Definition
A type of short, loose-fitting jacket or blouse that is gathered or bloused at the waist, creating a full, puffy silhouette.
Etymology
From French 'blouson,' derived from 'blouse.' The style became particularly popular in 20th-century fashion and entered English directly from French fashion terminology.
Kelly Says
The blouson jacket became iconic in 1950s teenage culture—it represented rebellion and youth because the loose, gathered style was the opposite of the structured, fitted tailoring that adults wore, making it a visual symbol of generational difference.
Translations
ARالعربية
بلوزون
bilaysh-on
CACatalà
blouson
bloo-son
CSČeština
blouson
bloo-son
DEDeutsch
Blouson
bloo-son
ELΕλληνικά
blouson
bloo-son
ESEspañol
blouson
bloo-son
FRFrançais
blouson
bloo-son
HIहिन्दी
ब्लूज़न
bloo-zon
HUMagyar
blouson
bloo-son
IDBahasa Indonesia
blouson
bloo-son
ITItaliano
blouson
bloo-son
MSBahasa Melayu
blouson
bloo-son
MYမြန်မာ
ဘလော့စံ
ba-lo-san
NLNederlands
blouson
bloo-son
PLPolski
blouson
bloo-son
PTPortuguês
blouson
bloo-son
RORomână
blouson
bloo-son
RUРусский
блузон
bloo-zon
SVSvenska
blouson
bloo-son
SWKiswahili
blouson
bloo-son
TEతెలుగు
బ్లూజన్
bloo-jan
THไทย
เสื้อ blouson
seut bloo-son
TRTürkçe
blouson
bloo-son
UKУкраїнська
блузон
bloo-zon
VITiếng Việt
áo blouson
ao bloo-son
ZH中文
短款外套
duǎn kuǎn wàitào