A little bit professor. A lot more interesting.

This tailored jacket takes a traditional brown-and-black check and gives it a cleaner, more modern attitude. The softly shaped silhouette is finished with a distinctive stand collar, three-button front and small flap pockets — polished without feeling overly corporate.

The warm check works beautifully with black, while the streamlined cut makes it equally good with wide-leg trousers, a long skirt or denim. And paired with the matching checked trousers? Very good suit. Zero boardroom energy.

Why we love it:

• Brown and black micro-check
• Structured stand collar
• Three-button front
• Subtly shaped silhouette
• Front flap pockets
• Hip length
• Matching trousers available
• Tailoring, without looking like you have a quarterly meeting.