Brooks Brothers -it doesn’t look like the three button 1818 Madison (sensible) fit is made any more. It was one of their last remaining staples. I wear mine less and less as the years go by. J Press, O’Connell’s - but at at a price. Ebay scouring would seem to be the way to go.

The undisputed master of the blazer, chino and repp tie has to be OCBD. Its a very trad look that he does very well so it would be nice to have his thoughts on the subject of blazers. The problem in the U.K. Is that the same look would see you mistaken for a Hooray Henry or old regimental stalwart type, there would be a need to mix the blazer up with some 5 pocket Bedford cords, maybe a madras shirt and some canvas sneakers? Just my thoughts anyway.

Outside of natural shoulders, 3/2 roll, and no darts the most important feature to me is patch and flap pockets. I think they really add a bit of needed casualness. Not a huge fan of the patch chest pocket, because it stands out almost too much for me.

With all that being said, I would go with JPress because they seem to have more of these available than O'Connells, but if you are a standard size Etsy is your friend. Woof is right about the BB sack I would have recommended. It seems to have disappeared a few years ago. However, anyone that followed the link I put in the Japan thread would see that Brooks Brothers classic 3/2 blazer is alive and well in the Japanese market along with a lot of other 3/2 sack goodness.

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The thing with Clarkson and his type is that they were/are paunchy middle aged men wearing shapeless, shabby, low rise jeans that are puddled and frayed at the hem, straight collared flowery patterned shirts and very basic, brown, or even velvet, two button jackets. Probably Cornish pasty shoes or some sort of black chelsea boot.

Putting the same ingredients together, but better, shouldn’t be a problem for people like us should it?

I’ve seen ivy guys wearing jeans and herringbone blazer/jacket/sports coat, and with well chosen knitwear, shirt, shoes, I think it looks great.

'It' being jeans and blazer. Which may not even be his plan.

Well, I took a look at Jpress and they seem to have just updated their site. They have removed quite a few offerings. There is still 1 good blazer, but it's doeskin. So, I'd check out O'Connell's and give both of them a ring. But don't forget etsy. A lot of gems there.

Plain-fronted chinos would probably work best for me.  I think denim would be risky.  I no longer have alterations done as a matter of course.  I visualise a very kicked back look: blazer, Brooks button-down in that favoured shade of blue, chinos and - well, the choice of shoe remains up in the air.

I'm not a fan of blazer and chinos either, but it's passable when done well. Particularly with decent footwear.

^ Never gonna give them up