ponstad Posted June 24, 2018 #1 Share Posted June 24, 2018 DH has both black and white dinner jackets - he looks smashing in both! - and has been wondering about the propriety of wearing the white dinner jacket after Labor Day on our upcoming QM2 cruise to New England and Canada in late September. Advice, please? Thanks so much. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shuffleboard Dude Posted June 24, 2018 #2 Share Posted June 24, 2018 Three words: GO FOR IT! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tommy k Posted June 24, 2018 #3 Share Posted June 24, 2018 Yes! A white dinner jacket is always appropriate on a cruise. I wore mine last September and will wear it again this coming April. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smokinmike Posted June 24, 2018 #4 Share Posted June 24, 2018 I hope it has a shawl collar! Sent from my iPhone using Forums Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pepperrn Posted June 24, 2018 #5 Share Posted June 24, 2018 (edited) DH has both black and white dinner jackets - he looks smashing in both! - and has been wondering about the propriety of wearing the white dinner jacket after Labor Day on our upcoming QM2 cruise to New England and Canada in late September. Advice, please?Thanks so much. If a man were to wear an ivory dinner jacket on a cruise far, far away from "The Tropics"... in the autumn... he'd be sure to be the centre of attention, and get many glances in his direction... ;) ... (So many men are easily mistaken for James Bond, once they are transformed by simply wearing an ivory dinner jacket... :rolleyes: ) (Never white dinner jacket btw. White is worn by waiters and band leaders). My advice? Keep the light jacket for a cruise well south of the southern tip of Florida (where the Tropic of Cancer can be found) where it will look just great, and keep the dark one for northern, chilly waters (such as those around Canada and New England). Edited June 24, 2018 by pepperrn Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canuker Posted June 25, 2018 #6 Share Posted June 25, 2018 Hear hear to Pepperrn Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kohl57 Posted June 25, 2018 #7 Share Posted June 25, 2018 You can wear what you wish. But the convention is if the officers are in whites only. From the UK, the convention is added by "turning the corner" i.e. west of Gib. Cream/white d/js would unusual for Canada/NE in September. Indeed, in the U.S., or at least the South, one never wears white after Labor Day and before Memorial Day. Years ago, Princess Margaret arrived in Dallas wearing white in October and someone famously remarked "She may be the Queen's sister but she'd never be a southern sorority girl" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bell Boy Posted June 25, 2018 #8 Share Posted June 25, 2018 Hear hear to Pepperrn I'll second that. Keep the Ivory jacket for 'Cruising around the Med or the Caribbean' Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
david,Mississauga Posted June 25, 2018 #9 Share Posted June 25, 2018 You can wear what you wish. But the convention is if the officers are in whites only. From the UK, the convention is added by "turning the corner" i.e. west of Gib. ... Yes, I remember the Union-Castle Line did not publish a dress code because passengers, especially in first class, were expected to know the tradition of the sea. As a reminder, the daily programme mentioned the "rig of the day." It would say: "The captain and officers will be wearing ..." and either navy uniforms, navy mess dress, white uniforms or white mess dress. There was never any confusion. But even when the officers were in their "whites" the vast majority of gents were in black DJs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kohl57 Posted June 25, 2018 #10 Share Posted June 25, 2018 Yes, as with so much else, RMS ST. HELENA followed U-C on not having a "dress code" for passengers but listing, instead, listing in the daily programme the "rig of the day" for the officers as a guide. And yes, we did have one or two passengers who dressed for dinner on the formal mess uniform evenings. But we had more than our fair share of "Red Sea Rig" days, too, which as the name suggests stemmed from the U-C/BI East African run and was standard black uniform trousers, white uniform shirt with open neck and cummerbund. Cream dinner jackets used to be also called "cruise jackets" at least in the U.K., but I was saddened to see comparatively few passengers wearing them on my last QE Med Cruise. On CANBERRA almost everyone changed to them after "turning the corner" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brian1 Posted June 25, 2018 #11 Share Posted June 25, 2018 OK,what about a dark red,blue or purple DJ.I've seen plenty around.How would they fit in the Cunard equation? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bell Boy Posted June 25, 2018 #12 Share Posted June 25, 2018 (edited) OK,what about a dark red,blue or purple DJ.I've seen plenty around.How would they fit in the Cunard equation? Ok I agree with you there. I've given up on wearing the 'full traditional black two piece evening/dinner suit'. I now have several evening jackets in various colours , dark navy, grey, burgundy etc, even have a Scottish tartan one, but wouldn't dream of wearing white/ivory on a transatlantic crossing unless in the Med or Caribbean ......... M&S do a fantastic range of gents evening jackets in the weeks leading up to Christmas & New Year. ;) Edited June 25, 2018 by Bell Boy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thames_side Posted June 25, 2018 #13 Share Posted June 25, 2018 And only BLACK tie. None of your multi-coloureds. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bell Boy Posted June 25, 2018 #14 Share Posted June 25, 2018 And only BLACK tie. None of your multi-coloureds. Quite right ! White Shirt only ! (non of this 'Black shirt and white bow tie' :eek: ) and non of these Red White & blue bow ties , unless one wants to be taken for the Bingo Caller. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ToadOfToadHall Posted June 25, 2018 #15 Share Posted June 25, 2018 Quite right ! White Shirt only ! (non of this 'Black shirt and white bow tie' :eek: ) and non of these Red White & blue bow ties , unless one wants to be taken for the Bingo Caller. Bingo caller - very good ! Or a clown. I've only got black bow ties and only proper ones, none on a bit of elastic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Q-step Posted June 25, 2018 #16 Share Posted June 25, 2018 I've also debated (with myself so there are no clear winners - only losers) about the white dinner jacket. I have a vintage one from the 30s that looks great. I wear it a few times a summer. I also have a dark maroon tux jacket (with imbedded glitter), spectator shoes (in multiple color combinations), and various other outfits such as a seersucker suit for Derby parties, and a vintage boater hat for lawn parties. I wear them all at one time or another. But not on the Queen. (Although this year the two-toned B&W spec shoes may make to the 20's party. We'll see what the Mrs. has to say.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kingofcool1947 Posted June 25, 2018 #17 Share Posted June 25, 2018 (edited) I've also debated (with myself so there are no clear winners - only losers) about the white dinner jacket. I have a vintage one from the 30s that looks great. I wear it a few times a summer. I also have a dark maroon tux jacket (with imbedded glitter), spectator shoes (in multiple color combinations), and various other outfits such as a seersucker suit for Derby parties, and a vintage boater hat for lawn parties. I wear them all at one time or another. But not on the Queen. (Although this year the two-toned B&W spec shoes may make to the 20's party. We'll see what the Mrs. has to say.) These? Or these? Edited June 25, 2018 by Kingofcool1947 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toffeegirl68 Posted June 29, 2018 #18 Share Posted June 29, 2018 Go for it ! I am sure that he will not only be admired, but complimented by those who will appreciate only only his style, but his additional effort to be special. There are many excellent suits in fantastic materials these days too. Why should the woman have a monopoly on fabric and colour?! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chelseaguy Posted July 3, 2018 #19 Share Posted July 3, 2018 DH has both black and white dinner jackets - he looks smashing in both! - and has been wondering about the propriety of wearing the white dinner jacket after Labor Day on our upcoming QM2 cruise to New England and Canada in late September. Advice, please?Thanks so much. We've taken this cruise four times in the last five years and I have rarely seen anything but black. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
waltd Posted July 3, 2018 #20 Share Posted July 3, 2018 If it was a choice between a sharp white dinner jacket and a boring dark business suit I would take the dinner jacket any time. Of course I could wear my denim suit if you like. :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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