A few years ago, had you wanted to let the world know you were a geography teacher, a good jumping-off point would have been to invest in some corduroy. This rippled fabric has had a rocky relationship with menswear in the past, but today the way it’s viewed from a style standpoint is changing.
What was once a hallmark of the clinically uncool is now a calling card of the style-savvy, particularly when worn in outerwear form. To don a corduroy jacket proudly is to master textural dressing.
The corduroy jacket is a modern-day wardrobe hero.