The History and Essence of the Blazer\n\n The blazer's popularity spiked in Britain throughout the early 1960's and 1970's, as the mod culture flourished. Icons such as The Rolling Stones and The Beatles wore them in the music scene, and striped styles were particularly in vogue at the time.
Soon croquet clubs, rugby clubs, football clubs and clubs of all kinds wanted to get in on the blazer phenomenon. So by the 1890's, all flannel, loose-fitting casual jackets (which were generally brightly coloured at the time), became known as blazers. At the turn of the century, the blazer crossed the Atlantic.