I love the androgynous look—just men’s clothes on women, not the other way around. I think that men’s clothes on a very feminine woman enhance her femininity.
There is a woman writer and humorist whose picture appears frequently in the society pages. She’s pictured at galas and other affairs, and she’s always wearing a tuxedo. I decided to buy myself a dinner jacket, too.
I suspected that I’d find what I was looking for in the boys’ department at Brooks Brothers, and I was right. But as I wended my way downtown, I stopped off at other fine stores on Fifth and Madison to see what I could find.
I was shocked at what I didn’t find. So many young salesmen have no idea what a dinner jacket is. I guess their wardrobes are strictly limited to T-shirts and jeans. No names to protect the guilty, but I stopped into one Fifth Avenue store and the young salesman had no idea what I was talking about. I started to explain that it was black, and he showed me black windbreakers and black denim jackets.
Finally, my last stop was Brooks, and they knew exactly what I was talking about. They showed me a beautiful dinner jacket, boys’ size 12. It fit perfectly. Brooks, incidentally, still knows how to treat a customer. It’s a pleasure to shop there. The price was under $100, and the jacket was of excellent quality.
Recently I decided to complete the outfit and buy the matching pants with the satin stripe down the sides. This time I went directly to Brooks, and again, the size 12 fit perfectly except for the length. Again, under $100—and they don’t charge for hemming.
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