Great or terrible? Light grey jacket with navy pants.

[brokencycle]



Cords would be weird with a linen jacket IMO (F/W pants with a summer jacket), though I'd agree that chinos would be better than worsted wool and think linen pants would be an improvement. I'd still take issue with the overall look, but I've already said my piece on that one.

You're right.

 

[Pliny]

+1. I wear light grey sport coats frequently (have them in cashmere, cashmere-wool, and cotton) and either wear them with darker grey trousers (not my preferred choice, but on occasion) or browns/khakis most often. However, I DO wear them with navy trousers - but only without a tie. There's some wisdom to that whole 'no navy odd trousers' thing, but I think the key is to avoid the tie with this look - for instance, what color tie are you likely wearing with a grey jacket? There's a good chance it's got some blue/navy in it. IMO navy tie with navy odd trousers looks very off. However, navy tie (darker than suit) with navy suit is very nice - the difference lies in the suit navy-on-navy having congruence, and the tie + trousers but grey jacket having none.

Second everything on not wearing worsted suiting fabric / suit separates together or with odd trousers. This never looks good, regardless of what is 'in vogue' or whatever.

This is good advice IMO. ^^ Exception to the 'no worsted odd jacket' rule would include those of coarse make such as Fresco or worsted Tweed. I'm on board with the 'no navy odd trews' rule too- There was a recent Friday challenge with this look and IMO all of the entries would have looked better with trews in a shade of gray.

 

[JLibourel]

"No worsted odd jackets!" Now that's a new one on me, and I have been participating in this forum for almost 10 years. Sometimes I think people make up these curious "rules" out of sheer devilment.

Smooth worsteds can make fine odd jackets. I have several blazers from smooth worsted that I cherish. I likewise cherish a couple of sport coats made from the now-defunct Porter & Harding Solway collection. Try to take away my Hardy Worsted Alsport jacket, and I'll kill you!

I would agree that a lot of worsted suit coats worn as separates can look pretty lame. However, if they have more sporty details, like patch pockets and light colored buttons, they can very well do double duty as odd jackets.

 

[Pliny]

"No worsted odd jackets!" Now that's a new one on me, and I have been participating in this forum for almost 10 years. Sometimes I think people make up these curious "rules" out of sheer devilment.

Smooth worsteds can make fine odd jackets. I have several blazers from smooth worsted that I cherish. I likewise cherish a couple of sport coats made from the now-defunct Porter & Harding Solway collection. Try to take away my Hardy Worsted Alsport jacket, and I'll kill you!

I would agree that a lot of worsted suit coats worn as separates can look pretty lame. However, if they have more sporty details, like patch pockets and light colored buttons, they can very well do double duty as odd jackets.

I know, these i-gents! There's prob some crazy @menswear rule about this too