Southlake · Est. 1972
Butter yellow,done quietly
A pale jacket is a confident choice. It is also the easiest one to get wrong.
A butter yellow sport coat, made to measure at The Man’s Shop in Arlington. It works from March to October here, sits well against cream, stone and pale blue, and reads as considered rather than loud provided the cut is conventional and the cloth has texture.
What matters
Worth knowing
- When it works
- Spring and summer daytime events, garden parties, and social occasions where a navy jacket would be dull.
- When it does not
- Anything formal, anything in the evening, and most business settings. This is a social garment.
- What to wear it with
- Cream or stone trousers, a white or pale blue shirt, brown suede shoes. Nothing that competes.
- Cloth
- Linen blend or a textured cotton. A flat, shiny cloth in this color reads cheap immediately.
- Cut
- Conventional and soft-shouldered. The color is doing the work; the cut should not add to it.
The process
Two visits, not five
- First appointment
- About an hour. Cloth, measurements, and a conversation about how you actually wear the garment.
- Build
- Four to six weeks. Nothing is rushed and nothing is sent overseas without us knowing where it is.
- Collection
- Twenty minutes. Anything needing adjustment goes to Enrique, who works on site.
- Alterations
- Included on what we make. There is no separate bill at collection.
- Afterwards
- Your pattern stays on file, so the next order is a phone call.
Common questions
Sport coats, answered
Is a yellow sport coat too bold?
In a conventional cut and a textured cloth, no — it reads as considered rather than attention-seeking. What tips it over is a shiny fabric, a fashion-forward cut, or wearing it with something equally loud.
What trousers go with a pale yellow jacket?
Cream or stone. Both let the jacket lead without competing. White works in genuinely hot weather, and mid-gray makes it more formal but slightly less natural.
When can I actually wear it?
March through October in this climate, for daytime social occasions. It is not a business jacket and it is not an evening one, so be honest about how often that situation arises before ordering.
Where are you and what are your hours?
100 S. West Street in downtown Arlington, parking beside the building. Monday to Saturday, ten until five, closed Sundays.
Southlake to Arlington
Book with Patrick or Austin
One hour to measure. Four to six weeks to build.
Book with PatrickBook with Austin
100 S. West Street, Arlington, Texas 76010
Mon–Sat 10am–5pm · Closed Sunday
(817) 265-1116