http://manolomen.com/2008/01/03/smooth-jazz/ Fashion and Lifestyle Advice for Men Mon, 18 Jan 2010 15:39:10 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 http://manolomen.com/2008/01/03/smooth-jazz/comment-page-1/#comment-124831 ktel Sat, 19 Jan 2008 04:06:47 +0000 http://manolomen.com/2008/01/03/smooth-jazz/#comment-124831 There is a reason for this. The smoking jacket is traditionally kept on a rack in the (you guessed it) smoking room, its purpose being to absorb the tobacco odours and contain them in that room. This is the reason for velvet being the classic material. The velvet dinner jacket, such as that worn by the late great Mr. Peterson, is held by many to be a trifle racy, while the velvet blazer is seen as perhaps a bit foppish. There is a reason for this. The smoking jacket is traditionally kept on a rack in the (you guessed it) smoking room, its purpose being to absorb the tobacco odours and contain them in that room. This is the reason for velvet being the classic material. The velvet dinner jacket, such as that worn by the late great Mr. Peterson, is held by many to be a trifle racy, while the velvet blazer is seen as perhaps a bit foppish.

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