The shape and structure of a sports jacket

Most of the structural details of sports jackets retain strong historical and cultural connotations, which are manifested in the form of primitive functions. Sports jackets are the least particular and least "status" compared to suits and Blazers, but they are the soul of their originator.

1. Detail elements

From the point of view of the emphasis on functions of sports jackets, they pay more attention to details than other more formal suit types. Today's sports jackets were shaped approximately in the 1920s, and are basically synchronized with suits. To be precise, suits are from Derived from the sports jacket and established in the 1920s. The details of suits always follow the detail design of sports jackets. For example, sweat-absorbent pads are installed in the armholes under the armpits; the inner pockets are designed according to practical conventions; the large inner pocket on the right side is an invisible pocket with buttons, and the large inner pocket on the left side is an open pocket without buttons (easy to get used to the right hand) , There is a small pocket for pens underneath, side by side is a trademark and fabric description label, the bottom is a key pocket.

2. Lining

There are two types of lining, full-lined and half-lined. Because the sports jacket comes from the tradition of tweed fabrics in the cold season, the warm full-lined design is the most typical style, and the half-lined is the style that is worn in all seasons including summer sports jackets. . The summer sports jacket is based on the expansion of leisure and social space and the rapid development of synthetic fabrics. This determines the difference between the summer sports jacket and the traditional sports jacket.

Two types of lining for summer sports jackets (no lining on the left, half lining on the right)

First of all, according to the heat dissipation function of the summer sports jacket, although the basic style has not fundamentally changed, the top one of the three buttons is blocked by the deep lapels. This is actually the appearance of the American Ivy style jacket. The style of the pockets has not changed. The inner pockets have been simplified due to the use of half lining or no lining. Buttons are made of shellfish materials or plastic imitations. In addition to synthetic fabrics, natural and blended fabrics are used as fabrics, such as Helimon, corduroy, and plain, striped, and twill fabrics made of cotton, wool, linen, and silk.