The black blazer is one of those pieces that sounds simple until you’re standing in a fitting room wondering why it looks like a tuxedo jacket or a bouncer’s uniform. Getting it wrong is easy. Too formal and it reads like you forgot the dress pants. Too casual and it looks like an afterthought. The ones we’re interested in here sit in neither camp. We’ve been looking specifically at cuts with a relaxed structure, lapels that sit flat without pressing, and fabrics that hold their shape without feeling stiff. These are blazers that work over a white tee for dinner, over a crewneck for a long weekend, or with tailored trousers when the occasion calls for something more considered. The title of this collection is doing real work. Trying too hard is the thing that kills a black blazer. The best ones look like you just happened to own them for years.