Italian Linen Sport Coat in Khaki

For several years I have been seeking the perfect light tan-ish linen unstructured sport coat. I have bought and sent back several as just too formal, too stiff, too conservative, too un breezy and un-easy, lapels always a tad off, the drape off, the fabric not quite it. I was pondering having one made to order. I wanted it lineny but floppy, looking spiff, but also looking careless. Classy, but beachy. I wanted the fabric to haveTexture, you want to touch it. Where was that fabric and style? Well, the box from Todd Snyder arrived, I pulled out the Linen Madison in Khaki, and oh, oh, oh, oh, there it was! Hello Beautiful! Its June Gloom outside now, cold nights, but summer is coming and I am so ready. [PS: please make one in black too].

Bought these unlined linen sport coats in a few colors for a 2 week trip to Capri this summer. It was hot, humid and required lot’s of long walks. Needless to say I breezed through town in my full ensemble while other’s opted for stripped back casual summer looks to beat the heat. Matched with a linen shirt and pants you can take on any summer destination with this coat. I was expecting bigger wrinkles from being packed in a garment bag but it was nothing a few strokes of a steamer could not work out.

Small tip from my tailor: leave a little slack in the sleeves as linen tends to wrinkle while worn (as we all know) and that can cause the sleeves to recede a little beyond what is intended.

If you know what you are after this is the best linen sport coat on the market.

Nice design! Comfortable summer coat.

The texture is fantastic and I love linen. I do wish that it had a hint of wool or silk to it so that it wrinkled less. But overall great.

The color in the pictures is not nearly indicative of the actual color of the jacket. In person the color is much darker and closer to a dark khaki.