What can a smart and tailored jacket do for you that sportswear can’t? Make everything you wear (including sportswear) look smart and proper. This one is from Dior. Turn the page for other options.
![Her World](https://myreadingroom.s3.ap-southeast-1.amazonaws.com/img/magazine/jziPlvop08MDLSbSoGBErUK8xJ5oTcUUpbM3wEUl.png)
![Portrait of Tammy Strobel](https://myreadingroom.s3.ap-southeast-1.amazonaws.com/img/media/14648/c/landscape.jpg)
What can a smart and tailored jacket do for you that sportswear can’t? Make everything you wear (including sportswear) look smart and proper. This one is from Dior. Turn the page for other options.
"Lined wool jacket, matching skirt with attached leather belt, and cotton tee (prices unavailable), Christian Dior. Earrings, stylist’s own."
PHOTOGRAPHY ELVINA FARKAS/ ANUE MANAGEMENT STYLING BRYAN GOH HAIR ZEEVY TEE, USING KEVIN.MURPHY MAKEUP RINA SIM, USING LANCOME MODEL NAMETHA/LOOQUE
The Classics
You don’t need a whole suite of them. Just a couple of great ones (single-breasted is fine; so is double) in equally classic colours. The payoff is priceless.
![My Reading Room](https://myreadingroom.s3.ap-southeast-1.amazonaws.com/img/article/mediajpkw2WZp/g5t7d9AY1ygXPRAYn2wZyRH6Khc5PDmly3iWeiDt.png)
You can wear anything with a smart jacket. Even things that don’t match.
![Viscose, $395, Massimo Dutti.](https://myreadingroom.s3.ap-southeast-1.amazonaws.com/img/article/mediajpkw2WZp/AYhZlae4kXCTtLbJ9Tm3u6sOCBy3XhGQIgVlu2gK.png)
Viscose, $395, Massimo Dutti.
![Wool blend, $569, Club Monaco.](https://myreadingroom.s3.ap-southeast-1.amazonaws.com/img/article/mediajpkw2WZp/yYD7PVVQShIh5LXDhZaeirx4XP6W3qnMxcyeRGjU.png)
Wool blend, $569, Club Monaco.
![Corduroy, $179, Mango.](https://myreadingroom.s3.ap-southeast-1.amazonaws.com/img/article/mediajpkw2WZp/qTDkqZPBN9YerZvZpq2Wqxz8rcAlzpQcJ7Ullppw.png)
Corduroy, $179, Mango.
![Corduroy, $179, Mango.](https://myreadingroom.s3.ap-southeast-1.amazonaws.com/img/article/mediajpkw2WZp/VdPTTrvqx2pl2JHG1bPwuTnm45VQPNiwAzqpP8L4.png)
Corduroy, $179, Mango.
![Leather (price unavailable), Joseph.](https://myreadingroom.s3.ap-southeast-1.amazonaws.com/img/article/mediajpkw2WZp/piPULUlGijAdHEMNXndPxrRyjw8wsGhh6PW37wFy.png)
Leather (price unavailable), Joseph.
![Polyester blend, $675, Bimba Y Lola.](https://myreadingroom.s3.ap-southeast-1.amazonaws.com/img/article/mediajpkw2WZp/3Gbiei6ETBmjSrQZBuuknHZwhszUKFW7Z2VXT5cM.png)
Polyester blend, $675, Bimba Y Lola.
The Coloured
The last time we saw so many of them was in the ’80s. Our advice: Stick to the ones in your size.
![My Reading Room](https://myreadingroom.s3.ap-southeast-1.amazonaws.com/img/article/mediajpkw2WZp/4guasCvr6PZV6ZaSEwWcytWlrx5UWY1wltAWYTzS.png)
Demna Gvasalia likes a very hourglass look for his Balenciaga jackets. We prefer ours less so.
![Cotton blend, $139, Zara.](https://myreadingroom.s3.ap-southeast-1.amazonaws.com/img/article/mediajpkw2WZp/6z9jHr5NiLpzNa5oER4BVLZN4vlUF14Q6EhPuVgB.png)
Cotton blend, $139, Zara.
![Polyester blend, $116, Topshop.](https://myreadingroom.s3.ap-southeast-1.amazonaws.com/img/article/mediajpkw2WZp/fCoqUp0lfR4kZC4zGaTVCrodwcoy3UX37rJN6Z8e.png)
Polyester blend, $116, Topshop.
![Polyester blend, $119, Zara.](https://myreadingroom.s3.ap-southeast-1.amazonaws.com/img/article/mediajpkw2WZp/KDdtVM64Z3jF5sUIcqOsl0eRbZAgDpxihZfp73Be.png)
Polyester blend, $119, Zara.
![Polyester blend, $69.90, Bershka.](https://myreadingroom.s3.ap-southeast-1.amazonaws.com/img/article/mediajpkw2WZp/cgMgoVnOGhZLe3vLy3FOo8Izf21lDP2bSoLyVqk1.png)
Polyester blend, $69.90, Bershka.
![Polyester blend, $69.90, Bershka.](https://myreadingroom.s3.ap-southeast-1.amazonaws.com/img/article/mediajpkw2WZp/BvBfkBlc2DcTtnGfFwrl4zu04qjlEGUcHgKH0t0x.png)
Polyester blend, $69.90, Bershka.
![Polyester blend, $139, Zara.](https://myreadingroom.s3.ap-southeast-1.amazonaws.com/img/article/mediajpkw2WZp/Fxt9tCgRtjyel5acHu2anIGagv3BEOZl7NLprQXy.png)
Polyester blend, $139, Zara.
The Striped/Checked
A pattern is not hard to do – as long as the stripes are thin and the checks are small, and they are in black, white or grey.
![My Reading Room](https://myreadingroom.s3.ap-southeast-1.amazonaws.com/img/article/mediajpkw2WZp/wQDhLmRqqyYQccidyoBOPVqSBp1uR6URcJ008MxD.png)
It doesn’t matter if the sleeves are wide, as long as the jacket still makes you look smart.
![Oasis seersucker, $129, Robinsons.](https://myreadingroom.s3.ap-southeast-1.amazonaws.com/img/article/mediajpkw2WZp/iPt3jkc1VOWuhzq7WrBwTaFWKgkaiZ5UlI1MaErE.png)
Oasis seersucker, $129, Robinsons.
![Cotton blend, $149, Topshop.](https://myreadingroom.s3.ap-southeast-1.amazonaws.com/img/article/mediajpkw2WZp/yfqTMmtUCXdNKKf57djqssoEpoQiW1AjIzRIbcA0.png)
Cotton blend, $149, Topshop.
![Cotton blend, $89.90, Dorothy Perkins.](https://myreadingroom.s3.ap-southeast-1.amazonaws.com/img/article/mediajpkw2WZp/1mwNdn4U2RQ73hz6w6hBCkruFiYzixqBUyAvKCyO.png)
Cotton blend, $89.90, Dorothy Perkins.
![Linen, $94.90, Pomelo.](https://myreadingroom.s3.ap-southeast-1.amazonaws.com/img/article/mediajpkw2WZp/A9zSzAaPcEzKT8N1UnA1twKiS6pv1hCKjTksuJZh.png)
Linen, $94.90, Pomelo.
![Polyester, $69.90, Stradivarius.](https://myreadingroom.s3.ap-southeast-1.amazonaws.com/img/article/mediajpkw2WZp/NzGIFjxwgAbqAQULkNqXkTjLrigBy72nH37g2Q1b.png)
Polyester, $69.90, Stradivarius.
![Wool, $3,065, Saint Laurent by Anthony Vaccarello.](https://myreadingroom.s3.ap-southeast-1.amazonaws.com/img/article/mediajpkw2WZp/Qaf19QyiVhjRVdVzjf0DIJ3WYchk6cgb3Tz1ohVM.png)
Wool, $3,065, Saint Laurent by Anthony Vaccarello.
The Plaid
It’s like the leopard-print jacket: a classic that seems loud but is strangely not.
![My Reading Room](https://myreadingroom.s3.ap-southeast-1.amazonaws.com/img/article/mediajpkw2WZp/VgDYIy3Hbw0VGCoOiMncR1azci9MyA8We0LqPagC.png)
Adding on another plaid, this Michael Kors look is for influencers.
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![Polyester blend, $136, Topshop.](https://myreadingroom.s3.ap-southeast-1.amazonaws.com/img/article/mediajpkw2WZp/aL6ftKJJQsrvCRBzwqwFiyPF5B3wCsQXx4wpKL5R.png)
Polyester blend, $136, Topshop.
![Polyester, $129, Mango.](https://myreadingroom.s3.ap-southeast-1.amazonaws.com/img/article/mediajpkw2WZp/jQ3QCPRe4GkTBQHSHrVgtEpEAEEhf3VTNSTYeumY.png)
Polyester, $129, Mango.
![Viscose, $395, Massimo Dutti.](https://myreadingroom.s3.ap-southeast-1.amazonaws.com/img/article/mediajpkw2WZp/HFOAP4qSgYsnaKtquQSTEMflafqhCTwtNXmvCqSR.png)
Viscose, $395, Massimo Dutti.
![Polyester blend (price unavailable), Maje.](https://myreadingroom.s3.ap-southeast-1.amazonaws.com/img/article/mediajpkw2WZp/W0pHsaFXT1rETwQL4HfgTcF5fyXwiyDodHTJfHcW.png)
Polyester blend (price unavailable), Maje.
![Viscose, $395, Massimo Dutti.](https://myreadingroom.s3.ap-southeast-1.amazonaws.com/img/article/mediajpkw2WZp/nbXaWLIBXjRxwK76iHxOb8VFloJWZUffM6WMMcdw.png)
Viscose, $395, Massimo Dutti.
![Wool, $5,890, Brunello Cucinelli.](https://myreadingroom.s3.ap-southeast-1.amazonaws.com/img/article/mediajpkw2WZp/P2ZKVZ2dw2MjuqsbVAd8iHQW9ZwxKV8wGX24eaNk.png)
Wool, $5,890, Brunello Cucinelli.
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