notch lapel
Standard jacket collar
A notch lapel is a standard suit lapel style where the collar and lapel meet at a V-shaped notch.
The most common lapel type on business suits and sport coats, it's considered versatile and less formal than peak lapels: The navy blazer had classic notch lapels.
- break pointMoment before potential shift
- collarNeck encirclement
- suitMatched formal garments
- business suitFormal professional clothing
- blazerSemiformal tailored jacket
jacket · tailoring · Italian tailoring · wool · worsted · buttonhole · chest pocket · revers · gorge · bespoke · tuxedo · morning coat · menswear · sartorial · single-breasted · double-breasted · tweed · flannel
- jacket partscollar, cuffs, hood, lining, pockets
- Formal Wear Detailscufflinks, bow tie, pocket square, boutonniere, cummerbund
- suit stylesbusiness suit, navy suit, charcoal suit, pinstripe, three-piece
- Lapel Terms
- formalwearball gown, tuxedo, evening gown, formal gown, tux
- menswearsuits, suit, tuxedo, blazers, blazer
lapel style
notch lapelpeak lapel
Collar with upward points
shawl lapel · shawl collar · stand-up collar · collarless · band collar