How to Design a Tuxedo Jacket

Whether you decide to wear your tuxedo for a prom, wedding or another black-tie event, you can design your own jacket to display your own creativity and sense of fashion. When designing your jacket, there are a few aspects that always need to be considered when sketching out your ideas.

• Decide on the length you want the jacket to be. The bottom of a traditional tuxedo jacket is usually positioned right around the hips. Although this is the case, you have the ability of making it longer to the middle of your thighs, or shorter as a cropped style. The cropped style is generally worn with a nice pair of slacks or jeans as a fashion trend.


• Determine whether you are going to incorporate a tail, and if so, how long the tail needs to be. Depending on the theme of the event you are attending, the dramatic look often entails a longer tail than average.


• Choose the placement of the buttons on your jacket. You also have the option of only incorporating one button or as many as you wish. The placement of your buttons directly affects the amount of colors that are displayed from your undershirt or vest. This is important to know, since you have direct control over how much color you wish to be shown.


• Pick the design of the lapels and whether you wish to have one or two points on each side. Additionally, choose whether you want the lapels to be large and wide or small and thin.