Custom Sports Jacket: Cashmere Sport Jacket

Cashmere Sport Jack

You almost hesitate to call it a wardrobe staple because it is so luxurious, but if you have the means it should become one. Versatile, handsome, functional and kind to the touch, the cashmere sport coat is the definitive step up for those who have been limping along with the standard navy-blue blazer.Since the nineteenth century, blazers have been the go-to jackets that dress up any ensemble when you haven't (or choose not to wear) a suit. Navy blue has trumped as the standard color as it goes with almost anything. But the garment's old-boy-sport-club and nautical roots tend to make it a bit stuffy, especially when tricked out with brass buttons and pocket emblems. Consider on top of that the rough-hewn worsteds that they are typically cut from and you have a garment that says: "Back off."Sport a jacket in cashmere, however, and you have an instant sartorial upgrade. First, its range of colors, while subtle, is huge compared to the uniformity of the navy blazer. Choose from richer blues, a spectrum of warm browns and black (as in the Brioni jacket pictured) and you'll still look classic without having to seem regimented