A jacket by any other name...

[Sukotto]

Okay, I know that this will be a 'back to basics' for many of you, but I've got to ask because I simply don't know

. What are the best/easiest ways to tell a blazer from an orphaned suit jacket. Obviously I'm talking about your more obvious tweeds, twills and countries. This is especially pertinent when your looking at something online and don't have the touchy-feely aspect. Thank you...

 

[Duveen]

Easy rules:
* Pinstripes = almost always an orphaned suitcoat
* Subtler checks = often an orphaned suitcoat - if you think it wouldn't look bad as a suit, it probably was one; subtle PoWs etc. IF the pattern is big, who cares if it was a suit - you can wear it as an SC
* Solids = hard to tell without good photos; a SC often has heavier fabric, blazer buttons, leather buttons or other country details
* Tweeds = doesn't really matter if it was a suitcoat, as it won't look out of place as an SC. Again, the rule of subtlety applies - the more subtle the tweed/herringbone, etc the more likely that it may have been in a suit

 

[Sukotto]

THANK YOU!!!

It's great finally having something to go on...