Can a black velvet blazer be worn casually?

[Nathaniel72]

I would wear the **** out of that blazer, it looks like it's definitely made to be worn casually.

 

[jcmeyer]

I have a banana republic monogram collection black velvet sport coat that i wore with dark jeans and a white H&M dress shirt to a job interview and was told "you look exactly like we do when we meet with clients" (I'm in SF). I think it's a good look but that particular jacket looks kinda cheap to be so expensive IMO.

 

[playdohh22]

you could technically do whatever you want

 

[bringusingoodale]

Originally Posted by playdohh22

you could technically do whatever you want

Wrong.

 

[potemkin_city_limits]

I think Tom Ford does it all the time.

 

[Fuuma]

black velvet blazer, white tee, dark blue jeans, simple white sneakers. The blazer you want to buy isn't better that what you'd find at Uniqlo, H&M or whoever has velvet blazers for 100$ or less.

 

[Fuuma]

Originally Posted by bleachboy

I wore a midnight blue velvet jacket just the other day:

Note that I'm way older than you are, so I consider this a casual look.

Your age may influence the formality you prefer but it sure as hell doesn't make something less/more formal. I like the outfit though...

 

[blahman]

The other colour is better anyhoo.

 

[GoldenTribe]

Originally Posted by Mmarkk

I checked out Zara's online selection just now... They don't seem to have anything that seems as "youthful," if you know what I mean ^^;.
"Youthful" to you now is going to be "frightfully embarrassing" to you in about two years -- much less if you stick around here. That blazer is truly ugly, and you'd be much better served by something slightly plainer and nicer-looking from Zara as suggested above, if not eBay or the Buy & Sell forum where for $225 you could conceivably score a more expensive and better-constructed jacket. But if it's instant gratification you need:

Originally Posted by haiguise

Alright Brah, you're right! Get that AX jacket.

Originally Posted by Fuuma

Your age may influence the formality you prefer but it sure as hell doesn't make something less/more formal. I like the outfit though...
He said he considers his own look a casual one. Lots of college kids still think blazers are for dressed-up occasions only; in light of the OP's question his response makes perfect sense. If you are offering the "objective viewpoint" which considers a 19-year-old and a 40-year-old to be dressed to the same degree when they're wearing the exact same outfit, fine -- but realistically and subjectively, one of them will very plausibly consider that outfit more formal than the other will.

 

[otacon]

Originally Posted by GoldenTribe

He said he considers his own look a casual one. Lots of college kids still think blazers are for dressed-up occasions only; in light of the OP's question his response makes perfect sense. If you are offering the "objective viewpoint" which considers a 19-year-old and a 40-year-old to be dressed to the same degree when they're wearing the exact same outfit, fine -- but realistically and subjectively, one of them will very plausibly consider that outfit more formal than the other will.

I agree. I think part of it is also the environment and the subjectivity of one's peers.