
1970s · 1960s · British
Designer
Herbie Frogg
Production
ready-to-wear
Material
worsted wool
Culture
British
Movement
Hippie / Counterculture
Influences
Savile Row tailoring · 1960s mod suiting
A dark navy worsted wool suit jacket displaying classic British tailoring from the late 1960s. The jacket features a notched lapel construction with moderate width, structured shoulders, and a single-breasted front with two-button closure. The silhouette shows the transitional period between the narrow 1960s mod aesthetic and the approaching wider lapels of the 1970s. Patch pockets are visible at the hip level, and the jacket maintains a fitted waist with moderate suppression. The worsted wool fabric appears to have a smooth, professional finish typical of quality British suiting. Construction details include functioning sleeve buttons and clean, precise tailoring lines that reflect traditional Savile Row influences adapted for ready-to-wear production.


These two jackets trace a direct line from Savile Row's golden age to its contemporary echoes—the 1970s navy piece carries that era's fuller cut and soft shoulder construction that made British tailoring globally coveted, while the 2010s charcoal blazer shows how those same proportions were streamlined for modern corporate life.
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These two jackets trace a direct line from Savile Row's golden age to its contemporary echoes—the 1970s navy piece carries that era's fuller cut and soft shoulder construction that made British tailoring globally coveted, while the 2010s charcoal blazer shows how those same proportions were streamlined for modern corporate life.
Both jackets speak the same Savile Row dialect, but with a half-century accent shift. The vintage piece on the right carries the authority of 1970s boardroom armor — that wide-shouldered, structured silhouette that made men look like they could close deals from across the room.


Both jackets speak the same Savile Row dialect, but with a half-century accent shift. The vintage piece on the right carries the authority of 1970s boardroom armor — that wide-shouldered, structured silhouette that made men look like they could close deals from across the room.