On Earning Your Stripes.

Every culture has its symbols of excellence.

For a 19th-century Englishman, it was his cricket blazer.

Contrary to the drab boarding school blazer, these were adorned with decorative piping to distinguish one team from another. A sign of honor and distinction from a time when those words really meant something.

English Cricket Blazer (No. 2733). Made from a distinctive blend of Devonshire cotton and wool that's tightly woven to a substantial 440 grams per yard. The body is half lined in solid cream; the sleeves in blue and white stripes.

Jacket comes with a traditional set of real metal buttons with a nickel finish. There's also a second set of white corozo buttons, should the occasion call for just such a thing.

To those who say it's not cricket to wear
this jacket? Just tell them about your famous
ancestor, Jocko, the top fielder, in the
Manchester Cricket Club. Imported.

Men's even sizes: 38 through 48.