Jacob Elordi's Olive Double-Breasted Suit Deserves a Place in Your Wardrobe
I currently spend around 60% of my working day trawling second-hand sites for vintage double-breasted jackets, specifically from the 80s and early 90s. There are currently two hanging in my wardrobe, all boxy and wide-shouldered, hovering imperiously over my lowly t-shirts and pants. They make me want to go for a 3-hour power lunch and buy a really big phone.
We’ve written a lot about them in the past – how the classic silhouette has overcome its fusty, Farage-y reputation and returned to the fashion firmament. Particular when it's dressed down: a friend of mine wears his with jeans, a denim shirt and boots, Serge Gainsbourg-style, and he always looks great.
More fabric means more drama – a lot of flapping around when you turn corners – so I try to reign that in by refining my searches to classic grey and navy. But I think I’ve changed my mind after seeing Jacob Elordi in an olive DB at the Toronto International Film Festival a few days ago for the premiere of On Swift Horses.
It’s very nice and autumnal, isn’t it? I’ve always been a fan of green suits – particularly if it’s made of seersucker or linen – but never thought that the colour would vibe with a wider silhouette. Shows what I know! Nothing! That’s what.
He's worn the suit – Bottega Veneta, FYI – with a severely unbutton white shirt and a pair of elegant black leather boots. Jacob Elordi is very much in the would-look-good-in-a-bin-bag camp of Hollywood A-listers, but I can say with some confidence that I will be on eBay later today, spending far too much money on a torn-up olive double-breasted with a mysterious stain that doesn’t even fit me. See you there.
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