Sport coat

Tweed sport jacket

A sport coat, also called a sport jacket (sports coat or sports jacket in American English), is a casual men's lounge jacket designed to be worn on its own without matching trousers, traditionally for sporting purposes. Styles, fabrics, colours and patterns are more varied than in most suits; sturdier and thicker fabrics are commonly used, such as corduroy, suede, denim, leather, and tweed.

Originally, sports coats were worn as appropriate attire for participating in certain outdoor sports. With time, they were adopted by those attending such events, and came to be used on more formal occasions, sometimes being used in school uniforms.

Types

A shooting jacket is a type of sport coat worn, as the name suggests, originally while participating in the sports of shooting or hunting. It usually comes with a leather patch on the front shoulder to prevent recoil wear from the butt of a shotgun or rifle, and frequently has matching leather patches on the elbows[1].

A hacking jacket is a wool sports coat for casual horseback riding, often of tweed and traditionally 3 buttoned with a single vent.

A blazer is similar to a sports coat, typically tailored from solid color or striped fabrics. Blazers are often made with metal buttons reflecting their origins in the British Navy and the sport of boating, though this is not necessarily a defining feature. Blazers also often have patch pockets, unlike other kinds of coats.[2]

A sports coat can be casual wear if worn with jeans.[3][4]

The jacket is mentioned in the title of the 1957 rock and roll hit single "A White Sport Coat (and a Pink Carnation)" by Marty Robbins; the title was later adapted by Jimmy Buffett for his 1973 album A White Sport Coat and a Pink Crustacean.[5]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "The Traditional Shooting Jacket". Michaelandrews. 30 November 2017. Retrieved 2018-07-30.
  2. ↑ Sullivan, Nick (18 March 2015). "How to Buy a Blazer the Right Way". Esquire. Retrieved 30 July 2018.
  3. ↑ McKay, Brett (23 September 2015). "Sports Jacket and Jeans: A Man's Go-To Getup". The Art of Manliness. Retrieved 30 July 2018.
  4. ↑ Jamshidi, Kathryn (15 June 2016). "How to Wear a Sports Jacket". The Idle Man. Retrieved 30 July 2018.
  5. ↑ White, Ryan (2018). Jimmy Buffett: A Good Life All the Way. Simon and Schuster. p. 92. ISBN 9781501132568 – via Google Books.
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