When is a blazer a blazer and not a sport coat?
If you enjoy seeing people show off what they don’t know, raise that question next time a group gathers around the water cooler. You will hear as many answers as there are people in the group.
The line between blazer and sport coat may have been sharply drawn at one time—emphasis on may—but if there ever really was such a line, today it is blurry at best. According to one source, the sport coat came into existence when people needed something nice to wear to sporting and social events where a suit was considered overkill.
As for the distinction between “blazer” and “sport coat,” we think the terms are interchangeable. Others beg to differ, and not dispassionately. Blazers, they’ll tell you, have sewn-on pockets and come in navy blue only, whereas sport coats have suit-like pockets with flaps and come in all colors and patterns. Still others insist that “blazer” includes both women’s and men’s jackets, and “sport coat” is a subset referring only to the men’s version.
No matter. Should you place a blazer/sport coat in your Prestige Dry Cleaners bag, we promise not to waste time debating what to call it. We’ll simply take loving care of it and promptly return it to you, expertly cleaned and pressed.
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