Men’s Blazers (and Why They’re Called Blazers)
Nothing in the wardrobe says integrity like a blazer
Blazers
Selected Homme Willis blazer, £90, buy on houseoffraser.com (opens in new tab)
Blazers
El Ganso Harris tweed subalpino blazer, £175, buy on elganso.com/en (opens in new tab)
Blazers
J Lindeberg Hopper blue jacket, £435, forthcoming on harveynichols.com (opens in new tab)
Blazers
Reiss tobacco peak lapel blazer, £295, buy on reiss.com (opens in new tab)
Blazers
Howick Blue seersucker blazer, £145, forthcoming on houseofraser.com (opens in new tab)
Blazers
Scotch & Soda light blue cotton jacket, £169.95, buy on scotch-soda.com (opens in new tab)
Blazers
Whistles deconstructed blazer, £195, buy on whistles.com (opens in new tab)
Blazers
Marks & Spencers navy blazer, £99, buy on marksandspencer.com (opens in new tab)
Blazers
Topman double-breasted blazer, £120, buy on topman.com (opens in new tab)
Blazers
River Island Breeze suit jacket, £95, forthcoming on riverisland.com (opens in new tab)
Blazers
David Beckham for H&M single-breasted blazer, £49.99, buy on hm.com (opens in new tab)
Blazers
Hammond & Co by Patrick Grant light blue blazer, £99, buy on debenhams.com (opens in new tab)
Once known as boating jackets (hence the naval-style brass buttons on the more formal versions), blazers took their name from the “blazing” red jackets of an early 19th-century Cambridge University rowing club. Other sports clubs, envious of this fashion coup and not wanting to miss out, then started adding stripes and coloured lapels for themselves. Today’s models are, thankfully, slightly calmer, although we have picked an eye-catching Harris tweed number with potent red stripes by Spanish label El Ganso if you really want to “blaze”.
Our other selections span the affordable (particularly H&M’s £50 slick, single-breasted jacket from its line curated by David Beckham) to the more considered purchase (Swedish designer J Lindeberg’s classic style available at Harvey Nichols, clocking in at just under a monkey).
Whichever blazer you proudly hang in your wardrobe, wear it with denim, or chinos and loafers when you’re feeling especially smart-casual.
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Gary Kingsnorth was the fashion editor for Coach as well as Men’s Fitness.