Bloomingdale's grid is full of wearable options in this exact price range. Theory's Relaxed Slash Wool Blend Blazer at $138.60 is built for this dress code specifically, since relaxed tailoring is the whole point of casual chic. Liverpool Los Angeles' Boyfriend Blazer at $119 leans even more relaxed, which works if your wardrobe is already casual and you want the blazer to soften things rather than dress them up too much. If you want more presence, rag & bone's Chappell Blazer at $174.30 has a cleaner line that still reads relaxed, not corporate.

Saks is where you go once you want the fabric itself to do the talking. Favorite Daughter's The Cord City Cotton Corduroy Blazer at $398 has real texture, which naturally reads more casual than a smooth wool blazer at similar structure. Cinq a Sept's Le Petit Khloe Blazer at $395 is a cleaner, more classic silhouette if you also want to wear it to work. At the top end, L'AGENCE's Karima Herringbone Cinched Blazer at $825 has a fitted waist that dresses things up more, so I would save that one for occasions that tip slightly past casual chic.

The honest mistake I see with casual chic is buying a stiff, structured blazer meant for the office and expecting it to look relaxed just because it is paired with jeans, and it never quite works, the fabric gives it away. A softer wool, corduroy, or slightly oversized cut, like the Theory or Favorite Daughter pieces, does the job far better than sharp suiting fabric. Where I would not spend extra is on the most tailored pieces in the Saks grid unless you genuinely need something that doubles as workwear. If you take one thing away, let the blazer be soft and a little relaxed in cut, since that softness is what reads as chic.