5 of the best check blazers
Words: Charlie Thomas
Autumn is the perfect time of year to experiment with your dress. The dip in temperature means that heavier fabrics come into use, which often boast interesting textures and patterns. This allows for a certain amount of creativity in how you pair items together, as opposed to the relative simplicity of just throwing on t-shirt and shorts in the height of summer.
As we touched on in our ‘Gentleman’s Guide to Autumn Trends’, check patterns are going to be more than prevalent this season. If you’re going to purchase just one check garment though, it should be the blazer. As such, we thought we’d delve deeper into this autumn wardrobe essential. Here are five of the best.
UNIQLO
, For simple, quality, slim-fit basics, Uniqlo just can’t be beaten. Their chinos are arguably the best pound-for-pound around, but they also introduce quirkier items from time to time. Their new line of tweed blazers is spot-on and this one, with its navy and grey check, is suitably dandy. At under £70, it proves you can dress like a gentleman on a budget, too.
Uniqlo Tweed Slim Fit Jacket, £69.90 from Uniqlo
REISS, , As well as offering quality off-the-peg suits worth buying, Reiss produce outstanding separates that can be inter-changed with ease. Ridiculously versatile, this grey and black check blazer features a strong, padded shoulder, a two button closure, flap pockets and a single vented rear. Pair it with black tailored trousers, Chelsea boots and a crisp white shirt and you’ll be the best dressed chap wherever you go.
Reiss Steel Check Blazer, £265 from Reiss
GIEVES & HAWKES
, Falling on the more traditional side, this check tweed blazer wouldn’t look out of place on a shooting estate. It’s cut from an impossibly soft Loro Piana wool and features Gieves & Hawkes famous house cut, meaning it will fit like the dream.
Gieves and Hawkes Houndstooth Overcheck Jacket, £595 from Gieves & Hawkes
BURBERRY, , There’s something inherently smart about navy check blazers, and this Burberry example is no different. It can undoubtedly be worn in more casual settings, yet with its dominant, padded shoulders and tailored fit, it’s most at home in a swanky restaurant somewhere’s in London’s West End.
Burberry London Stirling Check Wool Blazer, £795 from Matches Fashion
ERMENEGILDO ZEGNA , , This luxurious blazer is constructed from a cashmere and wool-blend for ultimate lavishness. Its unstructured finish at first hints a more casual aesthetic, yet its sublime fit and alluring check-pattern ensures it’s as sharp as anything else on the market.
Ermenegildo Zegna Check Wool-Blend Blazer, £1,388 from Matches Fashion
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