>>18708676
this guy is so funny to me because he's an electrician. he's a tradegie, but larps like this when he's not at work

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This is a t-shirt which seems a bit jarring, like someone tried to abstract away the generic biz-cas chinos + blazer combo to have less details without a belt/button shirt. Kind of looks too mid to late 2010's #menswear with the no-show socks and white minimalist sneakers.

Maybe something in this direction but with socks and a thin crewneck sweater?

>>18708708

I just picked the image off google like "casual sport jacket jeans". No clue who it is.

>>18708715
>No clue who it is.
never remember his name but he does a podcast with that twitter menswear guy faggot. i have not and will not watch it out of principle
but he's a tradegie larping which makes it even funnier

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>>18708676
Probably a corduroy or some other cotton fabric sport coat. The J.Keydge slack jacket is pretty definitive but those are hard to find.

>>18708719
Probably makes more money than how
Your Dad

>>18708676
I see the t shirt and blazer/sportcoat thing a lot, more so with video calls. I don’t like how they look with jeans but chinos/khakis are fine.
I would wear pants with a break but that’s more of a personal/trend preference.
It’s kind of like “I got off work but didnt feel like wearing a button up” vibes, where if you have jeans it’s like “i put thought into this to make this normal outfit look less casual” which is kind of try hard

>>18708722
my dad is rich as fuck unironically and i have not and will not ever see a dime of it
fucking boomers

>>18708721

Cord sport jackets always give either "college professor" (esp with elbow patches) or just "old man" vibes, change my mind

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>>18708731
If you think about a professor wearing a corduroy sport coat, what else is he wearing with it? The sort of caricature would be maybe with a bowtie, a waistcoat, slacks and a crisp dress shirt so what if we steer into the other way and dress it down with some beat up jeans, maybe a polo shirt or an oxford shirt, maybe a sweatshirt like Larry David. Something like in pic related.

>>18708723

Always with a blue blazer? What about other color sport coats? Other colors seem like a way to drop the formality a tad lower.

For warm weather, an unstructured cotton one even though I hate those and for cold weather, either a rugged corduroy or sort of rough spun wool one. The latter are hard to find though. Filson used to make a cool rough spun Mackinaw wool blazer that had this sort of country gentleman look but they don’t sell it anymore. You might be able to get on on eBay or Depop or something.

>>18708735
Quintessential old timey academic look is a textured sport coat, textured trousers, all earth tones or dark colors, a plain oxford shirt tucked in, and dark penny loafers, basically Robin Williams in Dead Poet’s Society. But you should know professors don’t actually dress that way anymore. They either wear dress clothes off the rack from Kohl’s, dress like slobs, or like they shop exclusively at REI.

>>18708708
Juxtaposition works my friend. All tradies should dress trad as they get older.

>>18708956
>an unstructured cotton one even though I hate those

Why recommend it if you hate it?

Only in khaki or what colors?

Also, I think unstructured is basically implied if we're trying to be casual at all.

>>18708676
I like the material in OP image.

I think this or a gingham is the best pattern for a mature laid back look. i own gingham one i thrifted that looks tea coloured. Its casual, it looks like everyday wear.

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What about this, but without the collared shirt underneath?

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Corduroy, patch pockets, action back, throat latch
Only problem is the heat

>>18709094

How would you even call it a sport coat with that throat latch? There's no lapel or anything, that's just a jacket.

>>18709040
You asked what is the most casual blazer jacket and I answered. If I was going to wear one it would probably be navy.

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>>18709103
Don't use the latch

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>>18709105
cord on cord violence

>>18709056
I wouldn’t even call this particularly casual. This is just a standard jacket. It wouldn’t work without the collared shirt. If you want to skip the collared shirt you need to go with a more casual fabric. Cotton, corduroy, or a rougher wool are pretty much your only options.

>>18708708
>he's a tradegie, but larps like this when he's not at work
many such cases
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MWzN57poCNM

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i like to wear either a plain t-shirt, a polo (short or long sleeve), an oxford shirt or a light crewneck sweater when i wear a sports coat.
for pants, i like light wash jeans or cordoroy, but it really depends on the jacket. the fun thing with sports coat is you can play with color, patterns and texture and tweed jackets tend to favour these things. pic rel is a jacket i got made earlier this year. went with something colourful, some wide lapels and patch pockets to make it more casual.
the only drawback with tweed is that it's quite warm so you can't really wear it year-round. so in the warmer month, i stick to light fabrics but still with patterns, like houndstooth or nailshead

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>>18709158

I would 100% agree if it were paired with e.g. grey flannel trousers, but it does seem to harmonize a bit with the jeans. Maybe in a taupe color instead of gray (which is too formal)? It was more for the texture + patch pockets.

Pic semi-related, just for the jacket not for the rest of the clothes which are obviously too formal.

>>18708715
>DEI shit
I literally puked

>>18709190
> pic rel is a jacket i got made earlier this year.

looks like something thrifted from 75 years ago ngl, how old are you out of curiosity?

>>18709227
It’s not casual at all. Not by contemporary standards anyway.

>>18709272
that's fine if you don't like, but i personally really love it. i'm 32

>>18708708
If you can afford it without going into credit card debt you arent larping. Crab in the bucket mentality.

>>18708715
>sneakers
>tshirt under sportcoat
>huge bling watch
that looks terrible, just throw a hoodie on if you want to be so low effort.

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>>18708676
polo ralph unconstructed

>>18709368
the only right answer so far

>>18709513
I described exactly this sort of jacket already. I said “unstructured cotton”.

>>18709516
perhaps a picrel would've helped

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>>18708676
>I swear outside of business districts blah blah
Yeah I'm sure you feel out of place because of the district and not because you are wearing a jacket in burning hot weather. I don't now what thirdie nation you are from but over here we are about to enter summer and if you insist on wearing any kind of jacket it better be a seasonal one, worn for a good reason. Even then unless you want to be miserable you probably only want to wear it during the morning hours or at night. You feeling uncomfortable has nothing to do with the formality of the jacket but with you not being dressed for the occasion. Too look good form needs to follow function. Under normal circumstances there is never a reason to look or feel out of place in a sports coat no matter where you are because in the end it's just a jacket,but do you really want to wear a jacket in summer?

If you do need a jacket or want to wear one look for a unlined jacket with no shoulder padding in a material like cotton, linen or very thin, transparent wool in a typical summer or office color. At night when going clubbing people generally wear jackets with jet pockets. Going to a concert or bar you can also wear patch pockets. With restaurants it obviously depends. This probably doesn't have to be said but skip the tie unless you hate your life or are forced to.

>>18708708
>SUIT IS FOR BRAHMIN ROYALTY ONLY SAAR!!
In know this might be difficult for your caste enclosed brain to comprehend but tradies can be very sophisticated individuals especially at a master level. It's unironically a mindset.

>>18709544
>burning hot weather
>May

sorry I don't live in the third world (or southern USA, but that's the same thing basically)

either way it wasn't specifically about what to wear now, but just in general hence the talk about tweed

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>>18709705
My apologies. Reading your post and thread title I get the impression that you believe if you dress down the sport coat hard enough that it will draw less attention, but to me that's misguided. Suit jackets of any kind are specifically designed to increase your presence and draw attention to the wearer, even when in a room full of other suit wearers. That's the magic. And since you are already going to stand out anyway you can focus on the real goal which is to look good and express yourself in way that is fulfilling. Instead of thinking "Am I too dressed up?" you should ask yourself "Do I look good?" and if the answer is yes and what you are wearing is practical then you should wear it. Try not to be self conscious about it. There is nothing wrong with standing out if you are making a good impression.

>>18709779

There's a difference between standing out and formality. You can stand out in a very informal way. If you're in a room full of people in jeans and a t-shirt any sport coat is going to stand out, but a structured one in dark navy or charcoal worsted wool will stand out far, far more. And more of a "this guy doesn't understand the dress code" than in a good way. We're not talking about suit jackets, but instead the most informal end of sport coats. e.g. unstructured, patch pockets, more textured materials etc.

I am looking for more ways to style such jackets. I already wear a couple casual sport coats (plus some less casual ones for work): (one fully unlined linen), (one loose hopsack in a rougher wool one). both patch pockets + spalla camicia unstructured shoulders. I have broad shoulders/muscular frame so the unstructured part doesn't really matter though. Both are in shades of brown/tan. I tend to pair the linen one with linen pants (or linen trousers for summer events) or chinos for in-between seasons or summer events, and the hopsack one with jeans or chinos. Sometimes I'll use (non-worsted) wool trouser separates to dress the hopsack one up or when it's cold but I'm looking for more ways to dress them down that doesn't look incongruent. I don't wear either with a tie.

Also thinking about picking up a tweed jacket for fall/winter casual wear which partially motivated this thread. I'm open to trying another kind too, looking for what the rest of the board actually wears for ideas.

>going clubbing people generally wear jackets with jet pockets

clubbing in a jacket? I imagine that jacket would come off pretty fast

>>18709790
>>18709779

I should be clear: I understand in today's society that a sport coat will stand out, but wanted to make it be in a way that at least makes it look like you understand the social situation you're in instead of an autist walking around like it's peaky blinders

>>18709790
nta but do you have pics of your suit collection?
i see your point about trying to dress them down, but it would help to see what the jackets fabrics/patterns are like

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>>18709833

not at home atm but here's the hopsack one

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>>18709833
>>18709845

the linen one I can't find but it's similar to this one

>>18709851
well pairing this with a light wash jeans, white trousers or linen pants should fine. i wouldn't overthink it for the top: white tee, knit polo, or whatever you might wear in the summer will do. even a dress shirt i think is fine.
for >>18709845 i think flannel pants or cordoroy would look good. i'd probably wear a dress shirt or a thin sweater under it personally.

>no refunds
i bought a sports jacket its almost perfect but fucked up the sleeve length and it rests on the bone of my thumb. sucks ass

>>18708954
Blue's a pretty solid option, or probably just anything that's not solid black.
Other anons have also mentioned using coarser textiles and not having structure to the jacket.

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I have an unstructured linen safari jacket for casual summer needs. It's still spring weather here so I'm partial to a gunclub check sport coat. Go for anything rustic like tweed or corduroy in earth tones and don't shy away from patterns. I don't know, man. I'm a larper and blind to how affected I may come across.

>>18709313

yeah not throwing any shade, I was just wondering. I would have thought second-hand it would be easy to find a mountain of sport coats like that though. I assume you don't wear it to work?

>favour

Oh I guess you're a brit? That makes more sense, it seems like a lot more of a British countryside style

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>>18709876

navy feels weird in a causal sport coat most of the time, and blue is just shittier navy

prove me wrong

navy's great for business casual and above of course though

>>18709894
i did find over the years quite a few tweed sport coats in thrift store, but due to my athletic build i was never able to get something off the rack, so i get my suit custom made.
as for when i wear it, i do wear it at work as well, but usually not on days that i'm client-facing. not that it doesn't work in a formal setting, but i have enough suits to choose from that are better suited for that type of stuff.
not a brit myself, though i do appreciate that style as a whole

>>18709892
that looks very good. Im in Canada so I'll wear a similar one in late fall, winter, early spring. Ive been trying to track down a tweed sportcoat in exactly that pattern.

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>>18709892
>>18709190
FUCK
I gotta hit the thrift stores for a tweedy
I passed on one for short money and am regretting it hard

>>18709572
I hadn't even considered that Anon might be brown, but now that you frame it like that his meltie can only be explained by him being brown. I've seen this same mindset in other threads talking about representing yourself as something you aren't, which confused the hell out of me. The whole point of fashion is LARP.

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Autumn

thoughts on a double breasted linen jacket?
DB jackets feel inherently more formal and i know that they are meant to stay closed, but i feel like linen is inherently more casual and was thinking of keeping it open. i already have 2 single breasted (navy and sage green), so i was thinking of getting something else in sand/beige. thoughts?

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>>18709105

looks too larpy with the boat shoes and pipe

but otherwise looks good if you swap out the shoes

>>18709873

just get it tailored? that seems like one of the easiest/cheapest things to get alterations on, unless they're surgeon cuffs?

>>18710190

why in the world would you even consider a double breasted jacket if they're trying to dress down? in 2026 in 95%+ of situations double breasted is the worse move

don't be like this guy

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>>18710236
i think this fit doesn't work, but i think with linen or white pleated trousers it could

>>18709871

where would you put >>18709845 on the formality scale? it's very textured (zoom in), patch pockets, unstructured, but I've been told by my partner that it looks formal because it's dark, which sure I guess it would look less formal in a lighter color, but that seems like an oversimplification. Although of course the general vibe/what *most* people perceive is going to be more important than what a few menswear elitists online classify based on X, Y or Z, especially outside of formal dress codes.

>>18709851
Is this Banana? I have the same exact one it looks like. I like to wear it with a loose fitting light colored shirt. Combination of loose shirt and linen is good for keeping you cool.

>>18710255
formality in suit is kinda of interesting. for many people, suits automatically equal formal, which i can understand since suits are not as common as they used to be. but when i started reading more about them, you notice certain details that make them less formal.
for that particular suit, i would see it as being fairly casual: the texture of it, the fact that it's unconstructed, the patch pockets, natural shoulders, etc. all make it more casual and more something that you can throw on. what i would deem less casual than this is an overshirt, safari jacket and chore coat.
also it's not that dark imo and that colour to me makes it less formal when compared to dark navy/grey/charcoal/black. i like wearing brown and olive suits more casually. overall, it gives me this country or soft Italian tailoring vibes.
looking back, i think some cream/off-white trousers would work well with this in the summer. the flannel and cordoroy more so in the fall

>>18710272
looks like Spier&Mackay

>>18710247

Yeah it was just something I saw on reddit yesterday by chance which looked bad and your post made me think of it.

Of course the one you posted looks better, but can you honestly tell me it wouldn't look better with a single breasted jacket? Especially outside of that specific pose where his hand is conveniently holding back a ton of excess fabric which you would inevitably get with a double-breasted jacket.

>>18710286
>can you honestly tell me it wouldn't look better with a single breasted jacket?
yeah probably not. i guess i wanted something different or more of a statement piece, but i proably will get more mileage out of a SB

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>>18709900
Prove yourself right lol
Navy is the default blazer/sportcoat color, and it’s a jacket designed to be casual. It’s also the default color for tradie uniforms.
Not to mention, navy generally came into existence by being a faded black, which is also due to casual use.

>>18710346
i think nazy with brass buttons, like in your pic is the default blazer, but blazers are solid colors, whereas sportscoat are patterned.
i guess they fill the same role of being a suit jacket without the pants

i will say though that a blue like that >>18709900 is terrible

>>18710346

That's navy. Hence "blue is just shittier navy".

still seems too high in formality vs that shirt. Do you ever wear it in a more "naval" way? I could see that working since that's actually a blazer with brass buttons and all, not just a navy sport coat.

>>18710335

if you only have 2 sport coats I'm sure there are many other unique kinds you could do as a statement piece

I mean if you find a cheap one in a thrift shop go ahead, but as your 3rd jacket I probably wouldn't spend a whole lot on one that you won't get a ton of use out of

what are the navy and sage green ones made of? how do you style the sage one?

sand/beige in linen single breasted is hard to go wrong though

What's even the point of a "sport coat" if
- actual sport people never wear it
- you can't even do sport
- it's basically a suit jacket but with ugly pockets
Like what, are you going on a date with a 60 year old? Or to your librarian job? Oh, you like larping as a traditional menswear guy and this is just your version of a spring/fall coat but it also can't be worn in the rain? I guess, man.

>>18710478
the navy and sage one were suits and they're both linen blend (i opted not going 100% linen since i still wanted some structure/not have it look wrinkly), so they're not sports coat. since they're suits, i wear the pants with them with either a dress shirt, polo or t-shirt.

i do have one grey and one navy blazer, one tweed and and nailshead sports coat.

funnily enough, i did find a DB jacket at a thrift shop the other day that fit well and looked great at first glance, but it actually had two slightly different patterns that you didn't quite notice from the front, but was very obvious from the back

i'll probably stick to the SB for the beige/sand suit

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How would you guys rank these 3 jackets in particular from most to least casual?

>>18710483
>this is just your version of a spring/fall coat but it also can't be worn in the rain?
You are saying this with an ironic tone but that's what it is. It's a jacket to wear with a shirt to keep warm. You could wear another type of jacket as rain protection like you say but they won't look as good with a shirt and dress pants.

>>18710847
>with a shirt and dress pants
Ctrl F the word "casual" and there's 28 results. What's casual about a dress shirt and pants? Wear a full suit at this point

>>18710858
Taking out your girlfriend or wife out on a date is a casual occasion but it still requires you to be dressed up.

>>18710872
So grab a suit jacket and wear it over your tshirt and jeans. Why would you go out of your way to get this frankenstein of a clothing item?

>>18710847
>shirt and dress pants
>>18710872
Also with those items you're already "dressed up" enough for any date that isn't a super formal gala (which you don't get invited to anyway). You could literally wear any jacket at this point, but no, you just HAVE to wear the uglier suit jacket because menswear nerds told you it's more "casual" or some shit.
Ask the aforementioned girlfriend or wife or whoever else you imagine next to you what jacket to wear so that you can have the opinion of someone not poisoned by style rules

>>18710620
equally casual, equally not good looking

>>18710897
Good bait

>>18710897
>suit jacket over and tshirt

gr8 b8 m8

>>18710872

then wear a buttoned shirt that isn't a dress shirt. dress shirts have a very fine weave which looks good with worsted wool jackets but can look weird on rougher sport coats. this depends a lot on the weave of both of course and there's a large gradient

>>18709105
Where'd you get the coat? I really like this. I think the boat shoes fit I don't see the issue.

>>18711649
>>18711145
>noooo i cannot wear a suit jacket over a tshirt! my only solution is... wearing an uglier version of the suit jacket that makes me look 75!

>>18710483
it's called a sport coat because you'd wear it as a fun jacket to view a sports event, instead of a business suit

>>18711765
Do you only have 2 options - business suit and whatever a "sport coat" is? There are a lot of other jackets out there and most of them are good enough for a sports event.

Though I guess when you hit 35 or whatever your options do narrow. But if you're this old and you're looking for style advice on a mongolian anime forum, why bother at all, at this point?

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Do y'all ever wear chambray (or denim) shirts with your sport coats? Pic semi related since it's denim, but I think it'd look a lot better in a heathered dark wash chambray shirt. (and without the pocket square and maybe with a different belt)

>>18708958
Well obviously. We were talking about a completely hypothetical person and the whole thing is a total derailment from the OP.

>>18710907

what makes them not good looking? what would you suggest as alternatives for a fall sport coat?

>>18712535
they look like an average sport coat, so that's a plus. still there is something off. maybe it's just the hanger or how they post-processed the image, but the fabric looks kind of lifeless.
the dart seems to go up way too high for my taste, even though it theorerically should go nearly to the chest line, so that part is technically okay but I don't like it.
The lapel rolls as if the coat had a third button, but that can be caused by the hanger. Lastly, the pockets and lower button hole align only on the leftmost jacket. There is no rule for that, but it's more pleasing to my eyes. Unfortunately that jacket also has the raised smaller pocket inside the pocket, and that looks bad

>>18712573
alternative: order and try on? maybe my concerns aren't justified and it looks good irl. or try a different brand

>>18712573

the left one is the same as this >>18709227 the middle has no picture being worn and the right had one but I can't see any on the site anymore, I guess they stopped selling them

>>18712576
lapels and chest pocket way too high

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Leather elbow patches? >>18709105 might have them in the back.

Outdated and old-timey, or interesting casualization to make it clear it's not formal?

>>18714166
avoid, they usually sit in a way that is not aesthetically pleasing

>>18709105

What kind of profession or where do you wear this? Are you a student or professor?

>>18708676
Stupid question...is he wearing long sleeve polo? I like the look of it with the jacket but I feel it would look goofy on its own

>>18711787
I do but I dont wear jeans when I do it. I wear dress pants

>>18714939

Yeah a long sleeve pique polo with a ridiculously deep placket.

I think long sleeve pique ones look weird and prefer knit (e.g. thin merino) long sleeve polos, but maybe that would even worse with jeans. I would usually pair one with chinos or trousers.

Actually maybe a navy one with dark wash non-distressed jeans could work? Not ideal though.

>>18714942

Dress pants? Like with a worsted wool suit trousers? That sounds like it wouldn't work. Or odd trousers in other materials/weaves? What kind, and with what kind of sport coat?

>>18708719
>twitter menswear guy faggot

which of the many?

>>18714928
Without the coat that would be a pretty standard office uniform.

Are y’all over 40 or smth?

>>18710620
Left is most casual because of the ticket-pocket. Middle is the same as the right, but generally a lighter sand color is going to be more casual than a darker one.

That said, patch pockets on all three suggest a general informality regardless, thrown off a bit by what look like somewhat structured shoulders on all three.

>>18716228

the cord jacket is the most statement piece of it though

also, boat shoes in an office?

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Is this an okay casual summer fit? Bought this jacket last year and it hasn't seen much use.