What are you going to wear? Sometimes there’s an easy answer. Sometimes not. Sometimes it’s good to look at a few suggestions then add your own tweaks and ideas. That’s what these are for. Just about every city has one (or seven). The pub that’s anything but a dive bar. They might have Coors Light and Bud on tap, but they’ve also got 30 other handles, one of which is a cask. This is a place where jeans and a t-shirt is fine, but you just might take a date there. Like your beer, you’ll want to be upgraded, but still far from snooty.
The Sweater: Extra-Fine Merino Wool Vee – $41.70 w/ BRCLUE40 ($69.50). B.R.’s new flagship V-neck sweater. The v doesn’t dip nearly as low as their silk/cotton/cashmere, and the thickness of the all merino wool fabric is a perfect in-between. Not bulky, but not wispy thin. We could all use a little more green in our wardrobe. Code is good for 40% off through 9/10 with the usual exclusions (blazers + suit jackets)
The Shirt: L.E.C. Contrast Collar Oxford Shirt – $19.99 ($44.00). Just different enough. A grey OCBD with a white contrast collar. On sale for under $20.
The Belt: GAP Wool belt – $ 17.47 w/GAPMORE ($24.95). Maybe one of the most tempting affordable accessories of the fall. A wool belt with a scout style buckle.
The Watch: Seiko Chronograh – $140.00
The Coat: GAP Cotton/Nylon Trench – $76.70 w/ GAPMORE ($118). Looks like Gap knocked it out of the park on this one. 60% cotton, 40% nylon, a simple design and a just-right above the knee cut. Well reviewed. Now 35% off with the code GAPMORE. If you get the wool belt, you’ll trip the 40% off threshold, and the trench + belt would end up being $85.77 total.
The Beer: Deschutes Black Butte XXV
The Jeans: J. Crew Factory Slim Straight – $54.50
The Boots: Johnston & Murphy Tyndall Chelsea – $122.46
Ohh, nice. Big fan of the color of the sweater.
That green is a nice color. Belt and trench seems like an awesome deal.
i’m looking for an excuse to pull the trigger on that trench…
Use TAKE30OF for the Johnston Murphy shoes on Amazon. It’s 30% off. Works on a wide variety of shoes, including Clarks Desert Boots. Has to be sold by amazon.
Nice! Sneaky. Just updated above.
Does anyone have a sense for how slim the trench is? I find GAP outerwear (and their shirts as well) tend to be pretty boxy.
Darn it, Joe. I just placed a Gap order the other day and now this.
i can’t seem to get that code TAKE30OF to work…anyone else try?
You can stack the BR email sign up code for another 25%
Picked this up last week, wouldn’t consider it slim nor boxy. Could definitely be brought in on the sides to create a cleaner silhouette. I don’t consider many jackets to have a “slim” cut, it’s really comes down to how boxy they are/aren’t. Nice thing with this is that the belt can be tied to achieve a more sleek figure. Sorry for the lack of decisive response – anyone else have thoughts on this?
Didn’t work for me–tried various iterations but no go
Nice getup. A huge fan of the BR V-neck’s.
Strange. Not sure if they updated the free shipping level and the cookies on my browser haven’t refreshed, but when I go on gap.com with Firefox, its free shipping over $50. When I do it with Chrome or IE, its $25. Browser favoritism at the GAP?
I like everything but the trench, I’d go with a waxed cotton jacket like the following:
http://www.amazon.com/VEDONEIRE-Jacket-pockets-brushed-lining/dp/B00ET2BOW8/ref=sr_1_11?s=apparel&ie=UTF8&qid=1378752846&sr=1-11&keywords=waxed+cotton+jacket
I know Filson, J Crew, etc. have them, but they’re $200+. I was trying to find something with parity.
Free shipping over $25? That’s news to me. Interesting…
Interesting. It’s still working for me. It’s “of” not “off” … which seems really odd to me, so maybe there’s some gremlins in the system.
NEWFALL2 should take 20% off at least.
Follow up: Are you guys size 11? Looks like Amazon is sold out of size 11, and a 3rd party seller is selling them. They have to be sold by amazon for any code to work…
i’m a size 9D which qualifies for amazon prime, so sold by amazon. “TAKE30OF” doesn’t work for me. that’s “of” not “off”. oh well…great boot though!
Nope, I’m a 10/10.5 and they were sold by Amazon. Newfall2 works, but the 30%(of not off) a no go on my end for some reason as well.
ha, i didn’t need an excuse.
I’m using Internet Explorer, 25 is the threshold for me.
This happened to me too the other night. I started a chat with CS and they said they’d credit my account
this link has all the shoes that it applies to. so, they’ve got to be a) included shoes, b) your order has to be over $100 and it c) has to be sold by amazon
ugh, here’s the link http://www.amazon.com/b?ie=UTF8&node=7437491011
Why wear the belt if the sweater will cover it? Or are you supposed to do that fold half tuck in thing where the belt buckle part shows but the rest of the belt is covered?
Thanks for the tip, John. Much appreciated. And that means I’ve now bought half the items from this post, and it’s almost time for a beer…
Joe, you knocked it out of the park with this outfit. Makes me want to wear this today, and it was 96 & humid in Chicago.
You know, Joe, you always post these articles during the summer about how much you love the fall and can’t wait for it to start.
Well, it was pouring all day today. I hope you’re happy now!
I like this a lot. Wish it were in navy – picture looks like it, but description says black.
Just another boot that doesn’t come in a 14. Like the watch and sweater combo, though.
If you can’t find the Deschutes, Edmund Fitzgerald Porter from Great Lakes Brewing Company will do great.
YESSIR!
If you like the Black Butte 25, keep an eye out for the Abyss if Deschutes decides to brew it again.
re: belt – for anyone curious, I’m a 34″ waist and a M left way too much excess belt and a S was too small. Acknowledging it is only $25, it looks nice but felt cheap. Plus the buckle sound like a tin can. Overall, a dud for me..
Man I got in the Gap trench coat. Perfect versatile fit. I need to tailor the sleeves a bit but that is all! Awesome fit.