- vs. Double-Breasted; With the
current stress on the
single-
breasted suit, will the double-
breasted become p****e?". The New York Times.
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- buttons; by contrast, a
single-
breasted item has a
narrow overlap and only one
column of buttons. On most
modern double-
breasted coats, one
column of buttons...
- coat, is a
jacket in
classic menswear that is part of a suit. Most
single-
breasted suit
jackets have two or
three buttons, and one or four
buttons are...
- tailoring). With a
single-
breasted suit, the
buttons are
usually unfastened while sitting down to
avoid an ugly drape. A double-
breasted suit is
often able...
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standard on
single-
breasted suits, and is used on
nearly all suit jackets, blazers, and
sports jackets. The
notched lapel double-
breasted jacket is a...
- coat was worn, the
single breasted frock coat was
called a
morning coat and was used in such a less
formal context and
double breasted coats made this way...
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gilding according to rank and seniority.
These were
single-
breasted for
junior officers and double-
breasted for
those with the rank of
lieutenant and above...
-
upper arm. A
black single-
breasted waistcoat with
lapels and four gold
buttons is also worn. For officers, a
scarlet single-
breasted mess jacket, with...
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Zealand and
South Africa.
These are
blazers in the
traditional sense:
single-
breasted, and
often of
bright colours or with piping. This
style is also worn...
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remained in
vogue until the 1940s.
Single-
breasted suits were in
style throughout the 1920s and the double-
breasted suit was
mainly worn by
older more...
