Mantrack

November, 1997

The Jacket's BackNow we're talking retro--the smoking jacket is back. Originally, the garment was designed to keep a Victorian gentleman from smelling like an ashtray when he emerged from his library after brandy and cigars with the boys. But today, the scent of a hand-rolled stogie lingering on the Armani is more an aphrodisiac than a turnoff, and the smoking jacket is strictly ornamental. If you're going to indulge in one, go over the top. You don't smoke cheap cigars--why wear a second-rate s...