Asport coat orsports jacket[1] is amen'ssmart casuallounge jacket designed to be worn on its own without matchingtrousers, traditionally for sporting purposes. Styles, fabrics, colours and patterns are more varied than in most suits; sturdier and thicker fabrics are commonly used, such ascorduroy,hopsack,flannel,linen, andtweed.
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 inschool uniforms.[citation needed]
Ashooting 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.[2]
A hacking jacket is awool sports coat for casualhorseback riding, often oftweed and traditionally 3 buttoned with a singlevent.[citation needed]
Ablazer 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 theBritish Navy and the sport ofboating, though this is not necessarily a defining feature. Blazers also often havepatch pockets, unlike other kinds of coats.[3]
The jacket is mentioned in the title of the 1957rock and roll hit single "A White Sport Coat (and a Pink Carnation)" byMarty Robbins; the title was later adapted byJimmy Buffett for his 1973 albumA White Sport Coat and a Pink Crustacean.[4]
A sports coat or sports jacket comes in a variety of fabrics such as wool, tweed, linen, corduroy and cotton. The most classic style of a sports coat is made from wool, in particulartweed. In Ireland,Donegal tweed is famously made in the Irish County of Donegal and used for sports coats and jackets. There are several well-known manufactures such as the fifth-generation weaver Mulhern at Triona Design in the town ofArdara.
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