I did a bad thing...

[shad0w4life]

I ordered a navy jacket from itailor for $150, $300+ for the indochino..I wasn't able to stomach that knowing the cyber monday sale last year.


and then I decided I'd go with a 3 piece navy suit from black lapel....(Peak lapel, gunmetal lining) I was going to go suit supply as they are cheaper and I could have grabbed a grey suit but I think I want to know my true proper fit size before guessing if a 38L or 40R is better


So my bad thing is..on the just lone jacket I had a ticket pocket added, is that a sign of a suit jacket? I almost emailed them right away saying please remove it but figured I'd ask

[bruschetta]

shad0w4life, the ticket pocket is weird, but you can probably pull it off. For future reference, SuitSupply has an excellent no-risk return policy. You can order both suits and return the size that doesn't fit.

[shad0w4life]

I'm in Canada, and they didn't get back to me about where the suit was made, customs/ duties along with return shipping, that could easily add $200 to the price...stupid UPS.


Which is really unfortunate I was leaning towards using them as the suits were ready made, I wanted to have a suit for Vegas, and the BL timeframe was right on the edge of me not getting it in time for the trip so I had to pull the trigger, plus they each all customs and duties charges.


However I will most likely order from them in the near future. When I'm not trying to be debt free.

[ChrisW]

AFAIK ticket pockets were originally from riding clothes and then for train tickets. There is absolutely no reason to not have one on a blazer, in fact I think it would be more fitting there. I would be more likely to be riding or taking a train journey in a blazer than a suit.


Good luck with iTailor, I will be interested to hear your experience with them.

[trash]

I'd prefer no ticket pocket because I think it's an unnecessary detail, but most people won't notice or care. I think it looks fine and is more or less subjective. Given the riding jacket history I think they'd look better on rougher fabrics like tweed, but I've seen a lot of casual blazers with ticket pockets recently so I wouldn't sweat it.

[Specter]

A ticket pocket is kind of like roped shoulders or pinstripes in that it is generally a characteristic of a suit jacket, not a sportcoat. That being said, as long as it doesn't bug you then who cares? My favorite sportcoat has roped shoulders. I think the fabric (pattern) is more important in avoiding the orphaned suit jacket look...but even then who cares?