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The Ojai Jacket
About Taylor Stitch’s jackets: Taylor Stitch's outerwear runs on natural fabrics — organic cotton twill, waxed and chipped canvas, corduroy, denim — in chore, trucker, and shirt-jacket shapes mostly between $170 and $300, with a steerhide leather jacket at the top of the range. The Ojai chore coat is the line's best-known and most-reviewed piece.
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Our take
The Ojai Jacket is Taylor Stitch's take on the French-style chore coat: an 8-oz, 100% organic cotton twill shell, washed so it feels broken-in out of the box, with ring-back buttons, a pen-slot chest pocket, and double-entry lower patch pockets. Reviewers like that it reads slimmer and more current than the usual boxy chore coat while staying unstructured and easy to layer. Caveats: the light single-layer cotton is not a winter jacket, colorways rotate seasonally, and it is made in China at a near-$200 price.
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- Material
- An 8-oz, 100% organic cotton foundation twill (the brand's stated spec), factory-washed for softness, with double-needle stitching and bar-tacked pocket stress points.
- Fit
- A loose, unstructured chore-coat cut that reviewers describe as slimmer and more modern than the style's norm; most owners take their usual size, though some with broader shoulders report the arms and shoulders run trim and prefer sizing up.
- Quality
- Construction reports are positive: ring-back buttons with brass pins and rings, bar-tacking at every pocket stress point, and double-needle seams throughout. It is made in China, which some reviewers flag at this price.
- Best for
- A three-season layering jacket for someone who wants a chore coat clean enough for office-casual wear without babying a heavy workwear fabric.
- Care
- Machine wash cold and tumble dry low, per Taylor Stitch's own guidance for the pre-washed cotton twill.
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True to sizeOwners and reviewers agree Taylor Stitch runs true to size, but the cuts are slim and every pant ships with a long (34"+) inseam.
Reviewers who tested multiple pieces report the brand fits true to its own size chart — one who sized down against the chart got a jacket that was uncomfortably snug and now advises trusting the listed size. Because shirts and knits cut slim, the recurring advice is to take the larger size if you fall between two. On bottoms, waists run true but reviewers consistently flag long inseams — one measured roughly 35-36 inches on a size 34 — so shorter wearers should plan to cuff or hem. A minority of owners report item-level inconsistency, notably on tees, where one buyer had to go from a 40 medium to a 42 large.
Sizing advice: Order your usual size (chest size for shirts), size up only if between sizes since cuts run slim, and budget for hemming pants — inseams start at 34 inches.
Per owner & reviewer reports: Taylor Stitch Review: I Tried Their Most Popular Styles —… · In-Depth Taylor Stitch Review — Irreverent Gent · Taylor Stitch Review: Bomber Jacket, All Day Pant & Tees …
How Taylor Stitch jackets hold up overall
Reviewers who wore Taylor Stitch jackets hard report they hold up: one wore the waxed-canvas version while moving heavy patio stones and through a downpour and said it survived the friction and kept him surprisingly dry. The organic-cotton chore coats draw praise for detail work — ring-back buttons, functional cuff buttons, a pen slot in the chest pocket — with an 8-oz twill that reviewers describe as heavier than shirting but light enough for three-season wear. Complaints are modest: the waxed fabric arrives stiff, the chore-coat cut reads boxy, cuff hardware can scratch a watch, and the jackets are made in China at a price point where one reviewer would only buy on sale.
- Strengths
- Reviewers report the fabric survives genuinely hard use and the button and pocket detailing is better executed than typical work-jacket fare.
- Watch out for
- Waxed versions are stiff out of the box and need breaking in, chore coats run boxy and shapeless, and more than one reviewer suggests waiting for a sale rather than paying full price.
- Sizing
- Reviewers report the jackets fit true to Taylor Stitch's own size guide — one who sized down against the guide got a jacket "so snug that it wears more like a shirt," so follow the chart rather than second-guessing it.
About Taylor Stitch's jackets line as a whole. Sources: Why the Best Chore Jacket is Taylor Stitch's Ojai | Stridewise · Taylor Stitch Ojai Jacket – Everyday Wear · In-Depth Taylor Stitch Review - Is it worth it? | Irreverent Gent
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