is this jacket casual enough to wear with jeans/chinos/cords?
This is my first “navy blazer” -ish addition. It’s a suit jacket, but all cotton. Unlined in the body and back. Kind of has a garment dyed look to it in person. Usually wear 42R but this is a 44R (it’s a slim fit). $2 at the thrift and I dig it, but want to avoid the “mismatched suit” look.
This is the exact jacket: https://www.jcrew.com/p/mens/categories/clothing/blazers/casual-blazers/ludlow-slim-fit-suit-jacket-in-italian-chino/AT050?color_name=navy&colorProductCode=AT050
This is the exact jacket: https://www.jcrew.com/p/mens/categories/clothing/blazers/casual-blazers/ludlow-slim-fit-suit-jacket-in-italian-chino/AT050?color_name=navy&colorProductCode=AT050
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Ya looks great king
You can dress it down even further with a more casual shirt, something with a bit of texture or pattern
Thanks! Good point. Im wearing this vintage BB OCBD which is butteryyy soft and broken in, but it is indeed very white
You could dress it down even more if you swapped out the buttons.
How so?
Black buttons like that are kind of suit coded as opposed to blazer coded.
A lot of blazers have brass buttons.
And a lot of sport coats have other things going on like leather buttons.
You can wear a suit jacket separately as long as it's a casual suit jacket.
Haha, yes, that is why I’m asking if folks think this jacket is sufficiently casual
I would say a yes but don't go too far, tucked in shirt with jeans/chinos/cords is fine, but definitely not with t-shirt or untucked shirt, since it has flap pockets and the shoulders seem to be structured, it is still considered to be a formal jacket.
the one caveat is that the shoulder style isn't casual enough
Too much structure?
Yeah, a natural or softer shoulder would work better
But you know, style is personal etc etc.
Yea I see how that would be ideal. But since I got this for $2 and it’s decent quality, I wanted to explore if it was casual “enough” - ie, not immediately standing out like a mismatched suit. Where do you come out on that? I feel like the casual fabric goes a long way
Wow $2 what a score! I recall it's a cotton right? That definitely helps a bit if the texture is rougher and the fabric tends to hold onto wrinkles. I think it could work as a blazer with a slightly more formal trouser (menswear uniform), or alternatively you could play into the tension and do something ultra casual underneath like double denim