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frankmartin
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I work in an office environment where an OCBD, jeans, and sneakers are typical attire. I generally wear an OCBD, khakis, and plain toe bluchers/penny loafers/blucher mocs/camp mocs.
I’d like to start wearing a jacket when it cools down. I’d like a very casual navy jacket with trad elements. I don’t want to wear a full on wool blazer. I have one of those. I’m looking for something unstructured but good looking which won't garner a great deal of attention. I'd like to use this jacket as a stepping stone. I'll wear it for awhile, then I may wear my blazer instead. I'd like to see if I can make it all the way to wearing a jacket and tie without anyone noticing.
Ideally, I think what I’m looking for would be made of navy 8.5 oz cotton twill similar to the fabric in a pair of proper Bills Kahakis. I'm looking for a navy cotton jacket which has these attributes:
· unstructured
· undarted
· Patch pockets.
· 3 roll 2
· center vent
· ideally not letter sized
· no brass buttons
I probably can’t have all those things, so I listed them in order of importance to me.
I see lots of these things around. Most of them are darted. I don’t care for darts. I’m not opposed to something designated as a travel blazer or hybrid sport coat. Being machine washable would not be a turnoff.
I actually ordered one of these, just to see if I would like it in person. It either appears to have side vents or no vents at all, but does seem to appeal to me in a number of ways.
https://www.travelsmith.com/hybrid-cotton-jacket/men/blazers-sport-coats/826525
I’m looking for other suggestions about what might be similar to what I am looking for in the marketplace.
The more i think about it, tt really doesn't have to be navy. I suppose a nice olive green or equally conservative color would work as well.
Thanks!
I’d like to start wearing a jacket when it cools down. I’d like a very casual navy jacket with trad elements. I don’t want to wear a full on wool blazer. I have one of those. I’m looking for something unstructured but good looking which won't garner a great deal of attention. I'd like to use this jacket as a stepping stone. I'll wear it for awhile, then I may wear my blazer instead. I'd like to see if I can make it all the way to wearing a jacket and tie without anyone noticing.
Ideally, I think what I’m looking for would be made of navy 8.5 oz cotton twill similar to the fabric in a pair of proper Bills Kahakis. I'm looking for a navy cotton jacket which has these attributes:
· unstructured
· undarted
· Patch pockets.
· 3 roll 2
· center vent
· ideally not letter sized
· no brass buttons
I probably can’t have all those things, so I listed them in order of importance to me.
I see lots of these things around. Most of them are darted. I don’t care for darts. I’m not opposed to something designated as a travel blazer or hybrid sport coat. Being machine washable would not be a turnoff.
I actually ordered one of these, just to see if I would like it in person. It either appears to have side vents or no vents at all, but does seem to appeal to me in a number of ways.
https://www.travelsmith.com/hybrid-cotton-jacket/men/blazers-sport-coats/826525
I’m looking for other suggestions about what might be similar to what I am looking for in the marketplace.
The more i think about it, tt really doesn't have to be navy. I suppose a nice olive green or equally conservative color would work as well.
Thanks!