Collarless tweed jackets aren't on the list. We have MOONDAL's Bowmore Shawl Jacket in Black and Beige, which softly wrap around with a shawl collar line, and Low Tide's Minimal Tailored Jacket Charcoal, which falls neatly without any excess. To keep the neatness of tweed without feeling hot from the thickness, I've leaned the list toward fabrics with thin collars and smooth textures.
Back in the 1920s, rough and sturdy tweed was an outdoor sportswear material that men wore when enjoying hunting or fishing. After Coco Chanel casually threw on her lover the Duke of Westminster's worn hunting jacket at his Scottish estate, she fell in love with how it wrapped around the body, then refined the fabric to be light and flexible, transforming it into womenswear. The everyday experience of borrowing a lover's old clothes broke down the boundaries of menswear and created a comfortable elegance.
The chosen clothes also have a thickness that isn't burdensome, so they're great to wear refreshingly even at indoor wedding halls. Shall we look at the summer wool shawl collar, the minimal tailored jacket, or narrow it down to under KRW 200,000s?
↳ Summer wool shawl collar
For coolly woven summer wool shawl collar jackets, I've picked two: MOONDAL's Bowmore Shawl Jacket in Black and Beige. Since the shawl collar curves continuously without a boundary between the neck collar and the lapel, it has the charm of giving a much softer impression than an angular notched collar. Summer wool's distinct crisp yet flowing texture blends very naturally with the soft curves of the collar.
The shawl collar, flowing roundly around the neck, was also a shape used in the 'siren suit'—a one-piece outer garment devised by Winston Churchill during World War 2. It was a generously fitted piece custom-ordered from his go-to bespoke maker, Turnbull & Asser, to slip over his pajamas and dash to the air-raid shelter when air-raid sirens sounded. Churchill had several suits made in daytime wool and evening velvet, proudly wearing them out as a wartime uniform when meeting foreign generals or visiting the White House.
It means he wore a shawl collar to secure both neatness and comfort even amidst an urgent crisis. This Bowmore jacket likewise offers an unconstricting comfort while maintaining formality. Which color would you like to see first, clean black or calm beige? Or shall I bring out setup pants to wear together, or another neat jacket?
↳ I want to see black
Since you're looking for black, I picked MOONDAL's Bowmore Shawl Jacket in Black. With calm black layered onto the shawl collar's signature flowing curve, it's a piece that pairs cleanly with both formal settings and everyday life. A black coat may look simple, but its mood changes drastically depending on the flow of the lines, making it a color I watch closely on the list.
In 1981, Yohji Yamamoto and Rei Kawakubo shook the Western fashion world by presenting asymmetrical, hole-riddled black garments at the Paris collections. Critics at the time panned them as looking like the tragedy of war, but this venture was dubbed the 'Black Shock,' elevating black into a realm of new aesthetics. It even gave rise to the 'crow tribe' phenomenon of people dressing entirely in black, completely transforming the course of modern fashion.
Once you get used to having a single neat black jacket, getting dressed becomes so much easier. Shall we look at the setup pants to pair with it first, or are you more curious about washing and care instructions or the delivery schedule?
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