Here it is! We're so pleased to share this sketch of our 25th Class Jacket.
How we got here
We are pleased to present the design for the Class of 2000’s 25th reunion jacket! We’ve built on feedback from classmates and reunions chairs, riffed on theme ideas, grappled with the realities of designing business attire for late May’s temperature and humidity, and tried to balance the unique blend of totally extra and profoundly timeless that is Princeton Reunions.
We had over 280 responses to our initial survey, and one of things that kept popping up was a desire for a timeless, classic look. And, knowing that we’re stuck with this thing for a while, the team wanted to create something that would be not just elegant, but comfortable.
We’ve prioritized natural fibers, a lightweight fabric, and classic lines. We’ve riffed on a custom fabric (with seersucker texture, but not seersucker stripes) that the class of ’72 developed for their 50th, updating it with our own colors to stand out from our adjacent classes and produce a beautiful jacket to wear again and again (or once every 5 years – up to you!). Our lining fabric features a graphic tribute to “00ld Nassau” and our beloved ‘00s.
The rest of the costume package is in development, but will include tshirts, a nice tote bag, an enamel pin, and an awesome graphic bananda/scarf/handkerchief. If you want to get crafty, extra yardage of both the jacket and lining fabrics will be available – a 3-piece orange seersucker suit, perhaps? A preppy shirt-dress with all the lyrics to Old Nass? Surprise us. We think you’re going to love it all!
A massive locomotive to our Costumes Committee for their incredible work: Mary-Bonner Baker, Kate (Blair) Elliott, Alex Leigh, Katie Oman, and Alice (Beha) Teti!
Check out these 3-D Renderings!
Pro-tip: If you’re thinking about getting your jacket tailored for future Reunions (you’ll get them when you get to Reunions this year), it’s best to pick a size that lines up with your shoulder width, as that’s the hardest thing for a tailor to change. The shoulder width should go across your back from shoulder to shoulder, not from shoulder to the bottom of your collar and then back down.
- In any case, get measured using our sizing guide here. Best to have a tailor take your measurements, but anyone can help!
- Absolutely! These things have to last a while.
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- Make sure you’ve got the right size with our sizing guide.
- Yes, you will be able to place a jacket order after Reunions. However, because these jackets will be in a smaller production run, the cost will be higher, which will also provide for shipping.
- If you will not be attending Reunions, email jacket czar after the planning team has had a chance to recover from the weekend, but before June 5, with the subject line “LATE JACKET ORDER.”
- Glad you asked!! You can see our sizing guide here. Best to have a tailor take your measurements, but anyone can help!
