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09 June 2012

Gossamer

I have a mild addiction to blazers with brass buttons. My current collection numbers five, the most recent of which, and most recent favorite, is this number:
True to my own style, a perfect hybrid of "preppy" and British details...or rather, a more accurate truly "preppy" garment.Two button undarted front, three button cuffs, center vent, flap pockets, no shoulder padding.
By good old high holy Southwick of Massachusetts...

...in a very loosely woven hopsack, loose and unstructured...

...so loose as to be absolutely gossamer when held up to the light...

...but not so loose as to not look like tailored clothes on a warm day. The perfect Summer jacket? No doubt in my mind. $5.99 well spent.
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8 comments:

  1. FLWJune 9, 2012 at 10:26 PM

    Great find. I own that jacket's winter cousin; same details done up in a hefty flannel. Mine wasn't that cheap, but still a steal. Enjoy.

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  2. Old SchoolJune 10, 2012 at 12:31 AM

    I agree that if you have only five navy blazers, your addiction is a mild one indeed.

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  3. Skip CastanedaJune 10, 2012 at 9:18 AM

    Great picture of you on the stairwell! Was that an Instagram picture?

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  4. AnonymousJune 10, 2012 at 12:40 PM

    You've lot weight, haven't you?

    Congratulations! You look great.

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  5. AnonymousJune 10, 2012 at 9:06 PM

    *lost a lot*

    sorry for the typo

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  6. Pigtown*DesignJune 11, 2012 at 6:32 AM

    thinking of you this weekend when i found a pair of belgian loafers for $4.94 and promptly sold them on ebay for $125. Should have asked more, but I didn't want to be greedy.

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  7. Roger v.d. VeldeJune 11, 2012 at 5:20 PM

    What a great jacket, until that last photo I'd never have guessed it was so lightweight. Does shirt colour ever show through it?
    It looks like it wears better than my 1/4 lined summer tweed

    Love the 'modelling shot' complete with GTH green trousers.

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  8. WDMMarch 4, 2013 at 4:43 AM

    I have a Southwick suit made of the exact same material, and I'm fairly obsessed with it. If anyone has a line on a 40R I could always use another...

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