A dark green velvet smoking jacket

A smoking jacket is an item of clothing, now relatively rare, specifically designed for the purposes of smoking tobacco, usually in the form of pipes and cigars. While naturally styles vary, the classic smoking jacket is a waist-length jacket usually made of velvet or perhaps silk, with a shawl collar and turn-up cuffs and toggle fastenings. Usually they come in rich colors such as burgundy and bottle green. Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Shredded tobacco leaf for pipe smoking Tobacco can also be pressed into plugs and sliced into flakes Tobacco is an agricultural product processed from the fresh leaves of plants in genus Nicotiana. ... Youth with pipe, by Hendrick Jansz Terbrugghen A smoking pipe is a device used for smoking combustible substances such as tobacco and cannabis. ... Four cigars of different brands (from top: H. Upmann, Montecristo, Macanudo, Romeo y Julieta) An airtight cigar storage tube and a double guillotine-style cutter Individual Woodtip Swisher Sweets Cigar A cigar is a tightly rolled bundle of dried and fermented tobacco, one end of which is ignited so that... Velvet is a type of tufted fabric in which the cut threads are very evenly distributed, with a short dense pile, giving it its distinct feel. ... Silk dresses Silk is a natural protein fiber, some forms of which can be woven into textiles. ...

The smoking jacket became a popular accessory in Victorian times, when it was believed that the "sensitive and delicate" nostrils of ladies would be assailed by the pungent fumes of tobacco clinging to everyday clothing. Consequently it became de rigueur for every considerate gentleman to don his smoking jacket before lighting his cigar or pipe, usually after dinner. Smoking caps were also sometimes worn for the same reason. In addition to protecting the wearer from the aroma of tobacco, the removal of the smoker's suit coat and the covering of the shirt, tie and vest with the smoking jacket would protect all these garments from ash and embers. Queen Victoria (shown here on the morning of her accession to the Throne, 20 June 1837) gave her name to the historic era The Victorian era of the United Kingdom marked the height of the British Industrial Revolution and the apex of the British Empire. ... Smoking caps are caps worn while smoking, to stop the hair from smelling of cigarette smoke. ...

The comparative rarity of serious and dedicated pipe and cigar smoking as well as the vagaries of fashion mean that in today's world the smoking jacket is a rare item; the relatively high cost of quality items also prevents its widespread use. Other than visiting vintage clothing stores, a quality smoking jacket (which can, and frequently does, last a lifetime) would now have to be specially tailored or found on online high end stores such as jaypratts.com.

In Danish, Dutch, French, German, Greek, Hungarian, Icelandic, Italian, Norwegian, Polish, Brazilian Portuguese, Russian, Swedish and Latin American Spanish, the term smoking has been adopted as a loanword, but in reference to what in English is known as a dinner jacket or a tuxedo in North America. As such, it is a false friend. Brazilian Portuguese (Portuguese: português brasileiro) is the dialect of the Portuguese language written and spoken by virtually all the 190 million inhabitants of Brazil, and by a couple million Brazilian immigrants, mainly in United States, Portugal, Canada, Japan and Paraguay. ... A loanword (or loan word) is a word directly taken into one language from another with little or no translation. ... The English language is a West Germanic language that originates in England. ... Black tie, known in the United Kingdom (and also in the north-eastern United States, and Canada) as a dinner jacket and in the United States generally as a tuxedo, is a dress code for formal evening events that are not formal enough to require white tie. ... Canadian Prime Minister Brian Mulroney and U.S. President Ronald Reagan wearing black tie with wives in Quebec, Canada, March 18, 1985. ... Look up False friend in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ...

See also

• dinner jacket
• tuxedo (clothing)
• smoking cap

Black tie, known in the United Kingdom (and also in the north-eastern United States, and Canada) as a dinner jacket and in the United States generally as a tuxedo, is a dress code for formal evening events that are not formal enough to require white tie. ... Canadian Prime Minister Brian Mulroney and U.S. President Ronald Reagan wearing black tie with wives in Quebec, Canada, March 18, 1985. ... Smoking caps are caps worn while smoking, to stop the hair from smelling of cigarette smoke. ...

External links

• Smoking Jacket

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