What to wear with a Cream Blazer?

[chasethehero]

I just bought a cream blazer at a thrift store and i am honestly not sure what to wear with it. I know that some grey or darker slacks would go well with it but im not sure what kind of shirt or tie would be appropriate.

[xraygun]

You might want to give a few more details and picture. What's it made out of for starters?

[chasethehero]

A quick picture from my blackberry. There is no tag saying what it is made of but it feels like a cotton or linen. im not sure and i will try to get more information as i can.

[rockviper]

Nice, but I wouldn't recommend wearing it while you're refilling your fountain pens.

[xraygun]

You can totally wear that with any color pastel pants to a summer party. White shirt.

[Prince]

Blue jeans??

[jesseix]

blue pants, brown loafers or boat shoes with no socks!

[Doc4]

... no.


For summer evening wear, do a more casual riff on the old tropical white dinner jacket ...



... but maybe with mid-gray pants instead of black.

[Bob the aged Lurcher]

You could wear it over a darker waist coat and trousers in spring or autumn, there was a talk on the subject at a vintage club in the UK.

[Mike'sWorld]

White shirt, khakis, powder blue tie. Nice.

[chasethehero]

You could wear it over a darker waist coat and trousers in spring or autumn, there was a talk on the subject at a vintage club in the UK.

when you say "darker waistcoat" would something like black be preferred over olive or grey?

also, i am almost certain that it's made of linen.

[Deltaboy]

Blue, black, or grey slacks a white shirt and a nice tie.

[Shaving_CHENG]

Charcoal grey slacks
Blue jeans

[Doc4]

White shirt, tan pants, panama hat ... daytime. Substitute a light pink or light blue shirt if you like.

Evening ... white shirt, mid-gray dress pants, lighter-coloured tie

[professorchaos]

Panama hat?

[scottish steve]

Keep it simple. Dark jeans, black shoes or clean and simple monochrome running shoes, strongly coloured shirt, no tie. Baker boy cap or similar to finish. It's not a formal jacket, so I wouldn't kit it out as if it's something it's not. also, make sure the cuff sits no lower than the trapezium.

[trot1984]

I think bright colored shirt would be my move.

[Taylor of Bank Street]

Pants.

:)

[chasethehero]

Just an update, but i wore it to work today with some black slacks, a white button down shirt, navy tie with Texas flags on it ( it's not as cheesy as it sounds), and a maroon pocket square. Got several compliments, including from my boss and several coworkers. Thanks for the help everyone!

[Jim]

Style at work! Congratulations.