This season I’m as interested as ever in the classics, with that slightly more rustic edge. For instance, the corduroy chore coats, which give the typical chore coat a little extra fall-winter glow.
Also, I’m fully converted to pleats. It’s been a multi-year journey, folks, but as I’m looking at the trousers, it’s evident to me that the high-rise models with their extra drape and that additional visual detail of the pleat is visually quite pleasing.
While there are a ton of new drops worth looking at, here are 19 I picked out while swiping through, categorized.
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Tailoring
Navy high-twist suit [high-twist can be made in both winter and summer weights; this one looks to be a heavier weight, so it has the benefit of high-twist wool’s natural resistance to wrinkles but isn’t so light that it’ll be freezing in the winter]
Brown tweed peak lapel suit [kind of a fun twist on tweed that dresses it up a bit more than a normal notch-lapel suit would]
Medium brown tweed sportcoat/suit separates [the jacket looks great on its own but the fact there are matching trousers makes it great. I love suits made from casual materials like tweed or heavy cotton or linen, to wear casually with chukka boots and knitwear underneath]
Green wide herringbone tweed sportcoat/suit separates [this also is being done in charcoal gray; the green appeals to me a lot as a navy blazer alternative. And there are matching trousers! The charcoal trousers would be highly versatile on their own]
Navy prince of wales peak lapel suit [an unapologetically dressy suit is just what you need sometimes]
Chalk Stripe Flannel Suits in Navy and Dark Gray [inevitably you’ll get gangster comments, but come on, this is an insane and classic style of suit that, in this era where suits are either non-existent or generic, go with something gutsy and don’t succumb to the biggest barrier to upgrading your style]
Trousers
Heavyweight wool pleated trousers [these have a twill structure which would make them somewhat similar to flannel that isn’t brushed, so not soft and fuzzy, but with a great drape]
Wide-herringbone tweed trousers [part of the separates listed above, but would be wearable on their own]
Rust corduroy trousers [yes these are flat-front, but I’d wear these casually with chunky knitwear like the soon-coming navy large seed stitch sweater]
Donegal trousers [flat-fronts again, but again I envision these worn casually with knitwear or chore coats or what have you]
Cream heavy canvas chinos [I have a pair of these from a few years ago that are sadly too tight on me now. But I love the gutsy fabric]
Knitwear
Deep-V camel merino sweater [v-necks with a deep enough neck are for some reason difficult to find]
Brushed shetland sweaters [all-time fuzzy classic sweaters for looking like an Ivy kid in the 60s]
Outerwear
Classic navy peacoat [I love the giant collar/lapels on this coat. Peacoats are such a great staple for dudes who aren’t into big, long, flowy #menswear coats and just want something cool-looking to wear when they’re hanging out with friends or going to the movies or whatever]
Double-breasted prince of wales check coat [what was I saying about big, long, flowy coats? Oh right, they’re badass is what]
Olive corduroy chore coat [the olive color and corduroy give this a more rustic flavor on the typical chore coat which I love]
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