The “jacketed pants” are the most versatile and flexible of all dress styles. It is an indispensable standard for men to wear both on and off the job, and a wide range of styles have been proposed. And because it is a staple, it is also a style that can make a big difference in the impression depending on how it is coordinated. In this issue, we focus on the jacket style and introduce the theories and points related to the coordination through the international snapshots we have taken.
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What is the jacket style?
To begin with, the jacket style is a combination of a tailored jacket (blazer) and pants, which is proposed as a stand-alone item and not as a suit (set-up). The wide range of bottom options includes not only dress pants such as slacks, but also jeans, chinos, and work pants, allowing the wearer to express a more individual style of dressing, and the ability to remain more relaxed than when wearing a suit is a major attraction. Incidentally, overseas, it is generally referred to as ‘separates combinations.
The royal road to jackets is navy jacket and gray slacks!
The jacket style with a neat navy blazer and gray slacks, which evokes an image of refinement, intelligence, and trustworthiness, has a conservative image appropriate for the business scene, but at the same time it has both sophistication and a casual feel, and is considered the royal roadmap of classic smart casual wear. In the early 1800s, blazers were used for fraternities and sororities at schools in England such as Cambridge and Oxford, which led to the spread of the so-called “jacket style. The combination of a navy blazer and gray flannel pants was adopted by many schools as a style suitable for a wide range of occasions, using navy and gray as the second most formal color after black in the context of dress.
Then, in the 1930s, Brooks Brothers introduced the navy blazer and suggested combining it with dark wool trousers as a styling option. Tied up, it establishes a status of casual attire that can be worn in business situations and semi-formal occasions, and an American traditional style that is less formal than the suit. The main reason why the jacket style with navy jacket and gray slacks is called the royal road is that this combination always brings a fearless and intelligent impression regardless of age or skin color while working beautifully with each other, creating a sense of cleanliness and raising the level of stylishness. Moreover, navy blue and gray are the most important colors for men’s fashion to form the basis of a tailored wardrobe, and the fact that navy suits and gray suits are already widely recognized in the business scene as absolute staples common to all nations also seems to have solidified the image of the royal road. This is also thought to have solidified the image of the royal road.
What are the tips for creating a jacket-pants coordination?
Tips for creating a jacket-pants coordination (1) “Make a clear distinction in color and pattern between the top and bottom
First of all, make the color and pattern of the jacket and pants clearly distinct. Furthermore, it is important to limit the number of colors in the coordinating items to about three in order to accentuate the outline of the styling.
Jackets Codes Tip #2: “Select items made of materials appropriate for the season.
The texture of the material tends to be overlooked when creating a jacket style. If a jacket made of spring/summer fabric is not paired with spring/summer pants and a jacket made of fall/winter fabric is not paired with fall/winter pants, the styling itself will look awkward. First of all, it is important to select items made of materials that are comfortable to wear during the season, and to pair the appropriate jacket and pants for the season. Even if you are not particularly familiar with materials, you can tell the difference between spring/summer fabrics and fall/winter fabrics to some extent by their look and feel, but it is worth remembering that summer wool, cotton, linen, and seersucker are suitable for spring/summer, while wool, tweed, flannel, and melton are suitable for fall/winter.
Jackets Codes Tip #3: “Stick to just the right size jacket to ensure a dressy look in the upper half of the body.”
While it is up to each wearer to choose pants from the many options available without restrictions, it is always the tailored jacket that plays the main role in creating a sophisticated atmosphere at the heart of the jacket style. Even if oversized jackets and drop-shoulder jackets are the trend, the basic foundation of the jacket style for adults is to stick to just the right size tailored jacket and ensure a dressy atmosphere in the upper half of the body. It is no exaggeration to say that choosing a jacket that is neither too loose nor too tight-fitting is the first step to success in the jacket style.
