breast pockets

Shirt front compartments

Breast pockets are pockets on the chest area of a garment, typically on shirts, jackets, or blazers.

Most dress shirts have a single breast pocket on the left side; suit jackets traditionally have one on the inside left.

He tucked his reading glasses into his breast pocket.

The term distinguishes these from hip or side pockets.

Related

military uniforms · handkerchief · garment · pen · pen holder · suits · coats · convenience · workwear · wallet · storage · flap · ticket · tailoring · compartment · formalwear · business attire · seam

Opposites
garment location

breast pocketship pockets

Rear trouser compartments

back pockets · trouser pockets · side pockets

pocket size/capacity

breast pocketscargo pockets

Large trouser side compartments

kangaroo pockets · patch pockets

visibility/placement style

breast pocketsinside pockets

Compartments sewn within clothing

Family

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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G