Ivory Dinner Jacket with Black Peak Lapel

About this tuxedo

An ivory dinner jacket in a cloth that catches light softly rather than harshly. The wide black satin peak lapels fall almost to the waist, cutting decisively across the ivory, true to the classic contrast of a dinner jacket. The jacket has a single button, a close fit and a clearly shaped waist so the upper body looks neat. The welt chest pocket is trimmed in black and a small pin sits on the left lapel. Underneath are a white marcella-front shirt with black onyx studs and a hand-tied black bow tie.

The white makes this suit stand out the moment you walk into a room, so it suits the leading role: the groom at an evening reception, the host of a gala, or the guest of honour at a gala evening. Keep everything else very dark, with black trousers, black polished leather shoes and a black bow tie, so the white of the jacket is the only point of light. A pocket square, if you wear one, should be plain white silk with no pattern.

A white jacket is more demanding than a dark one: every crease and every misaligned seam shows under the lights. For that reason Mon Amie measures your shoulder slope and the shape of your back carefully, chooses a cloth thick enough to hold its shape, and works on the lining and the horsehair canvas inside so the body of the jacket does not crease as you move. You will have at least one fitting before it is finished, so our tailor can adjust the lapels and waist for a perfect fit.