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Detail of blue wool two button tuxedo jacket with shawl collar, white shirt, black bowtie
man's jacket
Detail of blue wool two button tuxedo jacket with shawl collar, white shirt, black bowtie
Man's jacket
Brand
Retailer
1937
Wool herringbone twill
Gift of Francis Knize
Object number2000.14.2
The dinner jacket, first seen in the latter years of the 19th century, was re-introduced in the 1930s in a double-breasted version, in black, midnight blue, and other colors. These jackets now followed the lines of the daywear London Lounge suit, with a fuller chest and back, broad shoulder line, suppressed waist, and close hip line.
DescriptionMen's double breasted smoking jacket in midnight blue wool herringbone twill, with shawl collar, self-covered buttons and besom pockets; custom made
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