lapel

Jacket's folded flap

A lapel is the folded flap of fabric on each side of a coat or jacket, extending from the collar down to where the garment buttons.

Lapels vary in width and style—notched, peaked, or shawl—and their prominence has shifted with fashion over the decades.

A lapel pin is a small decorative or symbolic badge worn on this part of a jacket, often to indicate membership, support for a cause, or simply as ornamentation.

detail

buttonhole

Fastening slit or detain

carnation · rose · corsage · pocket square · stitching · edge · roll · seam · lining · canvas

garment

blazer

Semiformal tailored jacket

  • suitMatched formal garments
  • jacketSleeved upper-body covering
  • tuxedoMen's formal evening attire

coat · overcoat · tailcoat · morning coat · sport coat · dinner jacket · waistcoat · topcoat · frock coat · pea coat

style

notch

V-shaped incision

  • peakUtmost height attained
  • shawlDraped shoulder covering
  • wideOf great breadth

narrow · slim · rolled · flat · pointed · rounded · collar · facing · gorge · break

occasion

black tie

Formal evening dress code

ceremony · banquet · reception · prom · graduation · interview · formal · semiformal · evening wear · groom

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lap, lapel pin, lapels, lapel pins

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Top 100,000
Profile
Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G