Start with the cloth on the Sheffield Amalfi Trend Cream and Tan Check Double-Breasted Dinner Jacket. You get a woven check from top to bottom.

Keep it closed. The wrapped front draws the eye up toward your shoulders. A double-breasted jacket overlaps its front panels and fastens with two columns of buttons.

Wear it at formal evening events where you'd like a little more personality than a classic tuxedo. For a black tie event, keep the accessories few and the shoes shined. If you already own a black tuxedo, a dinner jacket in a different cloth gives you a second formal look for the next gala or holiday party.

It's cut to your measurements rather than a stock size.

You're getting 38% cotton, 33% linen and 29% wool here. Cotton keeps it soft and easy to care for. Iron it while it's slightly damp.