thunderw21
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This is one of the few modern OTR companies I've seen that does a belted back fairly well.
I was at Younkers today (what a madhouse) and saw several different styles of Perry Ellis jackets. Most were the military-inspired four pocket dress jackets that weren't too bad.
Then they had a tweedy belted back number with three pockets, all with flaps. The material was a bit thin but being fully lined it was a pretty hefty jacket. The belt was pretty close to where it should be, maybe 1/8" too low but not bad at all. Not only that, but the silhouette was very good. I'm a 38R and a 40R jacket gave me a nice pinched waist. The jacket skirt was short-style just like vintage jackets and the sleeves were perfect length. Lapels were a little on the thin side but not bad. It was on sale for $82 but I couldn't justify spending that much on a jacket. When the price drops more after the holidays I will definitely snatch one up.
I can't find the exact same jacket on the Perry Ellis website but I did find this SB peaked lapel jacket with a belted back.
http://www.perryellis.com/ped/catalog/product.jsp?pid=PED:48HJ8403&ccode=053
As you can see, the button stance is high, the skirt is vintage-style short, the belted back is up around the waist and the lapels are big.
I was at Younkers today (what a madhouse) and saw several different styles of Perry Ellis jackets. Most were the military-inspired four pocket dress jackets that weren't too bad.
Then they had a tweedy belted back number with three pockets, all with flaps. The material was a bit thin but being fully lined it was a pretty hefty jacket. The belt was pretty close to where it should be, maybe 1/8" too low but not bad at all. Not only that, but the silhouette was very good. I'm a 38R and a 40R jacket gave me a nice pinched waist. The jacket skirt was short-style just like vintage jackets and the sleeves were perfect length. Lapels were a little on the thin side but not bad. It was on sale for $82 but I couldn't justify spending that much on a jacket. When the price drops more after the holidays I will definitely snatch one up.
I can't find the exact same jacket on the Perry Ellis website but I did find this SB peaked lapel jacket with a belted back.
http://www.perryellis.com/ped/catalog/product.jsp?pid=PED:48HJ8403&ccode=053
As you can see, the button stance is high, the skirt is vintage-style short, the belted back is up around the waist and the lapels are big.
