Men's Fashion: Blazers and hoodies



In China, they make hooded blazers.
I actually like this.
Photo from AliExpress

I have been on this fashion thing for a few blog posts now. Why? Well, it is one of my favorite fashion seasons: Fall.

There is something about fall that makes me love clothes. Maybe it is the way Fall clothing can cover imperfections, or the sheer enormity of the options.  Ha! I also like Fall fashion for men. I'm sorry, but summer is somewhat bland for men's fashion, and does not give men a variety of options. There are only so many ways you can do shorts, linens, t-shirts and such. But in Fall, men's fashion takes off.

This blog is all about hoodies and blazers, hooded blazers, and the hoodie-blazer combo for men.



This hooded blazer from Forever21
is not something I would like
to see on any man. 
So the other day I posted about Jeremy Lin being on the November issue of GQ (on stands October 23rd). In two different photos he's wearing a blazer (or sports jacket) with a hoodie underneath. I tried to  remember where I'd seen that look before. Then it dawned on me...my city's own football superstar: Cam Newton.

Sports jacket, $395 by Tommy Hilfiger.
Hoodie, $65 by Under Armour.
Shirt, $325 by Giorgio Armani. Tie, $170, by Salvatore Ferragamo.
Pocket square, $8 by The Tie Bar. Pants, $231, by J Brand.Features

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As, I'm typing this...I recall seeing this hoodie-blazer look on someone else years ago: Facebook's creator, Mark Z (I am really not going to attempt to spell his last name...). Granted, the Facebook creator's look was always more shabby than chic.

Hoodie from Betabrand retails at $134.40

I guess the hoodie-blazer combo is akin to the sneakers and dress slacks thing. It can be done really well or extremely poorly. But the hoodie-blazer thing is definitely interesting. It can give a whole new meaning to business casual.  Earlier this year Betabrand introduced a new executive hoodie.

I don't know how to feel about this. If any of my colleagues show up to court in this, I'm asking the judge to convict him of contempt! Ha!




Check out this version of hooded blazer for women from two seasons ago

Photo from StyleGuru

Guys, could you see yourself in of these hoodie-blazer looks? Ladies, would you want to see your guy in it? 

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