Emerald green silk blend shawl lapel suit, cut to your exact measurements. The shawl lapel is the oldest formal collar in menswear — one unbroken curve from the neck to the button, with no notch and no peak to interrupt the line. Put that collar in a silk blend that catches light the way emerald does, and you have the most confident thing a man can wear to an evening event.

Why emerald green

Emerald is the green that reads as jewel rather than foliage. It is deep enough to hold its own in low light, and saturated enough to photograph without going flat or muddy the way a mid-green does under a flash. This is the colour men choose when black feels expected and burgundy feels predictable — a black tie event where you would rather be remembered, a winter wedding, a New Year's Eve table, a gala. It sits beautifully against black satin and against warm and deep skin tones alike.

Why the shawl lapel

A shawl lapel is a rounder, softer, older line than a peak. It draws the eye down the centre of the chest instead of out to the shoulders, which makes it quietly flattering on most frames. It is the correct collar for a dinner jacket, and the reason a shawl lapel suit always reads as evening wear even when the colour is not black.

How we cut it for you

SuitedNoir does not hold stock. Every suit is made after you order it, to the measurements you give us — which means the button stance sits where your proportions want it, the jacket length is drafted to your torso rather than to an average, and the trouser rise sits at your actual waist. Choose the size closest to you, or choose Made to Measure and send us your numbers.

• Fabric: premium silk blend with a soft, low-key lustre
• Lapel: shawl, satin-faced
• Cut: two-piece, single-button evening jacket and matching trousers
• Fit: made to your measurements — no size range, no compromise
• Delivery: 10–15 days, made to order
• Perfect Fit Guarantee: we cover alterations, or remake the suit free

Made to measure, delivered across the United States

We make and ship custom evening suits to men in New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, Houston, Dallas, Miami, Atlanta, Boston, Seattle, San Francisco, Denver, Phoenix, Nashville, Austin and Las Vegas, and everywhere else in the US. There is no fitting room to visit and no tailor to book — take your measurements at home with our guide, and we cut from there.

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