HISTORY OF THE BLAZER

For almost a year, La Jaquette has been offering you unique, up-to-date blazers. But do you know where the blazer comes from? Its origins? La Jaquette tells you everything today.

The blazer, created in 1885 by the Englishman John Redfern, was initially a men's garment, which gradually became more popular and then entered women's wardrobes in the 19th century.
Changes in society go hand in hand with the wearing of the blazer which becomes a daytime garment in the same way as the dress. Women have a more intense, more active pace of life and therefore wear more comfortable clothes. Corsets disappear and give way to the suit. The jacket is at this time longer, it goes down to the hips.

The tailor during the ^1st world war

We love it for its comfort and practicality, which is how it became popular. The suit consists of a jacket called a jaquette and a matching skirt. This combination produces an elegant silhouette that is very popular with women at the time.

However, the First World War would take precedence over this desire for a suit. We would therefore prefer the skirt/coat which would be much easier to wear and more comfortable for women mobilized in factories during the conflict.

The Roaring Twenties

The suit, a sign of liberation and revolution, worn by young girls who wanted new silhouettes in opposition to the corseted silhouettes of their mothers.

The rise of the automobile, the boyish silhouette, we then see the suit as a demand for equality, in a patriarchal environment. For good reason, the trouser suits in summer 1939 with wide and masculine cuts, which will cause scandal, worn by Hollywood stars.

New Look by Dior / Chanel

During World War ^II , women borrowed the clothes of their husbands who had gone to war. A knee-length skirt, a sober jacket; a practical and chic silhouette.

With Dior, we are after the war, in 1947, in opposition to the practical chic. We then adore the straight shoulders, the rounded bust; a silhouette of the woman who becomes a housewife again. We no longer seek the practical but the aesthetic with an ultra feminine silhouette and a corseted waist.

Chanel opposes Dior in its idea of ​​the suit, with an elegant suit, for an active but well-off woman, and remains in the idea of ​​practical but chic.

A symbol of revolution

From the 60s onwards, the suit evolved. Courrèges with its dynamic silhouette, Yves Saint Laurent with the tuxedo. The suit became a sign of taking power, but feminine power.

Female Empowerment

The 80s emphasize the empowerment of women. We notice oversized shoulder pads that give a powerful look. The woman imposes herself as a working girl, ambitious and elegant.

The tailor today

Symbol of glamour, elegance, it exists with multiple universes. The suit fits into our time, and still evokes today the link between the feminine wardrobe and the masculine wardrobe.

At LA JACQUETTE

We offer blazers for every style and taste. We have a wide selection of colors so that everyone can find THEIR jacket.