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Mon Oct-16-06 09:50 AM
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Stupid question: What's the difference between a coat & a jacket? |
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I've never quite known ... :shrug:
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Mon Oct-16-06 09:54 AM
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1. Jacket ends at the waist. Coat is longer. |
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Mon Oct-16-06 09:58 AM
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Sheesh -- you'd think I'd know that by age 40!
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Mon Oct-16-06 09:57 AM
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2. Well for me, a coat reaches at least to your knees, |
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a jacket can reach just to your waist or maybe a little longer.
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Mon Oct-16-06 09:59 AM
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4. Jacket -- shorter. Coat -- longer. Got it. |
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Mon Oct-16-06 10:17 AM
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5. So do you have a jacket or a coat? |
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Mon Oct-16-06 02:06 PM
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7. But why is formal wear sometimes referred to as coat and tie? |
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Does that mean the suit jacket is coat-lengthed?
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Mon Oct-16-06 02:37 PM
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I've never heard coat and tie. I have heard suit and tie. But who knows? I thought this was simple.:D
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Mon Oct-16-06 02:59 PM
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Mon Oct-16-06 06:27 PM
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26. "Formal wear" is usually tuxedo, or tails. Possibly "dinner jacket"? |
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I've never heard of a "dinner coat". Business formal - coat and tie?
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Mon Oct-16-06 11:14 AM
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6. I think the length pretty much defines them, but I also think of |
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Edited on Mon Oct-16-06 11:14 AM by Bunny
a jacket as something worn when it's a little coolish, whereas a coat is what's worn when it's downright cold. Regardless of the length of either. Do not rely on me for fashion tips, I am hopeless.
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Mon Oct-16-06 02:08 PM
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8. Jacket=cool weather Coat= Freaking cold weather. |
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Today, I'm wearing a coat...and it doesn't go past my waist. :hi:
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Mon Oct-16-06 02:43 PM
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10. Then it's a heavy jacket, not a coat... |
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it's length, not weight, that determines the difference.
I wear a coat in cool weather AND cold weather; I have a trench coat with a full-length, long-sleeved wool liner--it's comfortable in weather from below freezing and icy up to 70F and raining.
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Mon Oct-16-06 03:59 PM
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13. Nope. Bought it at London Fog outlet. Tag said coat. It's a coat. |
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Mon Oct-16-06 03:03 PM
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12. with regards to suits-- |
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Edited on Mon Oct-16-06 03:04 PM by wildhorses
could one have a suit jacket and/or a suit coat depending on the length of said jacket and/or said coat:shrug:
edited for typo:eyes:
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Mon Oct-16-06 04:05 PM
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The coat goes over the jacket. One removes the coat and checks it, along with one's hat, upon arrival.
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Mon Oct-16-06 04:15 PM
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15. so the jacket of a suit can be any length? |
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Edited on Mon Oct-16-06 04:15 PM by wildhorses
I am starting to confused:crazy:
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Mon Oct-16-06 04:24 PM
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A suit jacket goes to high-thigh, just below the pants pockets. The coat goes over the jacket and is longer — usually about four inches above the knees.
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Mon Oct-16-06 04:33 PM
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21. so then it takes both a jacket and a coat, a vest, and slacks |
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in order to have a "complete suit":shrug:
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Mon Oct-16-06 04:47 PM
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I think suit coats — otherwise known as topcoats — are a regional thing, or else their time has passed. In mild climates, you don't see guys wearing coats with suits.
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Mon Oct-16-06 05:03 PM
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Mon Oct-16-06 04:24 PM
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18. Is that a sports coat you're wearing? Or a sport jacket? |
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Mon Oct-16-06 04:17 PM
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16. A coat is a layer of paint. |
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A jacket is that sleeve thingie around a Hot Pocket.
Was that the answer you were looking for?
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Mon Oct-16-06 04:18 PM
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I would have to ask Phil Collins 'No Jacket Required'
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Mon Oct-16-06 04:26 PM
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20. Do they maybe mean the same thing |
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Mon Oct-16-06 04:46 PM
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22. If I call it a jacket, someone in the room will pipe in and say |
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Edited on Mon Oct-16-06 04:47 PM by Jamastiene
I'm wrong and that it's a coat. And if I say it's a coat, someone in the room will pipe in and say I'm wrong and that it's a jacket. It all depends on which one I call it at the time. No matter what, I call it the wrong thing. That's the main difference that I see. Hope this helped. :P
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Mon Oct-16-06 10:22 PM
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27. Yes, that clears it up. |
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Note to self: "Coat" and "Jacket" are the opposite of what Jamastiene thinks. Got it. :hi:
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Mon Oct-16-06 06:20 PM
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:shrug:
:D
I've always thought of a jacket as a shorter version of a coat, and less formal, too.
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