What's the most casual way possible to wear a sport coat? (outside of the office)I swear outside of business districts even dark wash jeans + ocbd + casual sport coat + boots is often too much.What's the most casual possible sport coat? Tweed + patch pockets + what color?Do you need to go without a buttoned shirt? (e.g. thin merino crewneck)With a t-shirt looks weird since it's short-sleeve, even if it's a heavyweight tee.Post your most casual sport coal fits.
>>18708676this 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
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?>>18708708I 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 principlebut he's a tradegie larping which makes it even funnier
>>18708676Probably a corduroy or some other cotton fabric sport coat. The J.Keydge slack jacket is pretty definitive but those are hard to find.
>>18708719Probably makes more money than howYour Dad
>>18708676I 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
>>18708722my dad is rich as fuck unironically and i have not and will not ever see a dime of it fucking boomers
>>18708721Cord sport jackets always give either "college professor" (esp with elbow patches) or just "old man" vibes, change my mind
>>18708731If 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.
>>18708723Always 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.
>>18708735Quintessential 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.
>>18708708Juxtaposition works my friend. All tradies should dress trad as they get older.
>>18708956>an unstructured cotton one even though I hate thoseWhy 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.
>>18708676I 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.
What about this, but without the collared shirt underneath?
Corduroy, patch pockets, action back, throat latchOnly problem is the heat
>>18709094How would you even call it a sport coat with that throat latch? There's no lapel or anything, that's just a jacket.
>>18709040You asked what is the most casual blazer jacket and I answered. If I was going to wear one it would probably be navy.
>>18709103Don't use the latch
>>18709105cord on cord violence
>>18709056I 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 workmany such caseshttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MWzN57poCNM
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
>>18709158I 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 shitI 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?
>>18709227It’s not casual at all. Not by contemporary standards anyway.
>>18709272that's fine if you don't like, but i personally really love it. i'm 32
>>18708708If 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 watchthat looks terrible, just throw a hoodie on if you want to be so low effort.
>>18708676polo ralph unconstructed
>>18709368the only right answer so far
>>18709513I described exactly this sort of jacket already. I said “unstructured cotton”.
>>18709516perhaps a picrel would've helped
>>18708676>I swear outside of business districts blah blahYeah 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>Maysorry 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
>>18709705My 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.
>>18709779There'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 pocketsclubbing in a jacket? I imagine that jacket would come off pretty fast
>>18709790>>18709779I 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
>>18709790nta 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
>>18709833not at home atm but here's the hopsack one
>>18709833>>18709845the linen one I can't find but it's similar to this one
>>18709851well 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 refundsi bought a sports jacket its almost perfect but fucked up the sleeve length and it rests on the bone of my thumb. sucks ass
>>18708954Blue'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.
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.
>>18709313yeah 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?>favourOh I guess you're a brit? That makes more sense, it seems like a lot more of a British countryside style
>>18709876navy feels weird in a causal sport coat most of the time, and blue is just shittier navyprove me wrongnavy's great for business casual and above of course though
>>18709894i 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
>>18709892that 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.
>>18709892>>18709190FUCK I gotta hit the thrift stores for a tweedyI passed on one for short money and am regretting it hard
>>18709572I 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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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?
>>18709105looks too larpy with the boat shoes and pipebut otherwise looks good if you swap out the shoes>>18709873just get it tailored? that seems like one of the easiest/cheapest things to get alterations on, unless they're surgeon cuffs?>>18710190why 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 movedon't be like this guy
>>18710236i think this fit doesn't work, but i think with linen or white pleated trousers it could
>>18709871where 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.
