Third Summer Sports Jacket Colour?

[Al Shosty]

Hi Everyone,

Second question of the day here. As the virus subsides here in Western Europe, I have a question about what my third and final summer sports jacket color should be. I already have a dark brown and a navy. The pants I own are (a) 2 pairs of beige chinos, (b) a pair of gray lightweight wool, (c) white chinos and (d) a pair of dark blue denim. I'd say I'm generally quite preppy - my stables are OCBDs, half-zip sweaters, penny loafers and the ocassional sports jacket.

I really want something that would be as versatile as possible. I was leaning towards tan, though that would only go with dark denim and white, the latter of which I rarely get a chance to wear. Another alternative is olive, though I really don't want to come across as dandy and I'm not sure I'd like it. I found this really promising blue colour on sale on the ted baker site ( https://www.tedbaker.com/uk/Mens-Black-Friday/Coats-Jackets/HOOP-Linen-blazer-Blue/p/241154-BLUE), but I'm not sure how long this sale is going to last and I really don't like buying this kind of stuff online.

What do you guys think? Thanks in advance.

 

[Phileas Fogg]

You already have navy. I suppose another blue would be fine, but if it’s your “third and final” I’d opt for off white linen or the olive linen.

 

[madhat]

What makes olive dandy-ish? Green is a very solid classic choice; I wear it a lot. Olive is much more brown, so ever more usable.

 

[Phileas Fogg]

An olive hopsack or linen blazer would look sharp. Very easy to Pair with lighter summer colors. If it’s done in hopsack, you could even carry it into the fall.

 

[JackEst3]

Light grey or light blue might be decent choices as well. I don't think olive looks too "dandy" (not much more than any sports jacket would, anyway). If both of your current coats are solid, maybe you could go for a pattern to add more variety.

 

[robxznyc]

If for some reason you don't like wearing jackets in light colors, there are still a lot of midtones you can chose from as shown in the pictures below: light tan, burnt orange, tobacco, and rust. They are versatile colors for both day and night, all year around and can easily pair up with your wardrobe. Teal (blue/green) is also a nice summer color.

Pictures are from Boglioli, Paul Smith, and Caruso.

 

[Panama]

Beige, Honey or Pecan