Navy Sports coat

[ramkius]

Hi I have a mathing pants for a navy sports coat. The coat has golden buttons though. Will it be odd/weird to wear it with matching pants like a suit.
Please let me know

 

[phillyesq]

Yes, that would look wierd. It sounds like you are describing a navy blazer. The navy blazer, especially one with gold buttons, should not be worn as a suit jacket.

 

[ManofKent]

If you swap the gold/brass buttons for brown ones it should work.

If you search under blazersuit Manton has nice pics of one, and Voxsartoria has something similar.

The idea of a blazer that can be worn as part of a suit is also described in Hardy Amies ABC of Men's Fashion back in the early 60's and I'm sure there are probably older references to it than that.

 

[ramkius]

Originally Posted by phillyesq

Yes, that would look wierd. It sounds like you are describing a navy blazer. The navy blazer, especially one with gold buttons, should not be worn as a suit jacket.

No it isn't a blazer. It is a sports coat. The color matches with the pants though. Still not good a suit?

 

[rlx]

A blazer is a type of sport coat. Solid color, usually with metal buttons. A suit would not have metal buttons. Trying to turn a blazer into a suit by wearing it with solid color pants can be difficult unless the fabric color, weight and texture of the coat and pants match. That is difficult to accomplish.

 

[Closer]

is this a very clever troll?

 

[Flieger]

Even if you replace the gold buttons with horn buttons sartorial afficionados will smell you are not wearing a suit but a blazer with matching pants and subsequently beat you to death with their canes or umbrellas.

 

[chison]

Originally Posted by Flieger

Even if you replace the gold buttons with horn buttons sartorial afficionados will smell you are not wearing a suit but a blazer with matching pants and subsequently beat you to death with their canes or umbrellas.

needs more cowbell

 

[Flieger]

It's different, every night.

 

[Flambeur]

Originally Posted by Flieger

Even if you replace the gold buttons with horn buttons sartorial afficionados will smell you are not wearing a suit but a blazer with matching pants and subsequently beat you to death with their canes or umbrellas.


I volunteer my Briggs, it's a little broken, and I need a new one. I feel like this would be an acceptable and proud way for it to go.

 

[Flieger]

Labelking once beat a peasant to death with his decorative walrus dick so your umbrella would not even be the most elegant object to have been used by the sartorial police.