Heck, Elvis wore a very cool two-tone mint green and black belted Hollywood jacket (along with co-star Judy Tyler) in "Jailhouse Rock".
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Like young Elvis, I was a "cool kid" today.
Recently I ran into a near-perfect condition belted Hollywood jacket in my size. Unlike Elvis' jacket, mine is made of very fine suede leather with matching leather buttons.
Today it was paired with Ralph Lauren 'Chaps' trousers and a blue herringbone shirt to give the kit an extra pop of color.
It has the typical style of lapel found on Hollywood jackets, just with subtle stylistic differences. The front actually reminds me of pre-WW2 casual German jackets with the slanted yokes, slanted breast pocket flaps, and gusseted breast patch pockets (the Germans did some very interesting and eccentric sartorial things in the 1930s and even after the war).
The back is just as nice as the front, with its gathered back beneath the yoke:
Here's the tag showing it was made in Mexico.
I'm lucky to have such a great Hollywood jacket in my collection, especially in this great condition. It looks to be unworn and with the original belt- somewhat unusual to find since belts were often separated from their jackets over the decades.
At roughly 60 years old this is a fine showcase example of the iconic Hollywood jacket.
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