Mod hat off:
It's odd to hear you refer to them as 'waiter's jackets' when many of the ones shown here are well made, fully formal jackets of good cuts and good fabric.
There are many people on here who would find a well-tailored velvet doublet to be 'over the top' or even flamboyant.
I suppose everyone has their own taste and their own style, but I do wonder which particular jackets you find so, well. cheap looking?