Single vent Suit jackets - Experiences?

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I am keen to get my next business suit (dark navy) in a single vent at the back.

It will be eyetalian bespoke, so I dont have the worry it will make me have an elephants ass. But keen to here whether anyone here has had bespoke suits made with a single vent?
 
BespeakUK said:
I am keen to get my next business suit (dark navy) in a single vent at the back.

It will be eyetalian bespoke, so I dont have the worry it will make me have an elephants ass. But keen to here whether anyone here has had bespoke suits made with a single vent?
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So the vent is aligned with the anus and you can defecate with more accuracy?
 
BespeakUK said:
I am keen to get my next business suit (dark navy) in a single vent at the back.

It will be eyetalian bespoke, so I dont have the worry it will make me have an elephants ass. But keen to here whether anyone here has had bespoke suits made with a single vent?
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Why? Double vent or no vent for me.
 
Isn't the law of the land that it's double vent for business suits?
However, having double vents in a coat that is used for business meetings makes sense in the way that it allows the vents to open when you sit down without crumpling the back too much. Whereas the single vent back tends to look crumpled since you can't prevent it from touching the back of your chair forever.
BespeakUK said:
It will be eyetalian bespoke, so I don't have the worry it will make me have an elephants ass.
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Is your bum by default on the bigger side and/ or are you worried about the look of trousers made by English tailors from behind?
 
BespeakUK said:
I am keen to get my next business suit (dark navy) in a single vent at the back.

It will be eyetalian bespoke, so I dont have the worry it will make me have an elephants ass. But keen to here whether anyone here has had bespoke suits made with a single vent?
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Scherensammler is right on the pratical side. Culturally the single vent has a US origin and has contaminated the RTW mainstream market. Not my taste. Moreover your italian tailor (who is who?) will certainly be reluctant to make it.
 
Jupiter said:
Scherensammler is right on the pratical side. Culturally the single vent has a US origin and has contaminated the RTW mainstream market. Not my taste. Moreover your italian tailor (who is who?) will certainly be reluctant to make it.
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No it doesn't
 
BespeakUK said:
I am keen to get my next business suit (dark navy) in a single vent at the back.

It will be eyetalian bespoke, so I dont have the worry it will make me have an elephants ass. But keen to here whether anyone here has had bespoke suits made with a single vent?
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I'd rather jump in front of a bus.
 
Scherensammler said:
Isn't the law of the land that it's double vent for business suits?
However, having double vents in a coat that is used for business meetings makes sense in the way that it allows the vents to open when you sit down without crumpling the back too much. Whereas the single vent back tends to look crumpled since you can't prevent it from touching the back of your chair forever.
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I'm on the conservative side with my colours anyway, greys/dark blues for casual/smart casual. A touch like how a jacket looks from behind doesnt really make as hard hitting of a mistake as choosing a brighter shade or a pinstripe where in actual business business is laughable wearing a pinstripe in the UK. More over in actual 'business' meetings people from my experience take off their jacket as soon as they sit down. Unless you're a CEO 10k a day or want to be that junior pleb who looks like a chode sitting there fully kitted up whilst sat down

No I just happened to see someone wearing a single vent in London/guessing most likely bespoke and it did look visually good imo. I guess many people see the single vent on the wrong garment, e.g an ill fitting rtw or mtm where it just gapes open, likewise if you went to an enlish tailor I could imagine it would look stupid with their roping creating an excessive V shape (which I dont need)

As we know, its more about your actual physique, and how you put together the outfit as demonstrated my Mr Crampton with his child bearing hips. Not everyone has to have double vent just because double vent.




Jupiter said:
Scherensammler is right on the pratical side. Culturally the single vent has a US origin and has contaminated the RTW mainstream market. Not my taste. Moreover your italian tailor (who is who?) will certainly be reluctant to make it.
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Neapolitan suiting. Im just purely curious/potentially interested to try it.
 
BespeakUK said:
I'm on the conservative side with my colours anyway, greys/dark blues for casual/smart casual. A touch like how a jacket looks from behind doesnt really make as hard hitting of a mistake as choosing a brighter shade or a pinstripe where in actual business business is laughable wearing a pinstripe in the UK. More over in actual 'business' meetings people from my experience take off their jacket as soon as they sit down. Unless you're a CEO 10k a day or want to be that junior pleb who looks like a chode sitting there fully kitted up whilst sat down

No I just happened to see someone wearing a single vent in London/guessing most likely bespoke and it did look visually good imo. I guess many people see the single vent on the wrong garment, e.g an ill fitting rtw or mtm where it just gapes open, likewise if you went to an enlish tailor I could imagine it would look stupid with their roping creating an excessive V shape (which I dont need)

As we know, its more about your actual physique, and how you put together the outfit as demonstrated my Mr Crampton with his child bearing hips. Not everyone has to have double vent just because double vent.






Neapolitan suiting. Im just purely curious/potentially interested to try it.
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If your tailor is up to it do it. If it turns him off, don't. Done properly, a single vent should be longer than what you typically see on RTW and MTM unless you are dealing with the hook vent of the American sack suit.

I'd show you my single vent on a tweed jacket but I am nowhere near the office.

Compare a 1950's vintage Huntsman single slit to a sack suit J hook single slit

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Anyway, really, if it is a well made suit and the particular slit style suits your shape, no one is going to even care. In terms of suiting elements that should be fretted about, vent style is not up there.
 
formby said:
No it doesn't
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formby is right - the single vent has its origins mostly from the English hacking jacket - adapted by the Americans for the sack suit and mass produced sports jackets. From what I can see until fairly recently the single vent dominated the USA scene and double vents were seen as a bit dandyish.

Single vents on suits were very common in the 60s /70s in the Carnaby dandy era and that's how I think they look best - on suits - ample overlap and long - to the waist - not short stingy ones. Probably more common on tweedy sport jackets but the hooked single vent is a mainstay of the Ivy era jacket . The very first suit I had custom made - a long time ago - I got a long single vent with an inverted pleat for the vent on a 3 piece navy suit.
Heres JB in a jacket in Goldfinger
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BespeakUK said:
Neapolitan suiting. Im just purely curious/potentially interested to try it.
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All depends on the degree of adaptability of your tailor but the double vents are clearly the rule for neapolitans. Guida, Granata, another one? From a stylistical point of view double vents are more elegant and comfortable. Moreover, despite its UK origin, the single vent has become a feature of US suits. Does a British gentleman want to look like a US guy? It's up to you.
 
You're going to get a messed up single vent if you ask a Neapolitan grandpa who has done double vents all his life. Either get a British tailor or stick with your current tailor's style. There are plenty of British tailors that don't do roped shoulders

This thread is a recipe for disaster. Please post pics for our entertainment when you get it.
 
Monkeyface said:
You're going to get a messed up single vent if you ask a Neapolitan grandpa who has done double vents all his life. Either get a British tailor or stick with your current tailor's style. There are plenty of British tailors that don't do roped shoulders

This thread is a recipe for disaster. Please post pics for our entertainment when you get it.
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Yeah this story of single vent is an strange idea.
 
Concerning Neapolitans one advice: let them do their trick the first time. Don't create confusion with too much stylistical requirements. Of course you can ask flap or patch pockets, one or two pleats on your trouser and chose a type of shoulder (roped or spalla camicia, if they are good they should normally mastered the two options). Each tailor has his style and making method. Bespoke doesn't mean you can ask for everything or you'll obtain a bastard result. Nevertheless young tailors are more flexible than old ones.
 
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Thruth said:
If your tailor is up to it do it. If it turns him off, don't. Done properly, a single vent should be longer than what you typically see on RTW and MTM unless you are dealing with the hook vent of the American sack suit.

I'd show you my single vent on a tweed jacket but I am nowhere near the office.

Compare a 1950's vintage Huntsman single slit to a sack suit J hook single slit

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Anyway, really, if it is a well made suit and the particular slit style suits your shape, no one is going to even care. In terms of suiting elements that should be fretted about, vent style is not up there.
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It's our job to fret about pointless stuff.
 
I don't think there's anything wrong with a single vent on a sports coat, I wouldn't balk at the idea of one on a suit jacket to be honest, even though I don't recall ever owning a jacket with a single vent.

Any decent tailor should be able to make one.
 
Just because you could doesn't mean that you should.
Single vents evolved from the need for a coat to split over a horse's back. Since we no longer ride horses daily ... what's the point?

For a clean look go ventless
For the practicalities of putting hands in pockets or less crumpling when sat down, go double vents.
What does a single vent have to offer, unless you're going for retro authenticity on a tweed hacking jacket like that pic of Connery in Goldfinger?
 
Nothing wrong with single or double vent for either a sport or suit jacket. I don't have a problem either way. Both can be pleasing.

If we are to insist this is a practicality issue and single vents are a supercilious affectation as we don't ride horses daily, one might want one as your ride bikes of all sorts often and if you wear jackets whilst on a crapper, the single vent has some use here. If that's your bag.
 
Function or fashion, it is a personal choice which really has no esthetic pitfalls unless you have a giant ass or do nothing but walk around with your hands in your trouser pockets all day.

I had a centre vent done on this tweed:

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If we were invoking practicalities I'd say buy a northface fleece jacket. Get plenty of overlap on vent or inverted pleat and it won't splay open
 
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