The office has got more relaxed, which sounds like good news until you realise most men have quietly stopped dressing well and started calling it modern. A suit jacket still does something no amount of smart casual can replicate. It signals that you made a decision this morning. The problem is finding one that reads as sharp without reading as stiff, that works over a open collar shirt as convincingly as it does with a tie, and that sits properly across the shoulders on a real person rather than a mannequin. We have been looking specifically at jackets cut for office wear without the boardroom formality that makes them feel like a costume. Cloth weight matters here. So does lapel width. So does whether the lining lets you actually move your arms without the whole thing riding up. These are the jackets that make you look like you have your act together. Because at work, that still counts for something.