Is a Navy Suit REALLY Useful?

August 24, 2026 Ah, some of you still need to dress conservatively… And there’s a lot of struggle around the wisdom of owning a good navy suit. If you don’t like wearing navy, DON’T DO IT! But if you like wearing navy, and you’re comfortable in a blazer, and you can envision needing a classic suit, you could do worse than this: Blazer – Banana Republic; pants – Banana Republic What can you do with such classic beauty? Well, let’s start with a very conservative color palette and see what’s possible! Blazer – Banana Republic; pants – Banana Republic I’m going to approach this the same way I looked at the striped suit on Friday – a half-dozen outfits, a few additions, and then another half-dozen “remixed” outfits from the 16 garments in our capsule wardrobe. Let’s start casual: scarf – Nordstrom; earrings – Color Shout; tee shirt – L.L.Bean; blazer – Banana Republic; jeans – Levi’s; sneakers – adidas The wine shade that I’m using is “fig” from L.L.Bean. When you find a garment in a color…