What to wear with a blazer?

[Scot]

What do members wear with their blazers?

I prefer a slightly lighter shade of navy for a blazer, with silver buttons. I wear charcoal grey worsted trousers of different weights. I have been thinking of a lighter shade of grey but wonder what other trousers might be suitable; a grey pin dot or check for instance. I love wearing my JL oxblood brogues with this combination. Recently though they have been in for repair and I have been wearing a pair of brown EG monk shoes. Daring maybe but I think it works.

I have a personal prejudice against striped shirst with blazers. I have always thought of a striped shirt as something to be worn with a business suit. I wear solid or end on end blues and sometimes checks. With the solids I will wear a striped tie. With a smallish check I will wear a striped tie if the stripes are wide but otherwise would look for some discrete pattern. Again I have a prejudice against spotted ties with blazers (too formal?).

I suppose the effect I am attempting to achieve is something slightly less formal than business attire but smart nonetheless. However, I will also wear a blazer with chinos or jeans and an open-neck shirt if very informal.

The blazer is such a versatile garment but at the same time it can look very dull or school boyish if not worn with some thought. Yours would be greatly appreciated!

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[storeynicholas]

I agree with the plain shirt option but, then, I think that strongly patterned shirts introduce an unnecessary complication anyway. A striped field club tie is ideal; maybe a cravat (ascot) or, depending on the weather, maybe no neckcloth. Trousers - I prefer white flannels or ducks, with turn-ups (cuffs) and a pair of dark blue box calf and white nubuck plain toecap oxford co-respondent's (spectator) shoes (single line of tooling):-



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[Sator]

In summer I suggest cream coloured trousers. It gives it a naval feel that is attractive, but quite casual.

Prince of Wales checks are nice for trousers. It makes it much more casual but I personally love checked trousers for historic reason. You have to have a plain tie and shirt in that case.

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[Bishop of Briggs]

I wear my blazer with

- grey worsted or fawn cavalry twill trousers in winter
- beige or khaki chinos in summer
- white shirts and pocket square and
- a striped or paisley tie

On a hot sunny day, I will wear a panama or cotton calico hat for protection.

[couch]

With my dark navy single-breasted flannel blazer with plain gilt, shanked buttons:

Trousers, varying with season and weather:

Mid-gray flannels
Charcoal flannels
Tan cavalry twills
Natural heavy Irish linen
LIghtweight cinnamon-colored Italian linen
Black and white glen check with faint lilac overplaid (napped worsted)
Light olive/lovat melange light herringbone with almost invisible triple hairline overplaid of sky blue and rust (wool/cashmere blend)
Off-white (stone or cream) cotton twills
Light khaki wool-cotton blend twills (Bill's "sport utility")
Older blue Levi's 501's faded enough to offer contrast
White Levi's 501s

Shirt and tie (or tieless) combinations too various to enumerate (but among them is bucks-white Levis-blue & white candy striped open shirt for casual summer evenings at sidewalk cafe or riverside party.)

[Frog in Suit]

A navy blazer, as far as I am concerned, can go with many things, from the most to the least formal:

- dark grey worsted trousers, plain or striped shirt (I prefer stripes), tie (four-in-hand or bow, the latter being less formal), pocket handkerchief (not with a bow tie), black shoes (lace-ups or slip-ons), dark or brightly-coloured socks.
- lighter grey worsted trousers, the rest as above,
- brightly coloured cords (I have a bright "green bottle" pair from Cordings), plain or checked shirt, perhaps no tie (I do not particularly like ascots but one would be useful in this context), black slip-ons for winter
- twill trousers in summer, the rest as just above
- if I cannot help it: jeans (rarely), plain shirt, no tie , even brown shoes....

In the US (summer only), a single breasted navy blazer with a plain (or simple stripe)button-down shirt (blue) with khaki trousers (turnups) a tie (again four-in-hand or bow), no pocket handkerchief, even a polo shirt (no tie of course!!), brown lace-ups or slip-ons.

A panama (or a cotton hat) in summer.

The above reflects only my tastes, habits, prejudices ansd so on; in no way is it meant to be normative.

Frog in Suit

[Cufflink79]

Ah the navy blazer, something I have a great deal of respect for. In my lifetime I'm sure I've worn a blazer more times than a suit. Both single and double breasted.

One really great blazer look that comes to mind is from the 1995 James Bond movie Goldeneye. In which Pierce Brosnan has on tan slacks, a 2 on 6 DB blazer with side vents, brown shoes, and a lighter than the blazer but darker than light blue shirt on. If it were me, I'd add a yellow and blue checked pocket square.

If I put a list of what I have and wanted to wear with a blazer, you'd be reading for a very very long time. So I will be good and keep it simple to a few things I like.

Bow ties
Repp neckties
Alden tassel loafers (with single breasted only)
Button down shirts without a tie
Polo shirts
Various types of trousers (I don't wear jeans)
Contrast collar and double cuff shirts (with both single and double breasted)

Best Regards,

Cufflink79

[storeynicholas]

Various types of trousers (I don't wear jeans)

Best Regards,

Cufflink79[/quote]

Yes, the attraction of jeans is a closed book to me. I own a pair of Levis but they are pristine. I don't own a horse, so I don't muck-out and - it always seems to me that there is something better to wear with a blazer!!
NJS