How To Use Single-breasted In A Sentence
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Grooms would omit the frock coat for a plain single-breasted overcoat, and substitute the top hat or bowler with a flat cap.
Ask Evangeline | Edwardian Promenade
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The fashionable overcoat in winter is a Chesterfield or single-breasted frock of kersey or like material in brown, blue, or black, with velvet collar.
The Complete Bachelor Manners for Men
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It was single-breasted, not a trench coat; I remember that.
WORST FEARS REALIZED
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Morning dress consisted of a morning coat, which was almost always single-breasted, of serge, worsted, cheviot or vicuna, and black or iron-gray; a waistcoat, either single - or double-breasted, which matched the coat or was of a lighter color; striped spongebag trousers (trousers of wool serge, baggy at knee); a cravat; and silk hat (though a bowler/Homburg could be worn).
Dressing the Edwardian Man | Edwardian Promenade
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* My tradition for the Tradition before the Tradition: I wear a suit -- not a track suit, mind you, but a charcoal, single-breasted suit replete with a white dress shirt and red necktie.
Ben Falik: Hot to Trot: The Tradition Before the Tradition
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We waded through all the beautiful suits that had been chucked away and eventually found a smart, single-breasted, putty-coloured number from Balmain Paris.
Suits you, young sirs
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Barrel or pigeon chests shouldn't wear shawl collars for fear of looking like the aforementioned bird; on the über-broad-chested, a single-breasted suit avoids the mafia vibe; skinny and tall look more pulled-together in double-breasted.
The Black and White on Black Tie
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It's that time of year again, when I ask myself if I should be wearing a single or double-breasted overcoat with my single-breasted suits.
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Dior Homme Or single-breasted tuxedos from Dior Homme, like this black wool jacket £2,100, or Yves St. Laurent.
A Formal Affair
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a single-breasted jacket
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Arriving early one Saturday morning, we rummaged through the racks of cast-offs and almost immediately found a smart navy pinstripe; single-breasted, it had navy lining and flashes of red silk inside the pockets.
Suits you, young sirs
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The jacket was very fitted and single-breasted, cutting in sharp at the waist - which made the trousers balloon right out.
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Underneath them, spread over the square back of the chair, a dark-blue, single-breasted frock-coat, hanging nearly to the floor, its shoulders decked with huge epaulettes, to the right one of which were attached the braid and loops of a heavy gilt aiguillette whose glistening pendants were hung temporarily on the upper button.
Waring's Peril
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The best dress livery is a frock coat, single-breasted, of kersey, the color of your livery; white buckskin riding breeches, top boots, top hat, white plastron, standing collar, and brown driving gloves.
The Complete Bachelor Manners for Men
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Lewis also recommends single-breasted tuxedos from Dior and YSL.
The Black and White on Black Tie
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Dunhil Where formal dressing is concerned, traditional and classic—like this Dunhill single-breasted dinner jacket in navy with black trim £1,395—just can't be bettered.
A Formal Affair
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The single-breasted jacket with notch lapels is the most popular and classic style.
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Menswear bargains include 50 per cent off a Fraser suede blazer at £125, and a Richard James grey sharkskin single-breasted suit at £300.
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STEFÀN WAS DECKED OUT IN A STEEL BLUE, five-button single-breasted suit, which was accessorized by a pale gray Italian cotton shirt monogrammed with his initials, its French cuffs boasting white gold knotted links.
Who Said It Would Be Easy
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The speaker was a middle-aged, middle-statured man, with a quick intelligent eye, dressed in a single-breasted green riding-coat, striped toilinette waistcoat, and drab trousers, with a whip in his hand.
Jorrocks' Jaunts and Jollities
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Equally eye-catching in a light olive, four button, single-breasted suit with an ecru cotton shirt and olive silk jacquard pattern tie was his best friend, Julian, whose outfit was complemented by brown calfskin oxfords.
Who Said It Would Be Easy
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Equally eye-catching in a light olive, four button, single-breasted suit with an ecru cotton shirt and olive silk jacquard pattern tie was his best friend, Julian, whose outfit was complemented by brown calfskin oxfords.
Who Said It Would Be Easy
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A single-breasted overcoat closes with a narrow overlap and fastens down in front with a single row of buttons.
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For a gentleman of your size I would recommend a single-breasted jacket as it does tend to make one look a little slimmer.
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The knee length single-breasted coat in black & white check can be teamed with a pencil skirt for pure winter warmth.
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It combines fitted flat-front trousers with a three-button single-breasted jacket that features a notched collar, two front flap pockets, one chest welt pocket, and a vented rear center seam.
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Instead, opt for a nicely fitted single-breasted blazer, preferably one that can be buttoned all the way up.
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He was wearing a single-breasted suit -- very dark blue -- a cornflower blue shirt and a burgundy silk tie.
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