Smoking Jacket

A tuxedo is a garment, now relatively rare, specially designed for the purpose of smoking tobacco, usually in the form of pipe and cigar smoking. The styles vary, the classic tuxedo jacket is waist-length jacket with velvet, and / or silk, with a shawl collar and cuffs and toggle fasteners or button. Usually they are made in rich colors like burgundy and bottle green.

<A rel = "nofollow" onclick = "javascript: pageTracker._trackPageview ('/ outgoing / article_exit_link');" href = " http://www.himfr.com/buy-glass_engravers/ "glass> Writers </ a> The Tuxedo has become a popular accessory in Victorian times, when people believed that the sensitive and delicate nostrils of ladies would be assailed by the pungent fumes of tobacco clinging to everyday clothing. Therefore, it has become de rigueur for every man attentive to his tuxedo before lighting his cigar or pipe, usually after dinner. Smoking caps were also sometimes worn for the same reason. In addition to protecting the user against the smell of tobacco, the removal of the smoking jacket and the lining of the shirt, tie and jacket with tuxedo jacket to protect all these garments from ash and embers.

The rarity of modern serious and dedicated pipe and cigar smoking and the vagaries of fashion mean that in today's world, the tuxedo is a rare, high cost of quality items also prevents its widespread use. Other than visiting vintage clothing stores, a tuxedo jacket quality (which can and often do, last a lifetime) would now be specially designed or found on online stores upscale.

In many languages, the term smoking has been adopted as a loanword, but in reference to what is known in English as a dinner jacket or tuxedo in North America. As such, it is a false friend.

The tuxedo was returned to public consciousness as evening wear for Hugh Hefner rigor that is usually seen wearing one during events held at one of the houses Playboy in the 1960s and 1970s. In fact, an episode of the HBO series Curb Your Enthusiasm, which features a cameo by the editor entitled "The Smoking Jacket" (episode 46, from the 5th season). It has also been popularized in 1970s as was the costume of Jon Pertwee's third doctor in the science fiction TV show Doctor Who BBC.