MATTHEW SCHNEIER posts this on his Mens Style.com blog. Check it out. A collaboration between Operations and Levi's only makes sense: The latter all but invented workwear, and the former's been cranking out a stylized, New York version of it since 2004 (that is, before the likes of Bottega Veneta caught on). Now the brands have joined forces to offer a capsule collection of outerwear and blazers that look, well, exactly as you might expect. Think sturdy, function-driven apparel done up in fabrications luxe enough for those who won't actually be joining the labor force anytime soon. (Then again, with the economy still melting down, you never know.) Our pick: the Italian wool Woodsman jacket, inspired by a Canadian hunting coat of the forties. It'll serve you well before you hit the woods—and, given its pedigree, likely after.
$298, available at Levi's stores nationwide