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Brown Jackets That Look More Expensive Than They Are

Brown is doing a lot of quiet work in menswear right now and jackets are where it shows most clearly. The right shade of brown, whether tobacco, tan, or something closer to cognac, reads as considered in a way that navy or grey simply does not. It suggests someone who thought about it. The problem is that brown jackets at the lower end of the market often look exactly that. Flat colour, stiff construction, lapels that don't lie right. The ones we've pulled together here avoid all of that. We've been looking specifically at pieces where the fabric has some depth to it, where the cut does the heavy lifting, and where nothing about the finished jacket announces its price point. Some of these are leather. Some are suede effect. Some are tailored and some are more relaxed. What they share is that they all look like they cost considerably more than they do. That matters.

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Brown is doing a lot of quiet work in menswear right now and jackets are where it shows most clearly. The right shade of brown, whether tobacco, tan, or something closer to cognac, reads as considered in a way that navy or grey simply does not. It suggests someone who thought about it. The problem is that brown jackets at the lower end of the market often look exactly that. Flat colour, stiff construction, lapels that don’t lie right. The ones we’ve pulled together here avoid all of that. We’ve been looking specifically at pieces where the fabric has some depth to it, where the cut does the heavy lifting, and where nothing about the finished jacket announces its price point. Some of these are leather. Some are suede effect. Some are tailored and some are more relaxed. What they share is that they all look like they cost considerably more than they do. That matters.