Mens Ready Made Outfit: Sophisticated Shorts with a Blazer
August 20th, 2008
How do you manage to look sophisticated in shorts? Pair them with a blazer for instant chic. Here’s how to do it:
Mix and match fabrics for the jacket and shorts. What makes this combination so chic is the seemingly effortless pairing of the blazer and shorts. It’s not a shorts suit–so pick a jacket and shorts in different fabrics and colors. A couple of easy color combinations? Navy and grey (as pictured), and khaki and white.
Wear a button down shirt. Maintain the somewhat formal feel of the outfit by wearing a button down shirt instead of a tee. The shirt need not be perfectly pressed to be sophisticated; in fact, the casual feel of the blazer and shorts combo calls for a shirt that’s ever so slightly wrinkled.
Slip on a pair of closed toe shoes. After all, you are wearing a blazer. Now’s not the time for flip flops.
Would you wear a blazer and shorts together? Share your style with us in the comments!
Entry Filed under: Men,Ready Made Outfits
4 Comments
1. Christa | August 20th, 2008 at 7:39 am
Not feeling love for this outfit. I don’t think one should aim to look ‘sophisticated’ when putting on shorts. Shorts and a blazer make me think of three-year-old ring bearers in weddings, who at that age look cute in the miniature version of a sophisticated adult.
Shorts go to two levels of dress: relaxed daytime with flip flops and a t-shirt. Bump it up a notch to casual nighttime with stylish sneakers (Diesels, Pumas) and a sharp one-color athletic jacket in a good brand (Fred Perry, Lacoste). I don’t see the need to try and pull shorts into the realm of ‘sophisticated’ by pairing it with anything. If weather is the issue, non-wool pants with a shirt with sleeves rolled to the elbows would do for the next step.
2. John | August 20th, 2008 at 7:14 pm
I beg to differ; it’s all about fit.
From the Sartorialist:
http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_qjpwnPW4c1o/SJmu7Yq2UmI/AAAAAAAAD4I/W0AX1MazffM/s1600-h/6278StructuredJktshrtweb.jpg
His outfit works (in my mind) mostly because of the cut. Trim shorts, a structured jacket. No doubt, it is a casual look, but I think it is quite sophisticated.
3. Christa | August 20th, 2008 at 9:44 pm
Trim short do help but… we’ll have to agree to disagree.
4. Caitlin | August 24th, 2008 at 11:49 am
I have to say… pass. Even the most fashionable men look like little British schoolboys with this look.