Alternatively...in 1837 the Commander of the frigate H.M.S. Blazer was told that England’s young queen, Victoria, would soon inspect his ship. He took one look at the unsightly condition of his crew’s dress and decreed that they would get new uniforms. He decided on a short jacket with Brass Royal Navy buttons. There is a disagreement as to the color of those first Blazers. In one account the jackets were striped navy and white, but another reports solid navy serge. In either case, Victoria was so favorably impressed she required all the Queen’s sailors to be in similar uniform.