Velvet jacket from Timothy Everest
A few years ago I came across a double-breasted brown velvet jacket in a vintage shop in London. It was far too large and, at the same time, far too short. But I loved the contrast between deep-pile brown velvet and grosgrain lapels, both in colour a...
Velvet jacket from Timothy Everest
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The key question, if I may say so, is can a velvet jacket be worn with 'ordinary' black tie trousers at a ball? what do you think? such questions keep me awake at night......
My 50-year-old black tie
I had heard ‘stories’ about treasures found in second-hand shops before. The way it goes, one day the author is browsing through the racks while his girlfriend tries on shoes, and all of a sudden he discovers an Anderson & Sheppa...
My 50-year-old black tie
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Thanks Edward, really useful example...
