Such a shame that the once honorable smoking jacket has lost its popular appeal. The stuff of story and film, the distinguished robe worn by English gentlemen, smoking jackets at one time were a sign of distinction. The English gentry smoking his dunhill, smoking jacket clad is an enduring image. Mens smoking jackets were a sign of wealth and sophisticated taste. Where have they gone?

Bringing Back The Men's Smoking Jacket

No, you aren’t going to find a smoking jacket for sale at Sears or Penney’s yet, but hey, maybe soon. Still, in this present day when people are looking to return a lost since of class and quality, smoking jackets may become popular again. Vintage clothing is gaining in popularity and mens vintage smoking jackets are also. Chic is a sense of style that transitions from one fashion to another. What was popular in the 1960’s is not necessarily popular now. Maybe smoking jackets have not been popular since the 1950’s or earlier but there is no reason they can not become popular again. As men look for ways to show their sophistication and taste we may soon see once again men wearing smoking jackets.

Types Of Mens Smoking Jackets

Like many items of clothing there are many styles and types of smoking jackets. The most common style of vintage smoking jacket is the burgundy wool style. This is the one you see such fictional characters as Sherlock Holmes wear in old movies. Many vintage smoking jackets are patterned after that style of smoking jackets. A smoking jacket in silk is also common. A silk smoking jacket is soft to the touch, much lighter than a wool smoking jacket and can take on very intricate and colorful patterns. A number of men’s smoking jackets are house coats in oriental patterns. These are made of silk, often red, with patterns such as dragons on them. Such oriental house coat smoking jackets are highly prized. If an authentic vintage smoking jacket, it can sell for hundreds of dollars. Cotton smoking jackets are also made because cotton is the most common material to make any kind of clothing. Still, the classic wool and the oriental styled silk smoking jackets are by far the most common. We could very likely see new styles and new brands of old styles of smoking jackets manufactured soon. When that happens, men of sophisticated taste will have yet another means to show their style.