single-breasted coat
One-column button jacket
A single-breasted coat has a narrow front closure with one column of buttons and no overlap of fabric—the opposite of a double-breasted coat, which has wider, overlapping front panels.
Most suit jackets and blazers are single-breasted: He wore a single-breasted navy coat to the interview.
- blazerSemiformal tailored jacket
- jacketSleeved upper-body covering
- buttonDisc through a hole
- notch lapelJacket collar with triangular cutout
- lapelJacket's front fold
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front closure construction
single-breasted coatdouble-breasted coat
Jacket with wide lapels, overlapping closure
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