Blazer Jacket vs. Bomber Jacket
Aug 29, 2016, 12:23 am
#1
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Blazer Jacket vs. Bomber Jacket
Hi,
I'm looking for a new travel "coat", and the options I consider are a blazer jacket (less structured than suit jacket), or a bomber style jacket.
The pros and cons I see with each are:
Blazer jacket:
P: looks more elegant, plenty of inner pockets.
C: might be uncomfortable to wear onboard.
Bomber jacket:
P: comfortable to wear onboard, more suitable when just strolling/shopping.
C: less formal and might look too "sporty", might have less inner storage pockets.
So the dillema here is between looking dapper or wearing a more "functional" jacket.
Would appreciate suggestions which one to go with, based on experience.
Cheers
I'm looking for a new travel "coat", and the options I consider are a blazer jacket (less structured than suit jacket), or a bomber style jacket.
The pros and cons I see with each are:
Blazer jacket:
P: looks more elegant, plenty of inner pockets.
C: might be uncomfortable to wear onboard.
Bomber jacket:
P: comfortable to wear onboard, more suitable when just strolling/shopping.
C: less formal and might look too "sporty", might have less inner storage pockets.
So the dillema here is between looking dapper or wearing a more "functional" jacket.
Would appreciate suggestions which one to go with, based on experience.
Cheers
Aug 29, 2016, 3:33 am
#2
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Not easy to answer as so much is personal choice! Are you intending to wear it at the destination? How much luggage are you carrying/travelling with?
For example, I regularly travel in a suit with one bag for overnight stuff and my papers. I am not packing the suit as it would be crumpled in the bag and more to pack and carry.
If you are travelling light and intending to wear the blazer to work/meetings where a bomber jacket would not be appropriate, then that is your answer. If you need casual clothes for a few days and a casual top coat to wear, then the Bomber Jacket is coming anyway - whether worn or packed.
If it is an either/or choice, then it is your personal choice as to what you can use or mix-and-match or how much luggage you wish to carry.
For example, I regularly travel in a suit with one bag for overnight stuff and my papers. I am not packing the suit as it would be crumpled in the bag and more to pack and carry.
If you are travelling light and intending to wear the blazer to work/meetings where a bomber jacket would not be appropriate, then that is your answer. If you need casual clothes for a few days and a casual top coat to wear, then the Bomber Jacket is coming anyway - whether worn or packed.
If it is an either/or choice, then it is your personal choice as to what you can use or mix-and-match or how much luggage you wish to carry.
Aug 29, 2016, 3:36 am
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A Harrington jacket, they have stood the test of time! 
Aug 29, 2016, 2:10 pm
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Hi,
I'm looking for a new travel "coat", and the options I consider are a blazer jacket (less structured than suit jacket), or a bomber style jacket.
The pros and cons I see with each are:
Blazer jacket:
P: looks more elegant, plenty of inner pockets.
C: might be uncomfortable to wear onboard.
Bomber jacket:
P: comfortable to wear onboard, more suitable when just strolling/shopping.
C: less formal and might look too "sporty", might have less inner storage pockets.
So the dillema here is between looking dapper or wearing a more "functional" jacket.
Would appreciate suggestions which one to go with, based on experience.
Cheers
I'm looking for a new travel "coat", and the options I consider are a blazer jacket (less structured than suit jacket), or a bomber style jacket.
The pros and cons I see with each are:
Blazer jacket:
P: looks more elegant, plenty of inner pockets.
C: might be uncomfortable to wear onboard.
Bomber jacket:
P: comfortable to wear onboard, more suitable when just strolling/shopping.
C: less formal and might look too "sporty", might have less inner storage pockets.
So the dillema here is between looking dapper or wearing a more "functional" jacket.
Would appreciate suggestions which one to go with, based on experience.
Cheers
Really? What about a well-tailored (or even untailored) blazer or suit coat should inherently make it uncomfortable? Nothing as far as I can see.
Well, yes, wearing winter-weight for a flight to Dubai in July might be pretty uncomfortable, but otherwise. . .
Aug 30, 2016, 8:27 am
#5
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Hi,
I'm looking for a new travel "coat", and the options I consider are a blazer jacket (less structured than suit jacket), or a bomber style jacket.
The pros and cons I see with each are:
Blazer jacket:
P: looks more elegant, plenty of inner pockets.
C: might be uncomfortable to wear onboard.
Bomber jacket:
P: comfortable to wear onboard, more suitable when just strolling/shopping.
C: less formal and might look too "sporty", might have less inner storage pockets.
So the dillema here is between looking dapper or wearing a more "functional" jacket.
Would appreciate suggestions which one to go with, based on experience.
Cheers
I'm looking for a new travel "coat", and the options I consider are a blazer jacket (less structured than suit jacket), or a bomber style jacket.
The pros and cons I see with each are:
Blazer jacket:
P: looks more elegant, plenty of inner pockets.
C: might be uncomfortable to wear onboard.
Bomber jacket:
P: comfortable to wear onboard, more suitable when just strolling/shopping.
C: less formal and might look too "sporty", might have less inner storage pockets.
So the dillema here is between looking dapper or wearing a more "functional" jacket.
Would appreciate suggestions which one to go with, based on experience.
Cheers
A) The difference is whether I'm playing basketball or walking into a corporate board meeting.
Asking a bunch of strangers what jacket to wear is going to produce similar results to asking "How big is a ball of string?"
Aug 30, 2016, 12:50 pm
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Q) What shoes should I wear? These black oxfords, or these Nike sneakers?
A) The difference is whether I'm playing basketball or walking into a corporate board meeting.
Asking a bunch of strangers what jacket to wear is going to produce similar results to asking "How big is a ball of string?"
A) The difference is whether I'm playing basketball or walking into a corporate board meeting.
Asking a bunch of strangers what jacket to wear is going to produce similar results to asking "How big is a ball of string?"
Sep 3, 2016, 4:32 pm
#8
Join Date: Feb 2006
Posts: 545
Hi,
I'm looking for a new travel "coat", and the options I consider are a blazer jacket (less structured than suit jacket), or a bomber style jacket.
The pros and cons I see with each are:
Blazer jacket:
P: looks more elegant, plenty of inner pockets.
C: might be uncomfortable to wear onboard.
Bomber jacket:
P: comfortable to wear onboard, more suitable when just strolling/shopping.
C: less formal and might look too "sporty", might have less inner storage pockets.
So the dillema here is between looking dapper or wearing a more "functional" jacket.
Would appreciate suggestions which one to go with, based on experience.
Cheers
I'm looking for a new travel "coat", and the options I consider are a blazer jacket (less structured than suit jacket), or a bomber style jacket.
The pros and cons I see with each are:
Blazer jacket:
P: looks more elegant, plenty of inner pockets.
C: might be uncomfortable to wear onboard.
Bomber jacket:
P: comfortable to wear onboard, more suitable when just strolling/shopping.
C: less formal and might look too "sporty", might have less inner storage pockets.
So the dillema here is between looking dapper or wearing a more "functional" jacket.
Would appreciate suggestions which one to go with, based on experience.
Cheers
Some recs here:
https://www.zegna.co.uk/uk-en/produc...t.9897679.html
https://www.zegna.co.uk/uk-en/ready-...t.9903840.html
http://www.sandcopenhagen.com/6889-s...-lined-normal/
http://www.sandcopenhagen.com/6870-s...-lined-normal/
https://www.mrporter.com/en-gb/mens/...r/730193?ppv=2
https://www.mrporter.com/en-gb/mens/...r/742270?ppv=2
if you dont mind putting in the investment, the Zenga is superb stuff. Sand is a "poor man's" version: fairly affordable in comparison to Zenga but still really good tailoring for mass market.
Last edited by osamede; Sep 3, 2016 at 4:37 pm
Sep 5, 2016, 10:16 pm
#10
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I would second the Scotevest idea.
I also see the ambiguity at the question of bomber jacket verses Sportscoat.
But then I see that you are considering a Sportscoat for flying on a commercial airline that costs more than 2,000 pounds and now I understand that we are speaking different languages.
I also see the ambiguity at the question of bomber jacket verses Sportscoat.
But then I see that you are considering a Sportscoat for flying on a commercial airline that costs more than 2,000 pounds and now I understand that we are speaking different languages.