Blazer

A structured, tailored jacket typically in solid colors with contrasting or metal buttons. More casual than a suit jacket, it can be dressed up with trousers or down with jeans.

Category: Garment Types.

In men's style, "blazer" belongs to the Garment Types family of terminology. For the full A–Z reference of men's fashion and grooming vocabulary, see the Men's Style Glossary.

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