Ah, the month of May!
Golden period when the mercury regularly displays 5 degrees in the morning and 25 in the afternoon.
It's time for the first rays of sunshine... And for the clothing puzzle.
How to dress when a sweater would keep you too warm and a simple shirt not enough?
And, to make matters worse, when the showers are waiting for you at any time?
I'm not afraid to say it's the worst season of the year to dress up
Vadim, advertising executive
The choice of his jacket or his blazer is then essential.
Last March, a drawing from the
New Yorker
made fun of it by showing a jacket "
that you can only wear one day a year, in the spring, when the weather is nice but not hot, not even hot, really, about 14 °C exactly
”.
A little caricatural necessarily, but not entirely off the mark.
"
I'm not afraid to say that it's the worst season of the year to dress up,
" says Vadim, an advertising executive.
As soon as I wear a
jacket that
's too thick, I feel like I'm cooking!
The right mid-season garment is almost a chimera.
It has to be light, but not too much, waterproof, but not too much… It's a real headache.”
It is therefore not easy to find the perfect spring jacket that is both elegant, cut in a fabric thick enough to protect you from the morning winds and thin enough to avoid sweats during the lunch break or at the end of the day.
Ideally, it should also be able to withstand a downpour and be able to bend without (too much) crumpling in a bag.
Military or athletic spirit
By dint of tests and perseverance, some men have nevertheless managed to solve the equation.
The classics of the men's wardrobe - the trench coat, the car coat, the Barbour - can always be good options.
But if they have already accompanied you all winter, getting tired of them is quite legitimate.
So in the spring, many men's joker is codenamed M65.
Introduced by American soldiers in Vietnam in 1965, this jacket popularized by Robert De Niro in
Taxi Driver
(1976) has become a standard, copiously reissued and reworked, from major retail brands to luxury.
For some, nothing beats the originals, to be unearthed in particular in surpluses like Doursoux.
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But the military spirit is not to everyone's taste, sports jackets are also safe bets.
There is obviously the eternal classic, the Harrington.
Originally designed for playing golf, this cropped weatherproof canvas jacket has proven itself among mods and in the closet of Steve McQueen (who wore a Baracuta G9).
The classic anorak has the advantage of being equipped with a hood.
The Ivy League students of the 1960s, especially those at Harvard (a region known to be rainy), loved it.
Because elegant often rhymes with planning.
APC APC
Inspired by the Harrington, this jacket (available in beige or blue) with
APC
shirt collar , in cotton treated to be water resistant, is a sober and timeless choice.
€385 on
apc.fr
Uniqlo Uniqlo
In lightweight cotton twill and featuring a hood, this short parka designed by JW Anderson for
Uniqlo
with a slightly oversized cut protects you from the elements with chic style.
€69.90 on
uniqlo.com
Herno Herno
Is it a shirt?
A "Coach Jacket", inspired by that of American coaches?
In any case, this
Herno
ultralight model in nylon goes with everything.
490 € on
herno.com
Lemaire Lemaire
With its boxy cut and slightly satiny cotton, this
Lemaire
jacket with buttons and large pockets is the perfect hybrid between a work jacket and a bomber.
€590 on
lemaire.com
Loro Piana Loro Piana
Between the safari jacket and the M65, this military-inspired
Loro Piana
jacket (in cotton and linen) will fulfill the role of a blazer when the weather comes.
800 € on
fr.loropiana.com