13 Best Double-Breasted Blazers for Men 2025, According to GQ

The best double-breasted blazers for men offer a direct line to some of the 20th century’s most stylish dudes. From proto-influencers like the Duke of Windsor and Errol Flynn to game-changing designers like Giorgio Armani and Ralph Lauren, it’s no accident that some of the best-dressed guys of all time have all been devoted fans of the DB. Thanks to its unique spot at the intersection of sophistication and swerviness, if worn right (and tailored to perfection) a double-breasted blazer can take any look from nice to niiice.

For anyone new around these parts, a double-breasted blazer is a tailored jacket, usually in a dark solid color like navy blue or charcoal gray, with an overlapping front flap and two symmetrical columns of buttons. Like the single-breasted blazer—which in its most classic form comes with gold buttons and a crest on the breast pocket—the DB is not typically part of a suit, and tends to be understated in its color, texture, and pattern.

Within this genus, you’ll find a variety of button combos with designations like 4x1, 6x1, and 6x2 (the first number is the total number of buttons, while the second indicates the number of buttonholes), each of which offers its own unique vibe. Whichever you choose, and whether you opt to wear it buttoned up over a shirt and tie or open over a tee and jeans, you’ll always be in stylish company.

• The Best Double-Breasted Blazer Overall: Todd Snyder Italian Tropical Wool Wythe Jacket, $698
• The Best Budget Double-Breasted Blazer: Natalino Double-Breasted Sport Jacket, $555
• The Best Upgrade Double-Breasted Blazer: Polo Ralph Lauren Iconic Doeskin Blazer, $1198
• The Best Double-Breasted Blazer for Fashion Guys: Our Legacy Sharp DB Blazer, $395
• Best Double-Breasted Blazer for Menswear Nerds: Anglo-Italian Double-Breasted Wool Sport Jacket, $1800
• The Best Double-Breasted Blazer for Spring: Noah Double-Breasted Cotton Twill Sport Coat, $398

Todd Snyder

Italian Tropical Wool Wythe Jacket

$698

Todd Snyder

Pros & Cons

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Pros

• Swaggering low-slung peak lapels
• Torso-framing 6x2 button stance
• Flattering gently-structured shoulders

Cons

• Skews long for shorter fellas

For anyone in search of suiting that’s both classic and of the moment, Todd Snyder will rarely disappoint. Such is the case with the NYC designer’s new Wythe silhouette, which channels the soft-shouldered ease of Giorgio Armani’s early ‘80s heyday, minus the exaggerated waist-to-shoulder ratio. The result, thanks to an understated navy blue three-season wool with a hint of stretch, makes a perfect entry point into the world of the double-breasted blazer. Better still, if you love the fit of the jacket, it’s easy to upgrade to a full DB suit thanks to Snyder’s matching Wythe trousers.

Natalino

Double-Breasted Sport Jacket

$555

Natalino

Pros & Cons

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Pros

• Unbeatable value
• Hardy wool-flannel fabric
• Easygoing Neapolitan cut

Cons

• Best worn during the colder months of the year

The cost of a jacket is mostly down to the quality of the fabric and the amount of hand-sewing that went into it, so the more you skimp on cost, the more you’ll likely sacrifice in quality and longevity. Conversely, Natalino’s Italian-made DB sport jacket—and pretty much everything else from the London-based indie brand—stands out by virtue of its impeccable provenance and impressive attention to detail.

That includes a 100% wool flannel from Vitale Barberis Canonico (an Italian mill backed by more than 300 years of heritage), horn buttons, a half-canvassed construction, and unfinished sleeves (all the better to tailor it to your exact specs). Like every quality piece of tailored clothing, the value of these differences will become more evident the more you wear it, and—thanks to its versatility and easygoing Neapolitan cut—you can expect to wear it a lot.

Polo Ralph Lauren

Iconic Doeskin Blazer

$1,198

Ralph Lauren

Pros & Cons

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Pros

• Unimpeachable pedigree
• Flattering nipped waist
• Mirror-shined gold-tone buttons

Cons

• A little '80s-yacht-party for anyone simply trying to test the waters

In addition to establishing the Canadian tuxedo as a menswear staple, Ralph Lauren has been teaching a masterclass in how to wear a double-breasted blazer for the better part of 50 years. The product of much tinkering from the designers at RL HQ, everything from the matte sheen of its deep blue fabric to its internal architecture has been precisely calibrated to make the Doeskin Blazer a definitive take on the genre.

In keeping with Lauren’s love of all things Anglo-American, the soft shoulders, trim waist, and gold-tone buttons make it a natural companion to repp ties, and loafers for cocktail hour at the yacht club. Or you could just do as Professor Ralph does and pair it with a denim shirt and some perfectly faded bootcut jeans.

Our Legacy

Sharp DB Blazer

$555

SSENSE

Pros & Cons

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Pros

• Crinkly viscose-polyester blend fabric
• Boxy, oversized cut is ideal for layering
• Extremely right-now silhouette from one of the buzziest brands in menswear

Cons

• Skews far more casual than other winners here

This Stockholm-based brand has been on a serious heater for the last couple of years, fueling its ongoing global expansion—and steadily growing hype—with collections that marry ‘90s influences with a dry Scandinavian sense of humor. Designer Cristopher Nying’s take on the classic DB is cut from the same conceptual cloth as many of his other recent bangers, with a boxy fit, super wide peak lapels, and a crinkly black viscose-polyester blend fabric that’s the antithesis of traditional navy blue wool. In addition to being extremely right now in terms of its look and feel, the oversized cut makes it easy to layer over a tee, a button-down, or a V-neck sweater.

Anglo-Italian

Double-Breasted Wool Sport Jacket

$1,165

Anglo-Italian

Pros & Cons

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Pros

• Impeccable craftsmanship
• Custom-woven tweed fabric
• Full “floating” canvas

Cons

• Skews a little more formal than other winners here

Anyone with strong opinions about button stance or sleeve head construction will probably already be familiar with Anglo-Italian’s signature Southern Italian tailoring-meets-old-school British textile ethos. If not, this incredibly natty blazer cut from a custom-woven tweed with a distinct “barleycorn” texture makes an ideal intro.

All of the hallmarks of a well-made jacket are here, from hand-sewed lapels and button-holes to a full “floating” canvas that’ll mold to the shape of your body the longer you wear it. It’s the sort of thing the Duke of Windsor (or his DB-loving great-nephew, King Charles III) would approve of. It’s also the perfect answer to what to wear when the dress code calls for “cocktail attire.”

Noah

Double-Breasted Cotton Twill Sport Coat

$398

Nordstrom

Pros & Cons

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Pros

• Rugged-but-breathable cotton-twill fabric
• Gently oversized cut
• Cheeky 2x1 button stance

Cons

• A little more “chore coat” than conventional blazer—and a lot more casual because of it

In addition to making one of the most-hyped (and most affordable) watches of recent months, Noah is a reliable (and consistently underrated) resource for tailoring. Like the brand’s rugbies, chore coats, and chinos, its tailored jackets balance the wide, baggy silhouettes of late ‘90s skate culture with preppy influences, all without ever taking itself too seriously. Which is exactly what you want for spring and summer, where the body-hugging lines of a tailored blazer might not always be your first reach. This DB follows that playbook to a tee, with a rugged (yet breathable) cotton twill and a rakish 2x1 cut.

Umit Benan B+

Double-Breasted Wool and Cashmere-Blend Blazer

$5,570

Mr Porter

When you reach a certain level of proficiency with wearing tailored clothing, a really nice blazer can feel as comfortable and versatile as your favorite cashmere cardigan. That’s the realm of this understated yet incredibly refined coat which, like the rest of Umit Benan’s meticulously considered oeuvre, is textbook quiet luxury.

A Kind of Guise

Double-Breasted Herringbone Wool-Blend Blazer

$805

Mr Porter

Along with a classic American gold-buttoned blazer and a soft-shouldered Neapolitan-style DB, there’s a place in every well-rounded wardrobe for something with a bit more structure. This one delivers with a set of powerful padded and roped shoulders, a wool herringbone cloth, and a dapper 6x2 button stance.

Sunflower

DB Blazer

$645

SSENSE

If you like the idea of wearing a DB blazer more like a spring overcoat, this one will make a more than serviceable choice thanks to its pairs-with-anything black virgin wool and boxy fit.

Stòffa

Tropical Wool Shirt Jacket

$1,995

Stòffa

What would happen if you combined a French moleskin chore coat with a Neapolitan DB blazer? Our pals at Stòffa went ahead and answered that question in the best possible way with this incredibly laid-back jacket cut from navy tropical wool.

Fear of God

Double-Breasted Wool Blazer

$1,995

Mr Porter

The double-breasted jacket was a key player in the era-defining Power Suits of the 1980s, and it still carries much of the same clout 40 years later. Like all of the best Jerry Lorenzo productions, Fear of God channels that inspo (along with cues from streetwear and Scandi minimalism) in a direction that’s decidedly new, but no less powerful than its predecessor.

Husbands

Hopsack Double-Breasted Jacket

$1,560

Husbands

If Ralph Lauren’s signature Doeskin Blazer leans a bit too much on old-school northeastern conservatism for your taste, Husbands might have your number. The essential form—navy blue wool, flap pockets, natural shoulders—remains the same, but less ornamentation in the buttons, and a slightly tighter button stance gives it an ever-so-slightly more modern look.

If you posed the question above to five different people, you'd get six definitions—none of them all that helpful. The terms tend to be used interchangeably—though, as the most knowledgeable and/or pedantic menswear obsessives will point out, that's not technically the case. Here's the historical breakdown.

• Blazers: Menswear purists will insist that a blazer should be cut from solid navy wool with gold- or silver-tone buttons. This is the archetypal blue-blooded joint your boat shoe-wearing college roommate rocked to his family reunion at the yacht club. These days, though, the word “blazer” is often used to refer to any standalone tailored jacket that's not paired with matching pants.
• Sport coats: For simplicity's sake, let's say that sport coats are just like blazers—they don't have matching pants—but patterned. They also skew a bit more casual, so they're particularly well-suited (sorry) to wearing with jeans, chinos, or your flashiest pair of trackpants, Richie Tenenbaum style.
• Suit jackets: Suit jackets are the part of the suit you don't put your legs through. They're also the most formal of the tailoring options here, and in general, we wouldn't suggest wearing a suit jacket that's sold only as part of a two-piece set by itself. Suits sold as “separates”—where you can mix-and-match the sizing of on a matching jacket and pants—are often made from fabrics that let the individual pieces work as well solo as they do together.

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