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Brown and Ecru Stripe Oxford Linen Games Blazer Mk. IV

Name: Drake's Brown and Ecru Stripe Oxford Linen Games Blazer Mk. IV
Brand: Drake's
SKU: drakes-brown-and-ecru-stripe-oxford-linen-games-blazer-mk-iv
Price: 895 GBP

Jackets & Outerwear

£895

The verdict

A striped linen games blazer for warm-weather dressing; the Mk. IV iteration reflects design maturity, and the price reflects sartorial pedigree.

Fit

Games blazers are typically close-cut and structured despite the casual linen. This iteration likely sits closer to the body than oversized. Stripe pulls inward; size to your measured chest without adding ease.

Quality

Oxford linen from Drake's arrives finished and durable, resisting pilling better than commodity linens. The house's long relationship with linen construction shows in seam work.

Price check

At GBP 895, you're paying for design iteration (Mk. IV suggests refinement), linen quality, and UK heritage house overhead. Justifiable for a durable warm-weather blazer, not for raw value.

Best for

A warm-climate dresser or summer traveler who owns tailored pieces and wants a striped linen option that reads as considered, not beachy.

Care

Wash gentle, lay flat to dry, and iron cool to manage linen wrinkling; this blazer is not meant to arrive crisp each time.

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What owners report about Drake's jackets & outerwear

Owners and menswear reviewers treat Drake's jackets — the five-pocket chore jackets and Games blazers especially — as well-made, fabric-led pieces, and an editorial comparison of luxury chore coats found the label's range of cloths, sizes and availability consistently stronger than its peers, with fabric-specific details like snap cuffs on suede versions and rivet buttons on denim ones. The cut runs relaxed by design: forum owners describe Games blazers as slouchy and slightly oversized, with sleeves that frequently need shortening. Pricing draws pushback — commenters on a corduroy Games blazer review argued the fit would have to be perfect to justify the outlay on a casual jacket.

Strengths: Reviewers credit the line's breadth of fabrics and its relaxed casual-tailoring cut, executed with detailing matched to each cloth.
Watch out for: Owners report erratic sizing between styles, sleeves that run long, and prices that even fans say are hard to justify.
Sizing: Fit is intentionally relaxed and inconsistent across styles — one owner fit a 38 Games blazer but needed a 40 in the suede chore jacket — so check each style's own measurements before buying.

About Drake's's jackets & outerwear line as a whole. Sources: Luxury chore coats compared – Permanent Style · Drake's corduroy Mk.I Games Blazer: Review – Permanent Style · How does the fit of this Drake's games blazer look? | Styleforum · The unofficial Drake's London Appreciation Thread | Page 615 | Styleforum