Brooks Brothers Fitzgerald navy blazer

[nurktwin]

How many folks have the Brooks Fitzgerald navy blazer with the silver buttons? Thoughts on quality and fit?

http://www.brooksbrothers.com/IWCatP...=&sectionsize=

Thanks!

 

[porcelain monkey]

I don't have this blazer, but I have some Fitz suits. The quality is good, and for me the fit is spot on. Unless you need it now, I'd wait for a sale, though.

 

[deadly7]

Originally Posted by porcelain monkey

I don't have this blazer, but I have some Fitz suits. The quality is good, and for me the fit is spot on. Unless you need it now, I'd wait for a sale, though.

BB F&F sale through tomorrow (IIRC). Might as well get it now, a soild navy isn't going to go on sale ever.

 

[SplitTheAtom]

Originally Posted by deadly7

BB F&F sale through tomorrow (IIRC). Might as well get it now, a soild navy isn't going to go on sale ever.
The F&F sale ends tonight. It's a nice blazer. I don't own it, I just try it on every time I'm in a BB. The hopsack weave definitely stands out among the other blazers on the rack. I regret not buying it in July when blazers were 30% off and I opened a BB card. I feel like the Fitz cut still fits a little boxy in the waist but that's easily tailored. Happy with the style everywhere else though.

 

[Bill Smith]

I picked this blazer up on the first day of the friends and family sale and I love how it fits me. What drew me to the Fitzgerald initially was the pewter buttons over gold which I find a little over the top and the full canvas construction which is really nice in a jacket. The only caveat is the Fitzgerald Blazer is only partiallty lined, I don't have an issue with it as I do have other partially lined sport jackets, others might.

If you are near a BB location go in and try one on.

 

[porcelain monkey]

Originally Posted by deadly7

BB F&F sale through tomorrow (IIRC). Might as well get it now, a soild navy isn't going to go on sale ever.

Depends. I got a Regent navy blazer with patch pockets about two years ago for 60% off or so on line. I think I was able to stack 25% off and free shipping on top of whatever end of season sale was going on. If I remember, it was under $200, shipped. I really should keep track of these things.

 

[Dewey]

What is the "Performance Fabric" on this blazer? Wool/Spandex?

 

[020-banker]

Originally Posted by Bill Smith

...and the full canvas construction which is really nice in a jacket...

I am quite sure the 1818 line is half canvassed.

 

[nurktwin]

Originally Posted by porcelain monkey

I don't have this blazer, but I have some Fitz suits. The quality is good, and for me the fit is spot on. Unless you need it now, I'd wait for a sale, though.

Thanks! Do you have a Brooks Madison fit too? If so, do you find you wear the same size in Fitzgerald as in Madison? Or do you size up for Fitz?

 

[Cant kill da Rooster]

Originally Posted by SplitTheAtom

The F&F sale ends tonight. It's a nice blazer. I don't own it, I just try it on every time I'm in a BB. The hopsack weave definitely stands out among the other blazers on the rack. I regret not buying it in July when blazers were 30% off and I opened a BB card. I feel like the Fitz cut still fits a little boxy in the waist but that's easily tailored. Happy with the style everywhere else though.
Extended to tomorrow. Is the online price showing the sale price in the US?

 

[VaderDave]

I have this blazer. I like it a lot. It's quite hot here during the summer so the half lining is nice. The fit is just right for me. I swapped out the pewter buttons for some regular old horn buttons.

I bought it during a sale for about 30 percent off. At that price I think it was a good value.

 

[nurktwin]

Can you wear this type of Brooks hopsack blazer with jeans vs slacks? I've seen some posters saying a hopsack weave material come across like an airplane seat. How versatile is the hopsack in a business casual vs casual setting? And since the back portion is unlined, any chance one could see your shirt through the material if standing outdoors on a sunny day?

 

[Eight]

Ordered one a few minutes ago. I really hope the pewter buttons won't be too much for me.
Anybody has real customer pictures of the blazer?

 

[deadly7]

Originally Posted by porcelain monkey

Depends. I got a Regent navy blazer with patch pockets about two years ago for 60% off or so on line. I think I was able to stack 25% off and free shipping on top of whatever end of season sale was going on. If I remember, it was under $200, shipped. I really should keep track of these things.

Really? My experiences, admittedly limited, with BB have been that they don't put the staples (solid charcoal, navy, black) on sale.

 

[1wb]

Originally Posted by 020-banker

I am quite sure the 1818 line is half canvassed.

This is no longer true; they started introducing a few imported (i.e., made in China, etc.) 1818 sport coats that were full-canvas construction, followed by U.S.-made Southwick fully-canvassed Fitzgerald sport coats. Southwick is now making the Fitzgerald GF suits as well (fully-canvassed).