Almost completely unstructured, the jacket is the coolest over shirt in the room.Ħ. Boglioli K-Jacket Alpaca Blend Blazer: The K-Jacket is about as cool as it gets. The style is the same, but the colors are varied. Suit Supply Havana Red Check Jacket: Suit Supply has some excellent options, and at a good price point. They have officially graduated from being a golf company.Ĥ. Peter Millar Flynn Cashmere & Wool Jacket: Peter Millar has a knack for picking out great patterns for their jackets. Drake’s Camel Glen Check Wool Jacket: If there was a ‘want list’, this would be number one. Here are some excellent examples of what to look for:ġ Sid Mashburn Kincaid No. Stay away from the 70’s gameshow host look, and do it right. There are PLENTY of options out there, and for every good one, there are ten bad ones. It’s a bold look, but it’s good to be bold. I usually wear an alligator belt with a monogrammed buckle. Remember, all you need to pull these off is a good pair of jeans, a white/blue/bengal stripe shirt, and good dress shoes or loafers. L-R: Gant Rugger | Tombolini | Ledbury | Vintage | Vintage | Jack Spade | Hilfiger | Southern Proper I’ve started a collection of ‘exploding’ jackets, and believe it or not, they all get a good bit of wear: Pair it with suede loafers and a white shirt…hard to beat. Good, tailored khakis are prime candidates to top off with an exploding jacket. The grey plaid above ( Drake’s) is a dressed up version of the exploding jacket, as well as one of the most versatile. The green and cream keep it earthy, and the pink gives it punch. It’s one of those things that just happens. I guarantee you never go to the store saying ‘I’d love to find a hunter green and pink plaid jacket’. This is a great example of Sid in one of his exploding jacket. Pair this jacket and a blue oxford with good jeans or charcoal trousers and you are in business. Stay away from plaids and U-stripes when sporting an exploding jacket. This pattern is a great example of a starter exploding jacket. Read Wall, a men’s store in DC, does a ton of exploding jackets. For us, it’s about mixing patterns while matching the proportions of those patterns with the jacket’s.” Our cashmere and wool exploded Glenn plaid jacket is paired with a bold Bengal stripe button down and a wool striped club tie. As for styling: “My school of thought when it comes to pattern is: More is more. His exploded wool and cashmere Glenn plaid jacket is a perfect example of what I’m talking about. Castleberry, who has his own tailoring business, doing high end suits and jackets. Trade out the trousers for a pair of good jeans, and you’ll accomplish the same look. Everything except the jacket is as basic as it gets, and the jacket works perfectly. This example from Drake’s: A very bold, wool jacket with a solid shirt, club tie, and flannel trousers. Here are a few examples of how to do it right: Ladies love it, so the value prop is high. It is a mature look, and it requires confidence to pull off. It is such a cool look, as long as it’s done right. I absolutely condone the over-use of exploding jackets. Rather than micro-checks or subtle plaids, these jackets are magnified. ‘Exploding’ refers to the blown up, or bold patterns. I can’t take 100% credit for that term – F.E. Since these jackets act as the flare, I like to call them ‘exploding jackets’. By ‘bold’, I mean deep plaids, stripes, checks, and patterns that become the flare piece of your outfit. Given the exposure and that general acceptance of these jackets gives way for some bolder options. We’re way beyond the Navy Blazer at this point. It’s great that the scope of menswear has completely accepted the sport coat as a standard.
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