J. Crew Ludlow Sportcoat in Italian Wool Flannel – $209.99 w/ BYEWINTER ($425)
J. Crew’s Ludlow Suiting line took a major shot to the solar plexus when Suitsupply introduced/expanded their canvassed $399 line. Even with major sales, it’s going to be tough to find a Ludlow for that low in normal sizes with some sort of regularity.
But for sportcoats? High quality, canvassed sportcoats made from outstanding fabrics that move as well as they look? J. Crew is still the first stop for many of us who start to wince once a jacket gets above $250. You just have to be patient. Here’s the latest proof:
Started out at a “That’s my max for a SUIT” price of $425… and stayed that expensive for seemingly forever. Now, dumped in the sale section at $349, and with the extra 40% off code BYEWINTER it drops to an applause worth $210.
No brass buttons on this one. Patch pockets keep it casual. And the lighter, graphite grey Italian Flannel makes it a hugely versatile 2 season (last half off fall + all winter + first half of spring) sportcoat. Double vent. Easy to tailor non functioning sleeve buttons. And best of all: You can return it. Doesn’t appear to be final sale, and all sizes are available at post time. UPDATE: Sizes are going real fast on these. UPDATE II: Well hang on. More sizes are back in stock as of this (Monday 1/27) morning.
This is a test of will for those of us who have been trying to make January our resolution based no-spend-on-style month.
Code BYEWINTER expires on Tuesday 1/28. Free shipping on all orders today, 1/26.
Great looking blazer at an excellent price. I wish they would have modeled an adult size on that guy though. Top button looks like it is about to burst off and shoot through my screen. Material around the waist is all jacked up, and the arms look like Slinkys with all that extra material. Haha they even did the cuff under the watch gimmick.
http://dappered.com/2012/10/has-fit-and-style-critique-gone-too-far/
I blame you, for making me this way!
Glad they don’t have my size or I might be $210 lighter!
Overall I prefer that look compared to being slightly over-sized. The back of the arms is the only thing that would bother me a bit, but I wouldn’t care that much.
Take a look in store too. I just bought this at the J.crew on 5th Ave and I got it for 130 (it was 260 in store and sale is 50% off in store)
I agree. I’m just having some fun. A lot of these sites though, are going so over board on trying to make their suits and blazers look “slim fit” and “tailored” that they are becoming comically tight, and horrible looking. If you showed that picture to a tailor they would just shake their head. Sides can be taken in and slim without the jacket looking like it’s ready to burst.
Is it just me, or is the main page defaulting to the mobile version for anyone else?
Happening lately to me too
thx for the heads up. just called my local store, score! they have my size and it’s gonna be $130+tax, yay!
You’ve honestly got Dappered confused with someone else.
Strange. We’ll be looking into that. Thanks Domino!
The model in the pic seems to be wearing a size too small. The top button isn’t *supposed* to pull like that, right?
Can you guys share what browsers you’re using? Chrome? IE? Firefox? Thanks for the heads-up!
IE 11.0.9600
Don’t judge me!
It only happens to me occasionally, but here’s my browser, Chrome Version 32.0.1700.76 m.
Pretty sure the cardigan plus the lean plus the most likely clipped sides in the rear (to produce a more tailored effect in the photos) aren’t helping.
What about those of us who wears a 46L???
Wow. They had my size earlier. I had to talk myself out of it this morning…. Had I come back and seen it now my money would have been on the way to J. Crew once again. J. Crew gets way too much money from me. This site is partially to blame. Good thing they are moving so fast.
Showed up in my size again this morning. Pulled the trigger! I’m not going to eat again until next month…..
It was happening to me this morning on my ipad for some reason even though I have the desktop version chosen but it’s working fine on my PC.
Was just thinking about heading to that exact store during lunch today. Good to know.
All is well with Firefox 26.0
A word of warning- gray odd jackets are VERY difficult to wear effectively and should be lower on your shopping list than a brown, navy, or even a green jacket. Give some real thought to which trousers you own that you could wear with this, and then think of which color jacket you would choose to wear if you put on those trousers first. Most of the time you will come up with something better.
Gray odd jackets can look killer (see here- http://thisisamansmansmansmansworld.tumblr.com/post/72469038548/the-gray-odd-jacket ) but most of the time they are not the right choice.
That said, I have a gray odd jacket that I wear a lot but almost all my clothes are tan/gray/white
Word, they got my money too. No more food until either J.Crew or Dappered goes out of business…
Actually lighter gray is easier to pull off much personally than mid-gray. The key is wearing dark navy or dark gray trousers or even khaki chinos. Thankfully I bought one of the few 38R left this morning. Hopefully it arrives by Friday.
Joe, my wallet wanted to address you directly:
(pounding sand on a post-apocalyptic beach in an ape-dominated planet)
DAMN YOU! DAMN YOU ALL TO HELL!
I think gray sport coats work well with navy pants..
Ahhh, bought this one at $100 about 2 weeks back. Glad to see it’s Dappered-approved. Great fitting jacket, and it is super super soft. As others have mentioned, check your local store for lower price. They can even call around and have one shipped from another store @ the lower price.
Just curious, what kind of shirt would you pair with the navy pants?
did you size down, or go true to size?
Purchased with zero regret. Ironically I has looking at getting a Light Gray flannel suit from Suit Supply (Lazio fit) but I didnt wanna spend $600 again. I think this will be a good compromise.
I had purchased a 40R JCF Thompson and it was a smiiiiidge too small, so I went with the 42R (it was actually the only one they had in store so it worked out perfectly). Seems a tiny bit too big around the waist OTR, but should be fine with minimal tailoring.
Light Gray Flannel Blazer, Dark Navy flannel/wool trousers, white semi-spread collar shirt, and variety of different color ties (Burgundy Knit Tie, Navy Silk Tie, Dark Gray Wool Tie). As far shoes I’m going to either wear a pair of oxblood caps or dark brown dress boots. There are plenty of similar examples of this look on Tumblr.
I would pull the trigger, but I don’t like the look of the pockets. On a side note I did secure a navy Ludlow suit for $165 w/ tax and just scored a pair of bowery pants yesterday for $20. Thank you Dappered gentlemen for sharing the knowledge.
Thanks for the tip. I’m not very familiar with Tumblr. What would you search for? “gray blazer”? Or is there an easy way to narrow down your results?
http://emmanueltjiya.files.wordpress.com/2013/03/peuf_20130321_2892.jpg
Here are two links to give you an idea. The 2nd link is from tumblr. Basically you sign up and start following different users.
http://sartorialviking.com/2013/10/27/the-fall-guy/
http://snow-lab.tumblr.com/image/74723461707
Mid to light grey jackets are very versatile. I got the Abraham Moon mid grey Colburn tweed just before Christmas (it was marked down from $350ish to $279 and they had a 40 percent off promo code that brought it down to under $200) and it’s really versatile. I can wear it with charcoal, navy, and various shades of brown dress pants, cords, or even dark wash jeans and it looks great. I can’t wear it with mid grey pants becuase the match is too close (it looks like I’m trying to wear a suit but just off) but with virtually any other color of pant I’ve worn it with it works.
Which Ludlow is going for $165? How did I miss that?
Missed out on my size but got sucked into the 40% off vortex and am taking a chance on the Quilted Shirt/Jacket for $100.
Oh ok. Didn’t think about going into the store. I will try that tomorrow. Thanks!
Guys–These are still out there 50% off in stores as some have posted below. I live in LA. Called my store and they told me to call Norcal. They had it at $259 50% off!!!! Lady gave me free 3-5 day shipping. 141 with tax shipped. She said it felt amazing she was shocked iI was getting it for 141.
why are you calling it “odd”?
Because it’s not part of a matching suit. Non matchinig vests/waiscoats are generally referred to as odd waistcoats. The term odd isn’t applied to sportcoats nearly as often but I think that’s how he’s using it.
Went to the JC Men’s Shop in Soho on Broadway and they were completely sold out. Not the biggest store though either. It’s too damn cold to trek to midtown, ended up buying it online. ;]
Worth noting that the blazer is now 50% off…and can be had for $175…a much better deal. I sent an e-mail and was able to get a refund since I “only” got 40% off (although I’m sure it helped that my size is still in stock).
Still not as good as the in store price though! I called in store to try and get this blazer, the price is indeed $130….but they did not have my size available…or the blazer in stock in store at all.