The Taylor Stitch Ojai Jacket is a French chore coat in 12 oz organic cotton corduroy. One plain chest patch pocket, two lower patch pockets, button front, no lining, no pocket buttons. It is the piece from Taylor Stitch that belongs in a coastal closet, because the wash takes the ruggedness out of the shape and the corduroy takes the stiffness out of a chore coat.
Two colorways matter: bourbon and washed indigo. Here is how they differ, how the jacket fits, and six ways to wear it. Checked on the brand’s site on September 21, 2026. This post contains commissionable links. Images were made with AI from the brand’s product photos.
Bourbon vs. washed indigo
Bourbon is an amber brown that reads warm and works with khaki, olive, white and every earth tone. It is the fall colorway and the one that pairs with a white tee and a tan pant without effort.
Washed Indigo is bleach-washed and fades like denim. It reads cooler and works with navy, grey, bone and indigo on indigo. If you own a denim jacket and want the softer version of it, this is the one. Both are $248. A third colorway, Soil, is a darker brown.
Fit and sizing
Taylor Stitch sizes by chest, so a large is a 42. The 6 foot 2 model wears a medium. The brand calls it an easy-to-layer silhouette, and it is: room for a henley or a light sweater, shoulder seam on the shoulder, hem at the hip. If you are between sizes and plan to layer a sweater, go up.
The pocket layout
One chest patch pocket, plain, on the wearer’s left. Two lower patch pockets. No flaps, no buttons on the pockets. This is what separates it from a field jacket or the Alex Mill chore, which has flap chest pockets. The plain pockets are why it dresses up as easily as it dresses down.
Six ways to wear the Ojai
Indigo open over the Sunset Henley in Washed Indigo Terry with a khaki pant is tonal and works because terry and corduroy are different textures. Indigo open over a bone linen tee with a camp khaki chino is the clean version. Indigo buttoned to the top over an oat grey tee with the hands in the lower pockets is the coldest-day version.
Bourbon open over a white Sunwashed tee with an elk brown terry five-pocket is the fit I built first, and the one I’d wear most. Bourbon over a navy tee flips the contrast. Bourbon buttoned over a cream henley reads like a work jacket, which it is.
What to wear with it
For the base, the Sunset Henley at $128 in the same washed indigo, or a plain tee. For pants, the Sid Mashburn Brush Pant in Khaki at $185, the Wythe Cotton Linen Twill Chino at $228, or a Faherty stretch terry five-pocket if you already own one. For shoes, the Koio Capri in Tundra or off-white canvas.
The rest of Taylor Stitch, briefly
The Cutter Overshirt is the other piece worth buying: 12.5 oz organic cotton twill, $178, designed to wear open. Read compositions on the rest of the line. The Kenne carries 2 percent nylon, the Shore 28 percent, the Portola 15 percent, and the Gulf and Shore shirts are lyocell. The Jack, Utility Shirt and Crawford Crew are close-to-body cuts. Last Call items are final sale.
Frequently asked questions
Does the Taylor Stitch Ojai Jacket run small?
No. Sizing is by chest measurement and the fit is cut to layer. A 42 chest is a large. Go up one if you want room for a sweater.
Is the Ojai Jacket lined?
No. It is a single layer of 12 oz corduroy, which is why it works from 50 to 70 degrees.
Does the washed indigo fade?
Yes, like denim. The bleach wash starts it faded and it keeps going at the seams and the elbows.
Ojai or Cutter?
Ojai if you want a jacket. Cutter if you want a shirt that acts like one. The Ojai is corduroy at 12 oz with a chore coat hem; the Cutter is twill at 12.5 oz with a shirttail hem.
Prices and stock as shown on the brand’s site on September 21, 2026.
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