A check blazer is one of those pieces that either earns its keep or takes up space, and the difference comes down to the scale of the pattern and how the thing is cut. Get it wrong and you look like you raided a tablecloth. Get it right and you have a jacket that works harder than most solids in your closet. We’ve been particularly focused on checks that read as considered rather than loud, the kind that pair as well with grey trousers and a white shirt as they do with dark denim and a plain tee. Windowpane, glen plaid, houndstooth at a sensible scale. These are the checks that have actual range. We’ve also been looking at structure and lining because a check blazer with poor construction just amplifies every problem. The pattern is unforgiving that way. The ones we’ve picked here reward the attention you put into wearing them.