Uncouth? Hardly. Do sea captains look uncouth? Buttons of a brass or golden hue are traditional with blazers, and they are perfectly acceptable. But American men tend to consider the blazer more ...

There are few garments in the pantheon of the classic wardrobe more storied than the navy-blue, gold-button blazer. A proper blazer says you belong somewhere. Or it used to. All of which might make it ...