Fabric Guide
I want an ivory tuxedo jacket for black tie. What fabric should I get?
If you’re going to do it, do it properly
- By Royal Blue
- Updated Oct 2026
The short answer
For an ivory dinner jacket, choose Stylbiella 43332/166 — 100% wool barathea, 380g. Pair it with black wool trousers in VBC 402, VBC 542 or VBC 4406.
An ivory dinner jacket is one of those pieces where the fabric makes the jacket.
If you’re going to do it, do it properly. My pick is Stylbiella 43332/166 — 100% wool barathea, 380g.
The barathea weave gives the fabric a beautiful surface and the 380g weight gives the jacket excellent body and a superb fall.
And importantly, it isn’t see-through. With ivory fabrics, this matters. You want the colour to look rich and solid, especially under strong evening lighting and in photographs.
The result is an ivory dinner jacket with real presence.
Complete the look
Pair it with black wool trousers and you have the classic black-tie combination.
There are three particularly good VBC options:
VBC 402
- 290g
VBC 542
- 320g
VBC 4406
- 290g
Preview of the fabric
Stylbiella ivory barathea, and the jacket it makes.
