Talk:Blazer

message: Does it need further cleaning up? (RJP 11:30, 9 October 2005 (UTC)
thread_title: Cleaning up

message: ::This is not really the case: In schools this is likely to vary according to the student's standing in the school; whether a member of the junior or senior school, being a prefect or having been awarded colours. I'll change it unless anyone objects.
::Ahkayah cuarenta y siete 17:21, 4 November 2005 (UTC)
thread_title:  Eh? 

message: * I would like to create a new article on a soca artiste named Blazer from Trinidad and Tobago. How do I create that new page? Thank You. --Ryorye 21:11, 22 July 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: Blazer, New Article

message: I think we need a picture for this one, so if someone could find an appropriate and allowed one, please put it up.  --76.172.213.126 03:28, 10 December 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Picture 

message: Some talking points regarding blazers, for the consideration of Wiki readers:
1. Paul Keers, in his book A Gentleman's Wardrobe (1987 -- U.S. edition), has a section discussing blazers of different types. He refers to double-breasted blazers with gold buttons as "naval blazers". He also mentions that "naval blazers" have flap pockets, while "sporting or school blazers" have patch pockets (essentially a reference to single-breasted blazers). The highly colourful blazers in solids and stripes, from which the word is most likely to have originated, and generally restricted to college yachting and rowing clubs, he refers to as "coloured and striped summer blazers".
2. Allan Warren, a society photographer in the U.K., quotes in his book Dukes, Queens And Other Stories (1999) a statement made by Stephen Barry, formerly Prince Charles's valet, at a party in which Barry defines blazers as colourful striped odd jackets and plain odd jackets (with gold buttons) are "polo jackets".
3. At various times, both Prince Charles and his father, Prince Philip, have been photographed at polo grounds wearing double-breasted blazers with 8 gold buttons. At first glance, these jackets bear a high resemblance to Royal Navy officer's coats, although the polo connection is supportive, in part, of Stephen Barry's definition of "polo jackets" (see my point #2 above).
Overall, I am proposing to add the bits noted above to the main Wiki article, with references. Although most readers may not be interested in the more esoterica aspects of this topic, I think it is reasonable to hope that a subdivision of the definition of "blazer" could eventually be arrived at to accomodate the distinct variations in types of blazers which can be observed.
Tony Ventresca 23:34, 29 January 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Types of blazers... 

message: When were they introduced? Johnbod 13:06, 20 September 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Dates? 

message: ::This style is also worn by some boat clubs, such as those in Cambridge or Oxford, with the piped version only on special occasions such as a boat club dinner.
This sentence seems somwhat out of place, and is also factually incorrect: blazers are common across most (if not all) English clubs (less so in Scotland, Wales unknown, almost inexistant outside of the British Isles). Piping is simply part of the design of a clubs blazer, i.e. one will not wear a piped version of a blazer just for a boat club dinner. Some clubs will have a different style of piping for certain crews, and some will have two different blazer colours depending on the season.  128.232.128.144 (talk) 18:44, 8 July 2012 (UTC)
thread_title:  Oxbridge boat clubs? 

message: Some UK schools and some websites refer to "Ziggy blazers". I'm not sure what this means in terms of style or cut, but if someone knows, they could add this information to the article. (The only context that I know this word in is Ziggy Stardust.) Spel-Punc-Gram (talk) 19:09, 21 August 2017 (UTC)
thread_title:  More on types of blazers...