Remember a casual jacket that isn t navy blue and doesn t have buttons could be a sport coat or a blazer.
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Even many blazers are way too formal to wear with jeans.
The blazer that we recognize today has origins in the early 1800 s during which the captain of the warship hms blazer commissioned short double breasted navy jackets with.
Both the sport coat and the blazer are often paired with pants of a different color or pattern as opposed to a suit jacket where the pants will match the jacket.
It is true that there are some suit jackets that could be worn as blazers.
If it s blue with buttons it s a blazer non negotiable.
The suit jacket and trousers will always be made from same exact fabric.
I ve been in a very similar situation.
They often have patterns.
There are some suit jackets that can work as separate blazers for instance i have a navy linen suit jacket with very structuring and contrast buttons that i can use with with pants as casual as chinos.
These jackets can all be worn with denim or khakis as long as the colors and fabrics complement each other.
Decided i wanted to start dressing more sharply chinos button downs loafers occasional sports coat blazer and while i got a few questions initially coworkers got use to it and now it s the new normal.
Very laid back office vast majority of people wearing jeans and t shirts.
Suit jackets look bulky when they aren t tailored while sport coats are bulkier generally and thus give a little leeway in the sizing department.
Sport coats are noticeably more casual than a suit jacket.
A sport coat is less formal and was originally associated with sports such as golf.
Its the suit jackets rough cousin.
The suit jacket is not always more formal than the blazer.
They tend to be slightly short in the body.
A sports coat is a the modern descendant of what gentlemen used to wear for hunting fishing tromping through the bog shooting and playing sports.
A suit jacket is a jacket that is made with a matching pair of trousers.
Can be an okay and budget option for unlined unstructured jackets of cotton if you dislike the more synthetic uniqlo blazers.
A blazer is a solid colored sports coat with metal buttons the least casual of sports coats.
However these are a small minority.
If it s made of nice fabric and has matching pants it s a suit jacket.
Because it is so important that the jacket and the trousers match up it is not recommended for one to wear the suit jacket as a sports jacket or a blazer as this may result in the jacket being washed more than the trousers.
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