Steel Blue Corduroy Chore Coat

A chore coat cut by Empire in Draggo corduroy, a soft cotton and wool cord with a trace of stretch, and made in Canada.

Five blue horn buttons down the front, two roomy patch pockets at the hip and a patch pocket on the chest. The modern fit sits between slim and roomy, so it works open over a shirt or closed over a light knit. Steel blue reads as a neutral, so it holds up against indigo and charcoal denim and against brown leather boots.

It is the layer for the shoulder of the season, when a wax jacket is too much and a shirt is not enough.