the 'rules'?) it is a little incongruous to wear a dinner jacket with a white waistcoat.
Ben
benstephens said:I don't think this was the case on this side of the Atlantic. It is very seldom if ever seen in any period photographs, and the Tailor and Cutting magazines I have seen advise against it. However, I am not dismissing the idea. If you could send me some evidence to substantiate this, I can put it with the rest of my research. It must be contemporary British sources please, as that is the content of my research.
Ben
Jovan said:I'm probably one of the biggest snobs when it comes to that. It's not offensive, just simply not correct. And it somehow never looks right to me no matter how well fitted it is... like wearing a necktie with a dinner jacket.