Take one part workwear shirt jacket and one part sport coat, combine them, and you have the wool chore coat: the everyday winter layer you will reach for again and again. In charcoal, this version has the lapels of the jacket worn for meetings and the patch pockets of the one used for stacking firewood. Wear it to a client lunch, a second date, or your in-laws’ house—the toughest of the three—and you will look as though you chose exactly the right amount.
The key is texture. There are four fabrics and almost no color: nubby wool up top, a soft gray henley beneath, corduroy below, and suede on the feet. That is how a man can wear head-to-toe neutrals without blending into the wall. The henley does the heavy lifting. Its three-button placket offers a focal point where a shirt collar might, and it softens the jacket. As for the corduroys, they have earned their release from a formal closet. Choose olive, keep the leg straight, and let them rumple.
Also Read
- Jake Bugg talks overcoming hardships for ‘Alamo’: “I’d spent so much time being an artist that I’d neglected being a human”
- Robyn Reimagines Her Catalog With Raw Intimacy at Tiny Desk
- Netflix to Release Documentary ‘Russell Brand: Open Secret’ Following His Conviction
- New Restaurants and Bars Shaping Hollywood’s Business Scene at AFM
