Rowing jackets range from the understated to the absurd, and it is difficult to say which end of the spectrum is more prestigious.


TOP RIGHT A.R.V. Westfalen, Münster, Germany MID RIGHT Harvard’s oarswomen compete under the historic name Radcliffe BOTTOM RIGHT Eric Murray wears a New Zealand red coat


the few places where rowing blazers are still a perfectly ordinary sight). So I set out to create a book that tells


the story of these striped, piped, trimmed and badged blazers and the histories associated with them. I enlisted a number of excellent photographers to accompany me, including Adrian Krajewski; Urša Mali; Jory Cordy; Matt Burrard-Lucas; and F.E. Castleberry, the celebrated fashion photographer and chronicler of “prep” culture.


Nearly three years of traveling took


us to the world’s most historic clubs, prestigious campuses, and beautiful boathouses – from Putney to Pretoria and New Haven to New Zealand. We jumped over burning boats in Oxford, slept on strangers’ couches in Wisconsin, and witnessed beer-soaked blazer rituals in the Netherlands; photographing club captains, student oarsmen and Olympic champions in their respective team blazers and listening to their stories


along the way. There are school rowing blazers,


college and university rowing blazers, and rowing blazers for private and civic rowing clubs. Some blazers are affiliated with no club at all, but rather serve as prizes for the winners of particular races: this tradition has its origins in the oldest annual sporting event in the world – the sculling race for Doggett’s Coat and Badge, currently celebrating its 300th anniversary. Rowing jackets range from the


understated to the absurd, and it is difficult to say which end of the spectrum is more prestigious. The top Oxford crew wear plain dark blue with matching


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All photography taken for “Rowing Blazers” by Jack Carlson unless specified. Copyright Carlson Media Inc. All rights reserved.


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