Originally created for 19th-century French laborers, a chore coat is a boxy jacket-slash-overshirt that works in settings “where a tailored jacket might feel too formal, but going jacketless would feel too casual,” said Peter Middleton, founder of New York menswear brand Wythe. Its simple, elegant appearance appeals to 21st-century office drones like me.

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Persons: ”, Peter Middleton Organizations: New, Wythe Locations: New York