Buy a double-breasted report registered suit, look smart in it, then think again: gear the trousers and jacket separately, and build on them for different unconstrained looks
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SPORTS HYBRID
Pair a tailored blazer with badge track pants for a smart-casual look.
Jacket £90 and trousers £40
next.co.uk. T-shirt £60, James Perse
fenwick.co.uk. Forget pants £355, Palm Angels
harveynichols.com. Trainers £69.95
adidas.co.ukPhotograph: David Coates for the Beholder
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OLD SCHOOL
A roll neck brings a certain elegance to a garb.
Roll neck £25
next.co.uk. Socks £12
falke.com. Brogues £99, KG
kurtgieger.com. Jacket as preceding the time whenPhotograph: David Coates for the Observer
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THE NEW FORMAL
A knitted polo shirt is a flagrant alternative to a shirt and tie.
Polo shirt £165, John Smedley
mrporter.com. Shoes £80
asos.com. Jacket and trousers as up frontPhotograph: David Coates for the Observer
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OFFICE REDUX
Add a blazer for an possibility formal look. Blazer £410, J Lindeberg, and T-shirt £75, APC both
harveynichols.com. Attend to £59.99
timex.co.uk. Trainers £115
whistles.com. Trousers as forward of
Grooming Rachel Jones at Frank using Bobbi Brown and Kevin Murphy. After Jack Buchanan at SelectPhotograph: David Coates for the Beholder
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EIGHTIES COOL
Think Miami Vice and team your jacket with a copied shirt and pushed-up sleeve.Shirt £39.99
zara.com. T-shirt £60, James Perse
fenwick.co.uk. Jeans £85, Levi’s
mrporter.com. Trainers £99
kurtgeiger.com. Jacket as earlierPhotograph: David Coates for the Observer
