Slade Wool Blazer

This is a really well-made blazer. I normally wear a size 8, and after trying on both, it was clear I needed to purchase the size 10. I am 5’6”, 135lbs, with an athletic build (swimmers shoulders and narrow hips). I wear 26 or 27 in R&B jeans. Two things to note. Firstly, the sleeves are extraordinarily long, or I have disproportionately short arms that I’ve just discovered at the age of 50! Alterations will be required for sure - and I’m perfectly OK with that as Nordstrom has excellent seamstresses on staff. Secondly, a few people have complained about the blazer not being lined. Let me tell you why it’s fantastic it isn’t. I have very expensive wool blazers all with polyester linings - they don’t breathe so I end up sweating up a storm wearing them. Wool is a fantastic material and breathes very well. No liner, no overheating, no lingering BO on the blazer. Win – win – win. The lack of lining also means the blazer follows your body contours well conveying a slightly more casual appearance. Given that I often wear Blazers with jeans or casual pants, that’s exactly the look I’m going after. Bonus insight: I like the extra buttons closer to the neck line which allow the blazer to be converted to more of a jacket if the weather is brisk or windy.