Velvet is often a fabric that many people equate with the winter, but what if we told you that they were wrong, and that actually velvet is a year-round fabric, suitable for all but the hottest of days? Use see cotton velvet might have a plush pile, but actually it is incredibly lightweight. We think that the transitional period from later summer through autumn and then early winter is the perfect time for velvet. Ansd while we love formal velvet jackets, there is one silhouette that we feel is woefully underused for smart casual events, and that is the Nehru jacket.
When it comes to a formal evening occasion, one's options tend to be quite simple depending on the type of event. For an invitation to a hosted dinner with a good number of guests, a smoking jacket or velvet dinner jacket is always a great option, being both sartorial and extravagant. For even more formal occasions, the classic dinner jacket is typically the best choice, while events with a touch of glamour can be great opportunities for Favourbrook's more avant garde dinner jackets. But at the more casual end of the spectrum, the decision is often a little more difficult. One doesn't want to appear over-dressed on the one hand, but being the least smart person at a party is not an accolade you want either.
This conundrum can be skilfully navigated with the Nehru jacket. At Favourbrook, we have created a number of velvet Nehru jackets which we think make for excellent day-to-eveningwear options when the dress code is that tricky in-between. The omission of classic shawl or peak lapels certainly gives the Nehru jacket a less formal appeal, but it is undoubtedly still a smart jacket. What's more, we created them in a variety of autumnal tones such as rust, burgundy and olive green to give them a little more personality and flamboyance.
