These stylish trail-ready jackets wouldn't work for a banker, but if your office embraces casual, you could slip on one of these to meet clients at the office or friends at the trailhead.

Outside magazine's Gear Guy weighed in with these three suggestions:

• Dress up ExOfficio's Barometric Jacket with a dress shirt or sweater for the office. On sale now for $119. I've always wanted one of their travel-ready little black dresses for my dream overseas vacation. Ooh, it's on sale, too!
  
• Patagonia's Shelled Synchilla offers a comfy fleece lining covered with a smooth polyester shell. $160.
  
• Cloudveil's Serendipity can weather both the outside elements and office politics with technical style. On sale now for $162, I think this is the sharpest choice.