Definition

Noun: A jacket with a front closure where the two sides overlap only slightly, typically fastened by a single vertical row of buttons down the center. This style contrasts with a double-breasted jacket, which has a wider overlap and two parallel rows of buttons.

Usage

This term is used specifically to describe the style and construction of a jacket's front closure. It is common in fashion, tailoring, and clothing descriptions.

Examples

• Noun:
  • He wore a classic, navy blue single-breasted jacket to the interview.
  • For a more streamlined look, choose a single-breasted jacket over a double-breasted one.
  • The suit featured a single-breasted jacket with notch lapels.

Advanced Usage

• Stylistic Context: The term is often used in comparative descriptions within menswear or womenswear to denote formality, tradition, or modern cut. A single-breasted jacket is generally considered more versatile and less formal than its double-breasted counterpart.
• Specification in Tailoring: When ordering a custom suit or blazer, one must specify whether the garment should be single-breasted or double-breasted.

Variants and Related Words

• Single-breasted (adjective): Describing the style of a garment.
  • a single-breasted coat
• Double-breasted jacket (noun): The contrasting style with a wider overlap and two rows of buttons.
• Blazer (noun): A type of jacket, often single-breasted.
• Suit jacket (noun): The jacket component of a suit, which can be single-breasted.

Synonyms

• Single-button jacket (when it has only one button, a subset of single-breasted styles).
• Single-front jacket.

Antonyms

• Double-breasted jacket.

Noun

1. a jacket having fronts that overlap only enough for a single row of buttons