Fun fact: the shawl collar first appeared on Victorian smoking jackets. Apparently, after finishing dinner, the well-to-do would switch from their formal jackets to a silk or velvet shawl collared one in order to keep their clothes from getting spoiled during their post-meal nicotine fix. How a detail with such an aristocratic past found its way onto pieces as utilitarian as these Engineered Garments French Twill Shawl Collar Jackets is anyone’s guess, but I think we can all be glad it did. The jackets are made in NYC, have patch pockets, reinforced elbows, and are now 20% off at Notre. Smoke ’em if you got ’em.

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