Casual Blazers

A younger man pulls you aside and asks, “What’s the difference between a men’s casual blazer and a men’s sports coat?” What do you say?

 

Tell your young friend this: “A blazer is more fitted and formal than a sport coat, but it’s not as fancy as a suit jacket. When you need an effortless way to dress up…or dress down, a casual blazer is your ticket.”

Then, after you drop that distinction on him, encourage him to find a casual blazer (sometimes called an “unstructured blazer”) in our inventory of classic, secondhand menswear. He’ll quickly see why a men’s casual blazer is an indispensable wardrobe item.