All rights reserved. To most of us, a blazer and a suit jacket look exactly the same. It turns out, we have preppy athletes to thank for all this confusion. Courtesy Zara. But blazers branched out from the sartorial tree into a route all their own.
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You can choose one of three different models, according to the style of the pockets, of the button stance, and of the lapels: double-breasted with peak lapels and patch pockets; single-breasted with patch pockets; single-breasted with flap pockets. It is quite hard to find a universal agreement on the different techniques used for jackets and blazers, because they often share the same structure.
Thanks to this technique, the shoulder is given its typical rounded look, and the whole shape of the jacket is well-defined and structured. The garment will have a softer look, following the natural shape of the shoulders.
That said, there are however small, acknowledged differences in the modern tailoring. Softness and tightness are provided by the interfacing technique: the traditional lightweight hair canvas extends from the roll line and shoulders to the bust, so that the jacket will keep its smooth line. Moreover, a jacket must have a snugger fit than a blazer. Blazers are less formal than suit jackets. The blazer is very light, comfortable to wear over multiple clothes. The fabric for a suit jacket is something the trousers will be cut out of as well.
This means it must be sturdy, tear and abrasion-resistant because trousers can tear or wear out more easily than a jacket. The fabric for a blazer, on the contrary, can be chosen regardless to the trousers, so it can very well be less sturdy, lighter, in different patterns and with different details.
Thanks to the poised and structured outline, the jacket is the perfect garment in almost all formal occasions. On your every-day business meetings, it will be worn with tone on tone trousers; according to the recent tendencies, in less formal contexts it can be worn with trousers in a contrasting colour.
A blazer is a wildcard, it can be worn both in casual contexts and in casual business meetings. As already mentioned, the suit jacket is supposed to be worn in a suit. Both must be in the same fabric as the jacket. This is a slim fit garment: underneath you must wear a shirt and nothing else. In winter it is possible to add a sweater, but it must be thin and light. Green light to creativity?
More or less. This is a casual garment in your wardrobe, so you can play and match chinos in a contrasting colour, and wear a shirt or a t-shirt according to the occasion. The very first blazers were meant to be worn by rowers at Oxford and Cambridge. Instead, they were a very loose-fitting equivalent to a windbreaker, cut from flannel with the sole purpose of keeping the rowers warm during cold training sessions and early morning races.
They were also designed in very bright colours, with patterns or stripes unique to each club. This meant that spectators on the shore could easily identify which crew was which and follow the race. The very first rowing blazers were introduced in and were first spotted in Henley on Thames waters only a few minutes walk from our own workshop!
But rowers soon started wearing their blazers on dry land as well, particularly around other rowers. It was a bright or blazing red colour, which is how it got its name — the blazer. That same red blazer is still worn by the Lady Margaret Boat Club to this day, and we are still proud to produce them! Contrary to popular belief, a blazer is not the same as a jacket though the two are often confused. The technical definition of a blazer is:.
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