Ok. I'm thinking about buying a sport coat. Not a super (uber) dress thing but something decent to wear to church and such.
My question is: what color and what to look for and what to look out for?
Thanks.
The tie advice last year was great and things worked out well. Looking for more great advice.

Ernie

This will likely go well with your ties and you be sty'lin like a mofo!

byc is your man in this situation....

Not exactly what I had in mind. Thanks for the kind thoughts though.

Ernie

Charcoal as a color has gone over well for the three or four times a year that I wear a sport coat.

Thanks. That was kind of what I was thinking.

Ernie

What color shoes and belt will you normally wear said coat with? Last year I minimized dress shoes and belt to black, so I would choose charcoal or black. YMMV.

For casual wear, I kind of like the look of these fire hose canvas jackets from Duluth Trading.

While I'm no where near old enough to offer suggestion for a sport coat, camel hair was stylin' in the 80's.

Rock Chuck, I have a Duluth Presentation Jacket. They make nice stuff.

A navy blue blazer will go with jeans or just about any color of slacks. I usually wear mine with a good pair of pressed Wranglers. If I want to be dressier, I substitute Reatas for the jeans.

Plaids are nice you will look sharp in something like this

Navy blue, two-button, single vent, moderate lapels, gold buttons. Look at Brooks Brothers or Ralph Lauren Polo web sites for inspiration. If there is a Polo outlet near you, look for the Polo University Club label. Buy nothing that has polyester in the fabric. You want wool.

Buy a pair of wool gray slacks and a pair of well-made 100% cotton khaki slacks. Wear black dress shoes and belt with the grays. Wear brown loafers and brown belt with the khakis. White or blue shirt with either a button-down or spread collar will work with both pants. Select a rep or discreet polka-dot tie for each outfit and you are set for most situations.

Cheers, RS

Last sport coat I had was paisley - got married in it!
Mom and "The Warden" wouldn't let me wear the orange sweatshirt I lived in.

I'm OLD!

Myself, I like a western cut, leather elbow pads are frosting on the cake.

"A white sport coat, and a pink carnation..."

For what NOT to get, see if you can find a clip of Peyton Manning's visit with the media after the loss to the Colts.

Huggy?

RipSnort has it figured

Easy to dress upward or downward from that Navy Blue Blazer. Every pant from blue jeans to grey slacks will go with it.....almost a standard uniform for me.......many of my events are open collar but a long necktie with my SAR logo fills the dressier need.

This is a good start.

This. Spot on.

Thanks Lynn.

EWY every man should have a good quality single breasted 2 button NAVY BLUE sport coat in his closet. Worsted wool and fully lined with silk is best. I prefer a closed vent but the new trend is double vented. Nordstroms or the Nordstroms Rack would be my first choice for Hickey, Hart or Canali. Polo and J. Abboud are also good choices. Abboud is now making a quality line for Men's Warehouse.

I prefer to stay away from double breasted and brass buttons. That belongs on the yacht.

Beyond the basic go anywhere, wear with anything blue sport coat I would suggest a couple of classic hounds tooth, glen plaid or pinpoint jackets. These are also acceptable for business or evening wear.

My picks are more current Dave

Dave secretly covets Huggy Bears' fashion sense.

I can actually see both you and Denny wearing your picks!! Well Denny would have on a denim leisure suit!!

Starsky and Hutch....TFF!

I used to sport a leisure suit

Anyone else have a Nehru jacket back in the sixties?

Diggin' this look for my lifestyle.

Jacket would be worn over bib overalls and logger boots for formal night (bar fights) at the beer joint up on the mountain.

Bag of Red Man in the breast pocket is optional as it may be considered too trendy for my neighbors.

I did sport the red crushed velvet well also

Did ya rent them kicks ?

To complete the plaid jacket outfit the white hat needs an ostrich plume and rhinestone hatband. Then you'd be spotin, a look that Huggybear would certainly approve.

Yea they were rented

Yes, good advice above for most situations. But, I would avoid the gold buttons on the coat - most top quality blue coats will have discreet blue or black buttons and more versatile. I would use the rep or subtle pattern ties rather than polka-dot, unless the dots are small/close (pin dot).

A nice alternative here could be a well-cut black jacket - maybe with matching pants - as well as the grey wool and also a pair of taupe or tan/beige wool with shirt close in shade. This can be a bit more "dressy" for needed occasions and the all-black gives you the look for performances, very formal settings or funerals. The black jacket can be worn nicely with the 100% cotton casual slacks in tan, grey, etc. The "blue blazer" look noted above is great, but common - and in some occasions you could see quite a few clones.

Matching shag haircuts. I love it. I was right there with ya'!

Dark blue is the way to go. Works with grey, khaki and light brown pants and darn near any shirt. Years ago I worked in a downtown, highbrow firm that required a suit if you would see a client and a sport coat and tie on days no clients would see you. I spent years getting away with Sears khaki work pants, blue sport coat and just about any shirt in my closet. Other guys spent a fortune keeping up with the required dress code while I spent about a third of what they spent. Always carried too and nobody ever caught on.

Innocence lost. I've got a tear in my eye.

US Army field jacket....They'll know you're serious.

hit the goodwills in your area and get a nice wool blend in dark gray.

Uhhhhh NO!

A white sport coat and a pink crustacean...

Ripsnort nailed it to perfection.

Just picked up this Travel Blazer - Eddie Bauer, in navy

Casual, but I have recently worn it with a tie.

elk has evidently re-incarnated as a troll...

I have two 'outfits'. Two button Navy wool Blazer from Bloomingdales, and matching grey wool trousers. Black shoes and belt. Various ties.
Brown/heather herringbone blazer, worn with Nordstrom Khaki slacks, brown Weejuns and woven leather belt.
Goodness knows I don't dress up often, but the wife unit keeps dragging me to the symphony and the opera down in Miami.

Yes...great line, great company, family owned, based in Seattle, and they declined opening on T'giving.
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Oh, and my kid does work there, but that has nothing to do with my unbiased opinion...LOL

Tell you son that Nordies needs to start selling PB's for my one stop shopping needs!

1) daughter
2) PB's...?

oh sorry...daughter...pig butts and bellies!!

All kidding aside she works for a first class run company. Theirs' and the Ritz Carlton Credos work!

i should'a known