All about blazer

What is a blazer?

Blazer is a jacket not a part of or considered as suit, but is considered appropriate for formal wear.

History

It was 1800s where men’s blazers first popped onto the style scene in the 1800s, when rowers at prestigious English colleges like Oxford and Cambridge would wear them as part of their warm-up gear. But the original iteration is a far cry from more modern styles.

Difference between a blazer and a suit jacket?

When it comes to formality, a blazer is typically considered to be a step down from a suit jacket. But, the difference between a blazer and a suit jacket is that a blazer can stand alone, while a suit jacket should always be bought with a matching pair of trousers.

Common Types of Blazers

• 2-Button Single-Breasted It is the Pretty common among blazers.
• A single-breasted garment is a coat, jacket, vest, or similar item having one column of buttons and a narrow overlap of fabric. Can be a 2 or 3 button jacket.

• 3-Button Single-Breasted. 3-buttoned blazers are slowly gaining acceptance in menswear to compete with its two-button counterpart.

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• Double-Breasted-.  Can be A 6-button double-breasted blazer with jetted pockets is synonymous with formal wear.  A type of garment considered as a coat, jacket, or vest with wide, overlapping front flaps which has on its front two symmetrical columns of buttons; by contrast, a single-breasted item has a narrow overlap and only one column of buttons.