Favourbrook – a go-to for wedding morning suits and ritzy eveningwear in normal times – has seen an uplift in men asking for tactile, soft-fit velvet jackets.Nehru jacket, £750, Favourbrook“They tell us there’s no other reason than to make the sundowner that little bit more glamorous”, says Oliver Spencer, the house’s founder. “We’ve also seen more people choosing our Nehru jacket, which has all the theatre of a velvet jacket but with a more casual feel.
Right now, people want to make an occasion out of the mundane."Velvet is an easy ‘in’ in this regard; it can be as easily paired with jeans as with more formal trousers, and the soft, rich, lustrous surface texture is less stiff and ceremonial.
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