In its heyday, the blazer had come to symbolise a kind of conventional decency. Yacht club commodores and school bursars wore blazers. People who played bowls wore blazers.

I wanted women to have the same basic wardrobe as a man. Blazer, trousers, and suit. They're so functional. I believed women wanted this and was right.

Being a minority athlete in this sport, it's been wrought with challenges, but I wouldn't consider myself a trail blazer.

If I had to make a choice for the Hall of Fame... I would have gone in as a Portland Trail Blazer.

I love a modern suit paired with a polo or cotton T-shirt... and then paired with leather sneakers, or cashmere joggers with a tailored blazer and a sleeveless puffer vest to get the ultimate informal and formal combination.

Like the periwig and the bowler hat, the plus-four and the bow-tie, the blazer is on the way out, and those who persist in wearing it do so with a smattering of self-consciousness, a touch of obstinacy, even a pinch of camp.

During holiday parties I end up recycling a lot of my cocktail dresses and just wearing a layering piece, like a blazer and tights, with it.

I love the idea of the sartorial mix of fatigues and a great blazer.

Vince McMahon said alright, we're going to call you the Blue Blazer.

The combination of a blazer over any T-shirt with a pair of jeans is foolproof.

When I turned 16 and got my license, the Chevy Blazer was passed down from my sister, so it was very much a starter car.

Vince McMahon said alright, we're going to call you the Blue Blazer.

I have to admit, between the Seahawks games and the Blazer games and playoffs games, we're talking about close to 100 games a year, so I don't really follow other sports a lot.

I have to admit, between the Seahawks games and the Blazer games and playoffs games, we're talking about close to 100 games a year, so I don't really follow other sports a lot.

I want to be the best Blazer - ever.

When you're young, the blue blazer feels like a grown-up costume.

In burgundy, a well-cut and properly tailored velvet blazer looks dashing with gray flannels and a cashmere sweater or a sleek, solid velvet tie.

I dressed more like a pop star, I suppose, rather than the traditional blazer and tall trousers other players went for.

I dressed more like a pop star, I suppose, rather than the traditional blazer and tall trousers other players went for.

Alan Whicker may be the last Briton to have worn a silver-buttoned blazer with complete confidence.