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Buyer's remorse Navy blazer with gold buttons

I was in Brooks brothers factory and I tried the cheaper version of their classic Navy blazer with gold buttons. It looked great then so I bought it. I wanted a blazer that I could take on meetings and conferences, full suits are not required or the norm in my industry anymore. I got home and tried to style it with dark grey chinos or khakis, it looks nice, though I don't know how to put it, but I feel like it's looking too pretentious somehow, like I own a yacht or something. It makes me look wealthier than I am. I have some kind of imposter syndrome.

Is it ok to wear a navy blazer with gold buttons for a client's meeting? Will they think I am some pretentious ivy League guy when I am not?

I am a technical sales guy in my 30s. So I am in sales but I do product presentation and demos, supposed to be the expert in the room. To put some context.

EDIT: Thank you for the comments. It seems the subject is controversial. Some say I overthink it and I think they are right. However, many also say this would look weird in a business meeting setup and I can see that too. There is a good chance nobody will notice but there is also a chance that the clients think I look stupid or something. So I'll probably try to return it, change the buttons or use the blazer for events and such. Thank you all.

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u/0ud0ud — 3 days ago