The illustration shows us how to wear a summer blazer. The jacket itself should be a lighter hue of blue than winter's navy and in a breathable fabric like fresco or linen. Three buttons is best, rolling to 2.5, and there should be patch side pockets so the jacket can have the minimum of interior lining. Personally, I like sterling silver buttons for a change of pace, with two of them on each sleeve.
Wear the jacket with light gray fresco trousers and brown and white spectator shoes. A panama hat tops off the ensemble with flair.
And there you have the summer blazer. If you can manage to be tall and thin, so much the better.
Sunday, April 6, 2008
The Summer Blazer
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3 comments:
Very elegant, though I myself would prefer navy for all seasons. The light blue shirt looks like broadcloth, rather than end-on-end (chambray) and is certainly not oxford cloth. I wonder if there's anybody else out there who always prefers broadcloth--preferably white and starched. The true classic shirting.
I am a recent addict of this blog and love the classic sartorial images. Here's a question...I've noticed that in these pictures, the mens' trousers seem to bet cut and fit completely differently than anything that I find available today. They sit higher on the waist and have full thighs and nicely tapered legs. Aside from bespoke, can anyone recommend a place to find trousers cut like this today?
Maus & Hoffman and Paul Stuart occasionally have high waisted trousers but usually you'd need to have them made.
Made to measure trousers do the job for most men - trousers are mostly straight seams and most bespoke makers sew those by machine anyway.
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