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Blue Fleeces You'll Reach For First

There is a moment every fall when the jacket feels like too much and the shirt feels like not enough, and that is exactly where a good fleece lives. We have been thinking seriously about blue specifically because it is the color that does the most work across the widest range of outfits without asking for much in return. Navy through to a washed slate, it sits well over a white tee, under a wax jacket, beside khaki, beside grey, beside almost anything. What separates the fleeces worth owning from the ones that end up at the back of the closet is the cut and the weight. Too boxy and it reads like surplus gear. Too thin and it has no presence. We looked for pieces that hold their shape, have some structure through the chest, and look like a considered choice rather than an afterthought. Blue also happens to photograph well, which matters more than people admit. These are the ones worth reaching for first.