--- type: Product Category title: "Dinner Jackets" description: "Made-to-order dinner jackets in velvet, silk, and patterned cloth, cut to the wearer's measurements as an alternative to a standard black tuxedo." resource: https://baronboutique.com/menswear/dinner-jackets/ tags: [men, dinner-jacket, tuxedo-jacket, smoking-jacket, velvet-jacket, shawl-collar, black-tie, evening-wear, bespoke, made-to-order] sources: - id: canonical-page resource: https://baronboutique.com/menswear/dinner-jackets/ title: "Dinner Jackets" author: team:baron-boutique-tailoring - id: baron-catalog resource: all products, categories, and pages in the baronboutique.com store title: "Baron Boutique live catalog" author: team:baron-boutique-tailoring verified: - { by: process:baron-catalog-watch, at: 2026-08-21T03:00:07Z } generated: { by: baron-ai-knowledge-manager/1.15.0, at: 2026-08-05T12:07:05Z } --- # Dinner Jackets Made-to-order dinner jackets in velvet, silk, and patterned cloth, cut to the wearer's measurements as an alternative to a standard black tuxedo. All garments are made to order by [Baron Boutique](https://baronboutique.com/okf/company.md). Every bespoke order includes a complimentary cotton test garment shipped before the final fabric is cut. A Dinner Jacket Is How You Do Black Tie Without Looking Like Everyone Else in Black Tie. A tuxedo is the whole matching suit, and in a room of them every man reads the same. A dinner jacket is the other way to dress for the evening: a statement jacket in velvet, white, or a patterned cloth, worn with black formal trousers, that keeps the formality of black tie while making you the best-dressed man there rather than one of a dozen in identical black. It is the choice of the man who knows the rules well enough to bend one of them on purpose. Every dinner jacket here is made to your measurements, on a canvas front, with satin or self lapels and hand-finished buttonholes, and it is yours to keep. Burgundy, blue, and black velvet for a winter or festive black-tie evening. How to choose your dinner jacket - [Burgundy Velvet, the Statement Standard](https://baronboutique.com/slim-fit-burgundy-velvet-jacket/): A burgundy velvet dinner jacket with satin lapels, made to your measurements, the most requested statement jacket here and the standout in any room of black tuxedos. - [Blue & Black Velvet, the Modern Evening Jacket](https://baronboutique.com/slim-fit-blue-velvet-jacket/): Midnight blue and black velvet dinner jackets with satin peak or shawl lapels, made to your measurements. Blue velvet reads a shade less expected than black and photographs with depth under evening light. - [White & Off-White, for Summer Black Tie](https://baronboutique.com/stylish-dinner-jacket/): A white or off-white dinner jacket with a shawl collar, made to your measurements, worn with black formal trousers for a warm-weather or destination black-tie event. - [The Velvet Smoking Jacket](https://baronboutique.com/mens-velvet-smoking-jacket/): A velvet smoking jacket with frogging or a shawl collar, made to your measurements, the original evening-at-home jacket and a genuine collector’s piece. - [Patterned & Wool Dinner Jackets](https://baronboutique.com/iconic-wool-dinner-jacket/): Houndstooth and textured wool dinner jackets with satin lapels, made to your measurements, for the man who wants a black-tie jacket with pattern and interest rather than a plain finish. - [Prefer the Full Tuxedo?](https://baronboutique.com/menswear/tuxedos/): If you want the matching jacket and trousers rather than a statement jacket, the Tuxedos collection has made-to-your-measurements tuxedos in black, midnight blue, navy herringbone, and burgundy, each with satin lapels an… Choose your jacket, fabric, and lapel Pick the jacket, then your fabric and color, and your lapel style for satin or self facing, on the product page. Enter your measurements there. No appointment, and no emails needed to start. We send a free test jacket Before any final cloth is cut, we build a test jacket in a low-cost fabric to your measurements and ship it to your home by trackable courier. You confirm the fit at home Try it on over a dress shirt, check the shoulders, the chest, and the jacket length, and send your notes. Nothing is cut in your final cloth until the fit is confirmed on your body. We cut your dinner jacket Every adjustment is applied, then your jacket is cut on a canvas front with satin or self lapels, hand-finished buttonholes, and a full lining in your chosen color. It ships worldwide with tracking Your finished jacket ships from Dubai by trackable courier, about four to six weeks from measurement confirmation including the test-jacket stage. The test jacket is yours to keep. ## Questions & Answers **Q:** What is the difference between a dinner jacket and a tuxedo? **A:** A tuxedo is the complete matching set, a jacket and trousers cut from the same cloth, while a dinner jacket in the modern sense is a statement evening jacket, often velvet, white, or patterned, worn with separate black formal trousers. Both are black-tie garments, but the tuxedo is the classic uniform and the dinner jacket is the way to keep that formality while standing apart from a room of identical tuxedos. Strictly, “dinner jacket” is also the British term for the tuxedo jacket itself, which is why the words overlap. **Q:** When should you wear a white dinner jacket? **A:** A white or off-white dinner jacket is worn for warm-weather black tie, traditionally from late spring through summer and at resort, cruise, and destination events. It is worn with black formal trousers, a black bow tie, and a black cummerbund or waistcoat, exactly like a black tuxedo, only with the white jacket in place of the black one. It is the correct seasonal alternative to a black tuxedo and reads as both formal and relaxed in a summer setting. **Q:** What is a smoking jacket, and can I wear it out? **A:** A smoking jacket is a soft, often velvet evening jacket, historically worn at home for a relaxed formal evening, with a shawl collar and sometimes frogging or turned-back cuffs. Today it is worn out as a distinctive black-tie or festive jacket, particularly by hosts, collectors, and men who want the most characterful option in the room. Made to your measurements in velvet, it works as a statement layer at a dinner, a party, or any occasion that rewards a jacket with genuine personality. **Q:** Is velvet appropriate for black tie? **A:** Yes, a velvet dinner jacket is a fully correct and long-established black-tie choice, especially for winter and festive occasions. Velvet catches light with a soft depth that flat wool does not, which is why it reads as considered rather than costume when it is well cut and worn with proper black formal trousers and a bow tie. Deep colors such as burgundy, midnight blue, and black are the most versatile, and all are available here made to your measurements. **Q:** Can I wear a burgundy or colored dinner jacket to a formal event? **A:** Yes, a burgundy or deep-colored dinner jacket is appropriate for most black-tie and formal evening events, provided it is worn with black formal trousers and black-tie accessories. A rich burgundy velvet is the most popular color here precisely because it holds the formality of black tie while making you distinct in a room of black tuxedos. For strict black-tie invitations that specify black only, keep to black or midnight blue. **Q:** What trousers do you wear with a dinner jacket? **A:** A dinner jacket is worn with black formal trousers, ideally with a satin stripe down the outer seam that matches the jacket’s lapel facing, and no cuff at the hem. The jacket carries the color or texture, and the black trousers keep the outfit anchored in black tie. We can make matching formal trousers to your measurements alongside the jacket so the whole look is coordinated. **Q:** Should a dinner jacket have a shawl or a peak lapel? **A:** Both are correct for a dinner jacket, and the choice is a matter of look. A shawl lapel is the softer, more classic and slightly more relaxed evening collar, and it suits velvet and smoking jackets particularly well. A peak lapel is sharper and the most formal, drawing the eye up and broadening the shoulder. You choose the lapel and its facing, satin or self fabric, as part of your made-to-your-measurements order. **Q:** Are these dinner jackets made to my measurements or standard sizes? **A:** Every dinner jacket here is made to your measurements, with no standard sizes and nothing pre-made. You enter your measurements on the product page, and before we cut your final cloth we send a free test jacket so the fit is confirmed on your body first. Fit is what separates a dinner jacket that looks intentional from one that looks borrowed, which matters most on a formal evening. **Q:** How should a dinner jacket fit? **A:** A dinner jacket should fit close through the shoulders and chest, with the shoulder seam sitting at the edge of your shoulder and the jacket long enough to cover the seat. The sleeve should show a little shirt cuff, and the lapel should sit flat against the chest without gaping. Because these are made to your measurements and confirmed with a free test jacket, all of these points are set to your body before the final cloth is cut. **Q:** Can I wear a dinner jacket to a wedding? **A:** Yes, a dinner jacket is an excellent choice for an evening or black-tie wedding, and increasingly grooms choose a velvet or white dinner jacket to distinguish themselves from guests in standard tuxedos. Worn with black formal trousers, it gives a groom a formal, photograph-ready look with a personal signature, and it is a piece he keeps and wears again to formal events for years. **Q:** How do I care for a velvet dinner jacket? **A:** Dry clean a velvet jacket only when necessary, hang it on a broad wooden hanger to protect the shoulders, and use a soft garment brush in the direction of the pile to lift dust and keep the nap even. Steam rather than press it, holding the steamer just off the surface, so you never crush the pile with a hot iron. Cared for this way, a well-made velvet dinner jacket stays rich and sharp for many years. **Q:** Do you ship worldwide? **A:** Yes, both the free test jacket and the final dinner jacket ship worldwide by trackable courier from Dubai, and you receive tracking as soon as each package ships. 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