It is a truth commonly acknowledged that queers are much better at blazers than other humans. Back in the day, we rocked blazers and suitjackets with style…

150 Years of Lesbians

…and in the modern era, nobody does blazers better:

Blazers

But this also means that we were especially vulnerable to the late ’80s-’90s terrible/AWESOME Blazer Situation. You know the situation I’m talking about.

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There was a lot of that. There was also a little bit of this…

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Furthermore there were often things like this:

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But how did this impact the lesbians? Let’s look at some of these kickass moments in queer fashion history.

12 Retrobad/AWESOME ’80s/’90s Blazer Situations

1. k.d. Lang, 1989

K.D. Lang, 1989 [Image by © Neal Preston/CORBIS]
gather round young lezzies and listen to me tell the story of the oregon trail, as illustrated on this blazer (© Neal Preston/CORBIS)

2. Rosie O’Donnell, 1998

Rosie O'Donnell, 1998 (DAYTIME EMMY AWARDS IN NEW YORK --- Image by © Gregory Pace/Sygma/Corbis)
hey i have a bag of ecstasy in my pocket, wanna party (© Gregory Pace/Sygma/Corbis)

 3. Amanda Bearse, 1982 (with Sandra Bernhard)

Amanda Bearse and Sandra Bernhard, 1983 (Image by © CORBIS)
when you can’t decide between a sweatshirt and a blazer, try the sblazer! (Image by © CORBIS)

4. Martina Navratilova, 1994

Image by © Rick Maiman/Sygma/Corbis
i’m just gonna sneak out now with all these awards underneath my giant blazer (© Rick Maiman/Sygma/Corbis)

5. Ellen DeGeneres, 1997

Image by © Frank Trapper/Sygma/Corbis
i knew i was gonna win that’s why i wore an outfit to match my globe (© Frank Trapper/Sygma/Corbis

6. Melissa Etheridge, 1989

(© Neal Preston/CORBIS)
welcome to the wilderness where i will woo you with my blazer and this guitar i left in the mud (© Neal Preston/CORBIS)

7. Lily Tomlin, 1986

(Image by © Bettmann/CORBIS)
i think buffy had this same blazer for real (Image by © Bettmann/CORBIS)

8. Jodie Foster, 1992

(Image by © Frank Trapper/Sygma/Corbis)
one thing’s for sure, it’s not gonna be easy to come out of that blazer (© Frank Trapper/Sygma/Corbis)

9. k.d Lang

( Image by © Neal Preston/CORBIS)
why hello there blazer-lovers ( Image by © Neal Preston/CORBIS)

10. Ellen Degeneres, 1996

(Image by © Frank Trapper/Sygma/Corbis)
part blazer, part snow queen (Image by © Frank Trapper/Sygma/Corbis)

11. Leisha Hailey, 1996

1990s-leisha-kd copy
honestly i think buffy also had this blazer

12. Riese, 1992

Riese-Blazer
as you can see i have been stylish for a really long time