PC jacket colors?

[OC Richard]

I realize that BLACK is the traditional color for evening wear

This is not the case, though black PCs have become so ubiquitous recently that I can understand how one would get that impression.

Here in the 1936 Anderson catalogue you can see that no black Evening Dress jackets are shown



Prince Charlies in all sorts of colours, including white, grey, red, navy blue, royal blue, powder blue, Archer Green, Kelly green, and brown show up on Ebay all the time.

This strange orange one was discussed here



And there's this one...

[Hawk]

And there's this one...

It appears this one might belong to a chap going to a formal event at The Home Depot.....possibly the Kilt Section of the store....

Hawk

[crash]

It appears this one might belong to a chap going to a formal event at The Home Depot.....possibly the Kilt Section of the store....

Hawk

Or getting in a little deer hunting on the way to a black tie event. Of course you'd have to wear your hunting tartan. Oh and in our zone you'd require a blaze orange balmoral, too.

[BBNC]

I was never keen on the idea of the gentlemen looking like a flock of penguins, while the ladies appear as lovely flowers. I think it's time to re-vamp our ideas of what constitutes men's formal attire.

[MacLowlife]

This, too, may be one of those cases where one person will readily do what another never would, but I have in fact worn my red PC to black tie events. In some circles it is not unusual for someone to wear a dinner jacket that is not black or white. I guess it depends on where you go. I think the colorful nature of tartan undermines any ideas of black tie as all black and white. But, anyway, I am attempting to upload a couple of shots of my red PC.

[MacLowlife]

one more

[Glen]

I have a few different colours, as the mood and event varies, and I think I have a black one as well somewhere...



and I could have used the orange PC as it is sort of a 'regimental' colour for a group, but alas too small...

[MacLowlife]

Glen, your photo array makes you look like a tribe of very happening back up singers- the McPips,perhaps

[Chas]

I have a few different colours, as the mood and event varies, and I think I have a black one as well somewhere...

and I could have used the orange PC as it is sort of a 'regimental' colour for a group, but alas too small...

Just want to say that I have liked your grey PC since you first showed it to us.

[TheOfficialBren]

And there's this one...

Oh! Good grief! That certainly is unique!