Sherrifmuir Jacket

[rondo]

What about bottle green, burgundy or another color?
Rondo

[KD Burke]

Other colors work!



Not sure how I'd go about about dressing it down further though.

[CMcG]

What about bottle green, burgundy or another color?
Rondo

Other colours could work too, but I think the choice of material is more important if your goal is to have a doublet that could be worn as day wear. Barathea is a formal fabric, as is velvet, and these are the materials Sheriffmuir's seem to be commonly available in. A bespoke doublet might be the only way to break that mould.

Matt's tweed Sheriffmuir is a good example of a less formal fabric increasing the versatility of the doublet, but you might also consider something like a fine corduroy. The caveat here is that by dropping the formality of the cloth down, it would no longer be the best choice for the most formal of formal occasions i.e. white tie. It should still be ok for black tie, which is what matters in this case, according to the OP. IMHO, swappable buttons would still help with the transitions between more and less formal.

[rondo]

Just to clarify some:
-I want a coat that can go up to black tie level
-that can also be worn during daytime [formal] events
-I will never see a white tie affair
-and I don't care for the Argyle
A tall order, I know, but something tell me the Sherrifmuir will do it.
Thanks for all the kind replies.
Rondo
P.S. For those that followed my experiment last year with the mandarin styled jacket in brown/olive corduroy it is working out well but the satin facings do provide too much contrast to the corduroy. I still like the cut and if push comes to shove I may still have a formal jacket made in that style.

[SlackerDrummer]

It's a little bit like asking how "dressed down" a tuxedo can go. You can wear it with blue jeans to the county fair if you like, but it probably wouldn't be appropriate.

[cable scot]

Rondo,

I got mine from Rocky, maybe his people could give you more fabric/color options. I wear mine with a colored cravat for black tie, I couldn't do a jabot and cuffs and cravats can be tied in all sorts of ways.

[rondo]

I hear you C.S. I think I could do a jabot if it wasn't too frilly [lol] but I don't think I could ever do the cuffs. I rather like the rouche ties but since i don't do waistcoats that is out. I'll figure out something, I'm just working through the options.
Rondo

[MacLowlife]

Rondo, have you considered re-doing the corduroy with, say, flannel or alcantara ( a synthetic suede, I think) facings instead of the satin? I think CMcG is right- the buttons are going to make a difference. But I don't think fabric covered. I think maybe dull pewter or bone or antler. If you are going custom anyway, what about moleskin? If you had antler buttons on it, it would look like sturdy, workaday moleskin, a fabric said to have been used for road-menders' trousers. If you had shiny metal ones, it would look like sensuous, suede-like moleskin, a fabric that resembles velvet, without all of the fuss.

Now, you still have to work out the details. Notice how Matt's tweed has a different cuff from KD Burke's. If it were up to me, I'd go with navy or bottle green moleskin, with black piping, also in moleskin or something not very shiny. You might find it not quite formal for some people's tastes, but it would work better on the less dressy end.