Should You Wear Denim Jeans With A Suit Jacket Or Blazer?

About this video

The Gazette team provides comprehensive guidance on when and how to wear blazers or sport coats with jeans, explaining that while this combination clashes with traditional formality rules, it can work if executed thoughtfully. They outline specific rules for successful pairing—including denim wash and fit, jacket style and color, shirt selection, and footwear—and detail numerous combinations to avoid, such as pairing business suits with jeans or wearing black dress shoes with this ensemble.

Key takeaways

• The Gazette team argues that blazers with jeans work best when there is sufficient contrast in color and formality, using dressier denim in medium-to-dark washes paired with casual jackets in lighter shades, patterns, or materials like wool-linen blends
• The Gazette team recommends pairing this combination with casual dress shirts in textures, patterns, or button-down collars rather than solid white formal shirts, and avoiding ties or formal neckwear to maintain the right balance of formality
• The Gazette team advises against common mistakes including combining business suits with jeans, wearing black dress shoes, pairing t-shirts with jackets, or wearing formal dress shirts with French cuffs and cufflinks when opting for jeans and a jacket

Episode details: published October 8, 2018 · 265K views · 13:16 long. Summary written by Self Growth Videos from the episode itself. The style guidance summarized here is the Gentleman’s Gazette team’s own teaching and opinion, presented for education; product recommendations are theirs, not ours. Summaries are written by Self Growth Videos from each video itself.

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