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When I stopped at the Factory store last week I saw the Keating Boy Blazer in Tipped Linen. Because I also ordered the retail Schoolboy Blazer in Tipped Linen in Ivory I’m going to do a review of the two. A “SmAcKdOwN” as Gigi would say. 

First is the Schoolboy Blazer. I ordered my normal blazer size of 10 Petite and the fit is spot on. I reviewed this blazer in Navy a few weeks ago and though this is tipped the material is not Crosshatch Linen like the Navy. The gold buttons feel a little cheap.

The lining is the same color as the blazer so it doesn’t show through. There is a little pink trim on the inside as well. 

Next is the Keating Boy Blazer. I must say I really liked the quality of this Blazer. The size 8 fit pretty well. The buttons are great too being white and silver instead of gold like the retail version. Otherwise the shoulders and arms were comfortable and the Linen is really nice. The lining is striped and you could barely see it through the material in the arm.

The sleeve lining is striped while the body is Ivory.
A few side-by-sides…Retail on the left, Factory on the right

I prefer the Factory buttons over the Retail. The silver just seems to look better with the blazer. They also don’t feel as cheap or light. Not that they are Lexington buttons but they do feel better than the Retail buttons.

I think I really like the Keating Boy Blazer more than the Schoolboy Blazer. They are both 100% Linen but the Keating Boy Blazer feels nicer. The first visit to the Factory store the Keating was 30% off. When I went during the week it was 40% off. I was able to get the blazer for around $75.

Have you tried either of these blazers? What do you think of the Keating Boy Blazer?

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Two of the new arrivals I could not decide on were the Schoolboy Blazer in Tipped Linen and the Schoolboy Blazer in Linen in Tornado Grey. With the Cardholder promo I ordered both to see which one I liked the best.

Unfortunately, they arrived today and I like them BOTH! I decided, after seeing the Linen in Grey that I needed a Grey Blazer for Spring/Summer. I ordered the Navy in the Tipped Linen in my size, 10 Petite. I chose the Navy because it looked like a bright gray as opposed to Blue. The sizing is perfect and now that I know how blazers should fit me based on that size I am a little picky.

I love that the Ruffled Rhinestone Shirt looks so good as a layering piece when I review blazers.

The white contrasts very well against the crosshatch. The blazer is lined in an Acetate/Poly stripe. The sleeves do have the striped lining and not a solid color. The buttons are lightweight and not like the Lexington buttons of yore but we all know that nothing compares to the Lexi. Now I think I might want the white one too. Although I’m seeing the lining show through the sleeves in the online pics. Not sure if I like that or not.

The Schoolboy Blazer in Linen in the Tornado Grey color looks true to the online images. When I took it out of the packaging I thought “meh, maybe not”, but then I put it on. I think it’s the Ruffled Rhinestone Shirt that sold me. 

Love how the ruffle it peeking just above the collar.

This is completely solid grey with no tipping on the outside anywhere. I don’t really care for the brown buttons too much. I think another color like Navy or White would have been nice. There’s an inside pocket. The lining is 100% cotton. The body lining is grey but the sleeve lining is striped. Love that!

Side-by-side…will they be friends in my closet or will I send one away?

Something that struct me as odd was that there is felt under the collar on the Linen Blazer. I think the same lining as the sleeves would have been a nice little touch instead. The Tipped Linen Blazer doesn’t have anything under the collar but the collar is tipped.

The Linen Blazer is a little heavier in weight than the Tipped Linen Blazer. It also feels a little rougher/sturdier/thicker. Not sure which but the Tipped Linen Blazer does feel thinner to the touch.

So my dilemma is do I keep both or return one? Which one if I do? I don’t find anything wrong with the Tipped Linen Blazer. I do have the Collection Classic Schoolboy Blazer in Tipped Linen from last Spring but that’s a darker Navy than this one. And I don’t have any other Springtime blazers. And the Grey is really nice and not something I think I could find elsewhere. I’ll figure it out, of course. 
 

Have a Great Evening!