We live in an in-between world these days. Where there were once distinct dress codes for daytime and evening, town and country, work and leisure, most of us now have the freedom to wear what we want, when we want. Increasingly, what we want is clothing that can take us anywhere.
We’ve been refining our custom slack jacket over the past few years into the ultimate go-anywhere garment. The easy styling — slightly longer, with a squared-off four-button front and a soft shirt-style collar — dates back to the 1940s and 50s, when a prosperous postwar America was making leisure a national obsession. We’ve embraced the leisure aspect by focusing on fabrics with a hint of stretch, making the jacket move and feel like a tailored cardigan. Our house model has a chest patch pocket and lower hacking pockets for functionality with a bit of a rakish flair, or choose three open patch pockets to take the formality down another notch. However you style it, the slack jacket is versatile enough to pair with grey flannels and a textured tie at the office, as well as dressing down with denim and a sweater on weekends.
The wool and cotton jersey knit fabric we’ve been making these up in provides unparalleled comfort, stretching where needed but never losing its shape. Nor do you ever have to worry about wrinkles (even after balling it up into a travel pillow as Alan frequently does with his). This year a host of new knitted fabrics are available from the world’s best mills, including a lighter-weight more year-round version of our classic wool and cottong, as well as a cashmere and cotton blend from Zegna for the ultimate in cozy luxury.
Scroll down for more media on this garment. We worked with our friend Kirby Allison to make him a version in our navy wool and cotton knit, and we filmed the entire process from consultation to fitting to delivery. For those who have never worked with us before, it’s great way to get a feel for our process.
We are pleased to now be offering the slack jacket in made-to-measure as well (from $1,800).
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