J.Crew Relaunches Its Beloved Workwear Label Just in Time for Fall

Just know that if you're reading this sentence, I am currently wearing this pitch-perfect short-brimmed Yankees joint.

All those lovingly-worn barn coats you see at vintage stores started somewhere, and there's a great chance that somewhere was nearly identical to this one.

There's presumably a way to make yourself cold while wearing this sweater, but you would have to try laughably hard.

It's hard to overstate the kind of wardrobe weight a good chambray can bear, especially when it's already broken in a bit and comes with funky mismatched pockets.

Made with the same kind of sturdy selvedge cotton twill you'd find on the 100-year-old originals.

Sure, this peacoat is just easy to wear as its plain-Jane counterparts, but the plaid pattern and subtle western details will keep you coming back to it long after any ho-hum versions lose their appeal.

When a thermal looks like this one does on its own, feel free to lean on it early and often right now.

A beast of a flannel that wears like a couch blanket.

Carpenter jeans as considered and well-constructed as the refrences used by any number of venerable Japanese brands.

If you get yourself one (1) good moto jacket, it'll be the last one you ever have to buy—and this might be one of the best you cand find anywhere. (If you ending up adding more to the collection, that's on you.)

Hoodies didn't always have kangaroo pockets. The old ones used to come with welted hand-warmers like these, which both live up to their mandate and also hold your stuff far better than their counterparts.

Pro tip: If you see this crewneck and don't immediately think "I should go grab mine," you need a better crewneck (probably this one, in fact).

On a cost-per-wear basis, this belt will come in under a penny when you finally hang it up.

Despite evidence to the contrary, these aren't technically "jeans"—they're detailed and proportioned just like a pair of trousers. Because they're made from rinsed denim, though, they're just as easy to style, and a lot easier to dress up than a pedestrian pair of 5-pockets.

Should you be doing anything arduous in this work jacket? Inadvisable. What is advisable is making this timeless showstopper the centerpiece of your outerwear rotation.

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This jacket gets approximately 15% better when you shrug your shoulders and make the "it's chilly" face.