Polo Ralph Lauren Made in Italy Virgin Wool Red Tartan Plaid Blazer 40L

The invitation says cocktails at six, dinner at eight, and absolutely nothing about behaving sensibly.  Enter Polo Ralph Lauren in glorious red tartan: the sport coat that turns Winter into a lifestyle.   Cut from supple virgin wool with a polished, luxurious hand, its saturated scarlet ground is crossed with green, navy, gold and white, the sort of unapologetic heritage plaid Ralph Lauren has spent decades making feel equally at home in a Scottish lodge and a Manhattan townhouse.  Classic tailoring keeps the exuberance civilized: structured shoulder, notched lapels, chest welt pocket, flapped hip pockets, four-button cuffs and single rear vents, all fully lined for an easy, beautifully finished drape. Inside, three pockets hold the necessities: wallet, invitation, perhaps the key to somewhere interesting.  Wear it over a cream shawl-collar sweater and striped oxford with faded denim, as pictured, for pure Polo mythology. Or add charcoal flannel, velvet slippers and a black turtleneck when the evening requires more Noël Coward than country club.  The magic is in the contradiction: festive without becoming novelty, traditional without becoming stuffy, rakish while remaining impeccably Ralph Lauren.  Size 40L. No signs of wear; one inner pocket label is detached.   A superb holiday sport coat, certainly, but far too handsome to be sentenced to December. Wear it whenever the room could use a better story.