As usual with my blazer posts, I wouldn’t recommend buying something over the internet that is so closely linked to body shape, especially when it costs as much as this one does, but this is way too nice to skip just because I wouldn’t buy it.For me, the cropping is one of the few let downs on this piece, for some reason it reminds me of the jackets that people wear when they’re riding horses in competitions, but its still a damned fine looking singe-button blazer, and the way that there doesn’t seem to be any buttons on the cuffs is a really nice touch.

Costiness=$525 Link [thanks, Shadeelaine@Notcouture!

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Tags » blazer • brown • cropped • endovanera

When I was in Hong Kong I spent quite a lot of my shopping time trying to find a decent blazer and come up with nothing (HK is not the friend of the larger gent). I’ve got one nice blazer and feel good (and look even better!) when I’m wearing it, sometimes its good to class things up a bit, even if my friends to think I’m attempting to become a long-lost member of the Backstreet Boys just by wearing a jacket.

I’m not sure if I’d buy a blazer over the net, but this does look damned sharp. Personally, I’d like to see something a bit more interesting going on in the lining, white is fine but why not have a bit of colour to pep things up a bit?

Costiness=$135 Link

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Tags » blazer • brooklyn industries • grey • jacket • stripes

Now this is a lot more what I expect when I think of Artful Dodger, and even though I can admit that the patterns on this blazer and the tee I mentioned on Thursday are actually pretty similar, it feels like a whole different ball-game to be audacious enough to put that kind of pattern onto what is generally considered quite a dressy item.

Even though I don’t think that I quite have the cajones to wear this, I do kinda like it, even if it is just in a “people that wear streetwear are crazy” kind of way. If you click through you’ll see that the blazer has a burgundly lining with pink trim, which contrats really well with the white. Oh, and whilst I like it, I don’t necessarily $200 like it (which is circa $100 off the original price).

Costiness=$202.99 Link

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I really can’t decide what I think of this, although I’m erring more towards the ‘hate it’ than ‘love it’ side of things. I didn’t realise that wearing a hoodie and a blazer at the same time was considered a ‘look’, and combining the two to make a Franken-blazer justs seems kinda wrong. Seriously, are you smart, or are you casual, make up your mind and pick one, then move along. Actually I have made up my mind, I 100% dislike this item, but since its a bit different I feel duty bound to report it. But please, don’t buy one.

Oh, and Nordstrom, any chance of getting some models that don’t have their picture next to the dictionary definition of ’smug’?

Costiness=$85 Link [thanks, Uncrate]

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I added in a blazer category a few months ago hoping to add in a bit more variety to the blog, I love hoodies, but sometimes its fun to change things up a bit. Unfortunately I haven’t found that many blazers and jackets that I want to put on here, so that category has remained pretty empty since its inception. Hopefully I can change that in the future, especially since I found out last month that I look pretty dashing in a jacket.

Anyway, that intro was way too long. I really like this blazer, like the CaliRoots people say, it is a “nice cut jacket!”, with a cool pattern (something which seems to be all the rage at the mo) and some interesting details, such as the lack of buttons on the front - is it a coat or a jacket? - and having a button on the left pocket but not on the right. Okay, fair enough, all the cool details seem to revolve around buttons, but I guess buttons can be pretty interesting sometimes.

Costiness= 600SEK (around $85.71) URL

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You could be mistaken for thinking that this blazer was almost business-like, with it’s clean tailoring and the fact that it’s called ‘The Victory’ (now that’s what I call empowerment!). But that would be foolish, because on the back there’s some kick-ass silver decoration (with skulls) and some patches with Spanish writing on that I’m not even going to pretend I can translate.

Costiness=$89.99 URL (like I said all last week, use the code AS7594 for up 20% off your order)

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Can you believe I haven’t ran a blazer yet, it’s been 9 freakin’ months!

Blazer’s have became increasingly popular as clothes for nights out when I was at univeristy, it’s pretty interesting that people are slowly bringing smarter clothes down to a more casual level. Hmmmm, maybe I’m just getting more mature…

This blazer by 555 Soul is more casual than smart casual, well, maybe semi-smart-casual, but I guess that’s what you get when you try to recreate soviet-era clothing by using ‘random patches around jacket’ and providing some Ruskie-esque pins as standard.

Costiness=$144 URL Use coupon code AS7594 for 20% off (on a first time purchase, 10% off for existing users)

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