Luigi Borrelli Procida Melange Jacket Blue

The Procida in a navy-blue melange with a linen-look texture: a single-breasted jacket with patch pockets and a half lining. The mix of tones gives the blue a subtle depth that reads as plain from across the room and textured up close.

Procida, named after the island of Procida in the Gulf of Naples, is Luigi Borrelli's slim jacket model with a slightly shorter length, tailored in the house's Naples workshops. Borrelli uses machines where they make a garment better and hand sewing where the wearer feels and sees the difference: around the soft shoulder, on the collar, the buttonholes and buttons, and the breast pocket.

The half lining keeps the jacket light at the back while the front keeps a clean line, so it works from spring through early autumn. A blue jacket like this is the backbone of a smart-casual wardrobe: wear it with grey or cream trousers and a white shirt for the office, or with jeans, a knitted polo and loafers on Fridays.