Lapel
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A lapel is a folded flap of cloth on the front of a jacket or coat below the collar. It is most commonly found on formal clothing and suit jackets. Usually it is formed by folding over the front edge
A pinstriped suit with a notched lapel
Comparison of two notched lapel cuts: English (left) and Spanish (right). The former is the most commonly seen notched lapel.
Lapel watch, USA, c. 1889, Cooper–Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
Lord Nelson in a Captain's tailcoat (1781), exhibiting a long, loosely-folded lapel with many buttons
Collar (clothing)
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In clothing, a collar is the part of a shirt, dress, coat or blouse that fastens around or frames the neck. Among clothing construction professionals, a collar is differentiated from other necklines s
William Shakespeare in a sheer linen collar of the early 17th century, a direct ancestor of the modern shirt collar.
Japanese market pointerbrand wool band collar jacket
Actor John Barrymore
Portrait of Hannah Fry