What the well-dressed man in Los Angeles will be wearing this season. This is your Essential Fall Style Guide, Part One: in which we recommend The Jacket.
Denim. The jacket of blue-collar kings.
Updated in recent years with slimmer, higher cuts, this piece of iconic workwear continues to be a mainstay in the modern man’s closet.
The key is versatility: they’re just as natty with a T-shirt and boots as they are layered with slim sweaters, patterned button-downs and colorful pants.
The four we’ve got our eye on:
Clean, understated lines. The pockets are flush to accentuate the modernist fit, and it’s cut from raw Japanese selvedge denim, so it’ll break in well. Added plus: it’s made Downtown. Buy online.
G-Star’s Hunter has a slightly tapered mid-section and lowered chest pocket, but still flaunts an air of ’70s ruggedness. It’s raw denim, so expect a softer feel and better fit over time. Buy online.
Billy Reid’s Downing jacket is technically not denim, but evokes the look by virtue of its cut. With soft, dark cotton, a blanket-lined interior and slant-lidded chest pockets, this jacket will look good sliding into any banquette in L.A. Buy online.
For the beach and canyon dwellers among you, this faux sherpa-lined number from Levi’s Vintage Clothing. It’ll keep you warm when the windchill comes knocking and – rumor has it – double your chances of winning any Jim Morrison lookalike contest. Not a bad thing. Buy online.
Main image photo credit: Angi Welsch.
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