Blazer

Blazer is the name of two traditional jackets types.

Origin of the name

His name is the blazer therefore have that on the occasion of an inspection visit of the frigate HMS ' BLAZER ' by Queen Victoria in 1837, the captain of the frigate was to make this occasion a new, more representative Jack type for his team, which was then worn for the first time. Due to the concerns expressed by Queen Victoria complacency this type Jack to have been soon taken up by other ships.

Other opinions, according to the name could also be the flaming red uniform jackets of rowing clubs in Cambridge (see further below ) originate, what is therefore sometimes also used as an explanation for the word origin ( engl. to blaze " blaze, flare, flash, sparkle, gleam " )

Navy blazer

At the very first of the two lines, usually made ​​of worsted wool called Navy Blazer. He is always dark blue, and has twelve golden buttons, often with embossed coat of arms, including six large on the front. He has a chest and two flap pockets and two side vents. Historically, it goes back to British navy jackets of the 19th century. After a widely publicized view of the Navy blazers this origin takes its name: The jacket to have been first made ​​in 1837 during a visit by Queen Victoria on the frigate HMS Blazer. Due to the royal favor rests they had initially spread throughout the Navy and later found their way into the civilian men's fashion, in which they, because of their ambiguous position between formal and informal wardrobe has a hard time today. It should be noted, however, that there appears to be no contemporary written sources for this theory.

Single-breasted

In addition, there is the row Blazer, which has its roots in the club jackets of English rowing clubs. Unlike the Navy blazer he does not necessarily have to be dark blue; the jackets of the Lady Margaret Boat Club of St John 's College, Cambridge are even flaming red. In general, but other colors have hardly enforced as a dark blue blazer and the row. The second most worn color is black. He wears eleven gold -tone buttons, three on the front. Originally fitted with three patch pockets, he was usually adapted in this respect the Navy blazers and is now mostly cut with flap pockets. Some of the gold buttons were replaced by blue or e-mail buttons, which threatens to blur the specific character of the garment, however. For the cut, there are no binding rules. In his single-row form is the Blazer part of many school uniforms in the Anglo-American as well as a popular leisure jacket, which is often worn with flannel, chino or denim pants.

Synonymous with sports jacket

In recent times, ' blazer' often used as a label for each button-down sport jacket.