Banana Republic Tailored linen/cotton two-button blazer – $148.50
($198)
Use code 25BRFEB for 25% off. Code expires 2/15
Congrats to Banana Republic. It looks like their bulky/boxy suiting phase was just that. A phase. The key is to look for their “tailored” fit. Because when you do, you’ll find a cut like the one on this blazer. Which is damn near perfect.
Much like their thicker all cotton Navy blazer, the 55% linen / 45% cotton blazer has some minimal shoulder padding and darts in nicely at the sides. The lower patch pockets dress it down, but points to the designers for leaving the chest pocket traditional. A patch pocket up top would make it much more difficult to dress up.
The linen gives this thing a distinct texture, and while lighter than the all cotton, it still has plenty of structure. So don’t mistake it for some limp breezy number.
$200 is pretty fair. It’s that nice. BUT… this is the GAP family of companies. They run sales all the time and are offering 25% off with the code 25BRFEB through 2/15. Could a 30% or even a 35% off sale come along? Possibly (it has happened before). But selection might be limited by then.
Details of the code say it’s offered to “select customers.” Not quite sure what that means. I wasn’t logged in with my BR/GAP/ON account username when the code popped up, so, it should work for most… maybe?
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I bought this for a summer wedding and the fabric is perfect. Linen/cotton blend gives you the breathability of linen without all the wrinkles. If you get the jacket as well as the pants, you can wear them about a million ways.
Which one is the better buy? The linen/Cotton, or the all cotton. The all cotton actually looks slimmer in the photo’s….
They’re about the same fit despite the photos. The all cotton, despite being all cotton, might feel a little too heavy in the summer. But with that said, the cotton linen blend has some weight to it too. I think if you can find one of the all cottons (they’re all but sold out online)? That’s probably the best standard navy blazer I’ve seen in awhile.
Granted, affordable is a rather subjective term, but for someone who buys his blazers for $30 at the GAP Outlet, I think of anything over $100 as pushing it. I got a pretty amazing, 100% wool, American-made blazer for $28 from the Affordable Wardrobe store. Giuseppe’s got some nice, vintage threads.
Tried this on today and the fit is great, but the patch pockets are quite large and it’s actually a lot heavier than you think a 55/45 linen-cotton blend would feel like. Looks really breathable and the texture is similar to canvas.
I picked up a BR Heritage 2 button navy blazer in 80/20 wool-linen blend and it is way lighter than the linen-cotton blend. I have no idea how the breathe-ability is compared to linen-cotton, but after trying both on repeatedly for about 20 minutes, I went with the Heritage because it felt lighter and was on clearance.