What is the difference between Jacket and Blazer? | Boglioli®
Jacket or blazer? The question is legitimate when you have to choose your outfit. Orienting yourself in the panorama of men's clothing is not always a trivial matter, which is why the new Boglioli catalogue proposes elegant and versatile solutions, suitable for every situation with a wide range of choices between elegant men's jackets, unstructured jackets and blazers. The jacket and blazer are two icons of men's fashion, two garments that lend themselves easily to being combined with different looks.
What is a blazer?
The blazer is a type of men's jacket of military derivation and reached its peak popularity as a uniform of famous British colleges and clubs. For this reason, it was born as a garment with its own identity, not necessarily as part of a suit, and with a less rigid and formal style.
There are a wide variety of proposals, but the characteristics that distinguish a blazer from a classic jacket are to be recognised mainly in the structure, shoulders and details such as pockets and buttons.
Considering the casual essence of the blazer, the lines must be soft and unstructured, inevitably leading to a totally unlined jacket with 'shirt-like' shoulders that can more easily follow the body's natural shapes and movements. This garment is now available in innumerable models, fabrics and colours, but the patch pockets and the single-breasted version remain the essential details of the blazer.
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What is a jacket?
The history of the jacket has deeper roots than that of the blazer, and from its inception it was understood as an element of a look to be completed with matching trousers and waistcoat. The nature of the jacket is therefore historically more formal, making precise stylistic moulds inevitable: a fully lined interior to ensure the right fit and 'roll' shoulders, full and rounded, to give even more structure to the garment.
More elegance is also given to the classic jacket by the welt or flap pockets and by the buttons, usually two or three in the single-breasted version, four or six in the double-breasted version.
What is the difference between a jacket and a blazer?
To sum up, there are numerous differences in the construction of the garment and, therefore, in the final result. For instance, the jacket has rounder, more structured shoulders, whereas the blazer is closer to the style of a unstructured jacket: simple, with softer shoulders and a relaxed fit.
When to wear a dress jacket and when a blazer?
It all depends on your look and the occasion. In general, the blazer, with its defined shape and classic style, is ideal for formal occasions, important events, business meetings and ceremonies, and in all circumstances that require an elegant look.
The blazer originated as a sports jacket for a casual dress code, as an alternative to the classic one. Originally, the first blazers were blue wool sports jackets with metal buttons and breast pocket, inspired by the classic yacht club style.
The first blazer was made for the naval crew of the HMS Blazer, of the British Royal Navy, to celebrate Queen Victoria's visit. The elegance of the crew impressed the sovereign so much that she immediately decided to order new blazer jackets as uniforms for all other Royal Navy crews.
Over time, blazers evolved, adapted to the times and, during the 19th century, casually entered the mainstream of men's clothing.
Today, the blazer is the epitome of sporty elegance and casual chic, ideal either to be worn with jeans and elegant shoes or with tailored shirts and more elegant trousers.
To meet the modern needs of the contemporary man and to simplify the dualism elegant jacket - blazer, Boglioli proposes the exclusive unstructured jacket, more casual than the blazer and with a casual charm. A versatile sartorial garment by nature that diligently mixes elegance and softness to always guarantee original and exclusive outfits, to be chosen according to the occasion.
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