- Best Blazer#1
Drake’s Games Blazer Mk. I
Drake’s Games Blazer Mk. I is tailoring for a day with more than one address. Its unstructured build and washed cotton cloth give it the ease of a familiar work jacket, while the three-roll-two front and generous lapel preserve enough formality for lunch, a meeting or dinner. The patch pockets are substantial rather than decorative and the soft shoulder settles naturally over an Oxford shirt, knit or plain T-shirt. Sand is the useful choice: lighter than navy, less precious than cream and agreeable with grey trousers, denim or fatigues. It is expensive, but the point is frequency rather than occasion. Wear it often, allow the cloth to crease and fade, and it becomes more convincing than a jacket kept immaculate for the wrong sort of event.
- #2
Universal Works London Jacket in Black Twill
Universal Works’ London Jacket sits neatly between a blazer and a piece of workwear, which is where many men actually need a jacket to live. The black cotton twill has enough body to hold its shape without the padded stiffness of conventional tailoring, and the three-button front, rear vents and patch pockets keep the arrangement practical. Its slightly slimmer cut is tidy over a shirt but still relaxed enough for a fine knit, while the black cloth works with chinos, denim or the matching trousers without becoming funereal. This is the jacket to keep near the door: presentable enough for an appointment, robust enough for a train and untroubled by being folded over the back of a chair. The ceremony has been removed, not the standards.
- #3
BEAMS PLUS 3B Anywhere(Wear) Seersucker Blazer
BEAMS PLUS understands that a summer blazer should survive the journey as well as the destination. The 3B Anywhere(Wear) is cut from lightweight navy seersucker, a cloth whose texture disguises creases and keeps a useful measure of air between jacket and shirt. The relaxed shoulder and patch pockets borrow the comfort of sportswear, while the three-button front gives the jacket a clear, upright line. It packs without complaint, recovers quickly and looks equally sensible with pale trousers, shorts or worn denim. Navy keeps the experiment civilised; the interest comes from the puckered surface rather than a loud pattern. This is not formal tailoring made thinner. It is a travel jacket designed from the beginning for warm platforms, small hotel wardrobes and evenings when changing clothes would be an unnecessary interruption.